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Britain wants none of that

but it is the others who are ganging up to push it to the sidelines.

Same old whiny British crap.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 at 02:44:56 AM EST
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What could Britain do to stop Schengen and the Euro other than whine from the sidelines?

The Treaty of Nice contains enhanced cooperation rules modelled after those two processes and the UK cannot stop them on its own.

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 at 04:26:27 AM EST
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Can't beat them, but refuses to join them. Then we get the media narrative that Britain is a victim undergoing sidelining.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 at 05:17:18 AM EST
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