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You know, I keep thinking the last time we had people capable of that was with Delors, Kohl, Mitterrand and Gonzalez, and that we owe them the 1992 Treaty on European Union.

When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 08:12:28 AM EST
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And Mitterrand, at a low point of the PS's popularity, was able to get it through the French electorate, which was quite an impressive feat. At the time, the Gaullist right wing was still quite anti-EU.

Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères

by linca (antonin POINT lucas AROBASE gmail.com) on Fri Jun 13th, 2008 at 08:20:50 AM EST
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