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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 5. March | 129 comments (129 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

While the symbol of holding a cross-border summit is nice, the security procedures that are being put in place are a nightmare for inhabitants. Residents in large chunks of the city will require special passes to be able to go home.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Wed Mar 4th, 2009 at 02:48:31 PM EST
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Re: Strasbourg/Kehl summit (none / 1)

As this is a defence boondoggle, can't they be holed up in one of their more pointlessly large sites that already have all the security schemes in place ?

Given how the elites are increasingly of a class separate from us, hows about they make it official and disappear somewhere they don't bother us.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Wed Mar 4th, 2009 at 04:34:10 PM EST
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Re: Strasbourg/Kehl summit (none / 1)

Why do they need special security procedures for a cross-border meeting at a Schengen border?

Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed Mar 4th, 2009 at 04:45:59 PM EST
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Re: Strasbourg/Kehl summit (4.00 / 2)

surely any security procedures would be special at a Schengen border

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Wed Mar 4th, 2009 at 04:54:08 PM EST
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Re: Strasbourg/Kehl summit (4.00 / 2)

It's not because of the cross border, it's because of all the heads of State and their paranoias. Plus, Sarkozy has fired all the prefects that alloed demnstrations near him during his trips, so the new prefects overdo security measures now.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Mar 5th, 2009 at 04:31:49 AM EST
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