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| Europe |
| The Come-Down Continues |
| 2005-06-22 |
| I know I'm violating protocol, but this is some of the inside Euro skinny from the summit: As ever, France's president Jacques Chirac took centre stage in the hurling of insults - though his sidekick Gerhard Schröder did not miss the opportunity to get in a few digs of his own.... ...According to Dutch PM Jan-Peter Balkenende, Schröder accused Holland of "national egotism" for refusing to sign the Franco-German stitch-up.... ...Chirac, predictably, was worse: Dutch foreign minister Bernard Bot claimed that "things were said that I have never heard in my eleven years as a diplomat in Brussels." Such as? Well, here's a gem of a quote Bot attributes to president Chirac - one which seasoned Chirac-watchers will treasure as much as previous golden classics like "They missed a good opportunity to shut up." Bot said that Chirac "Talked about fat, bloated countries that are not ready to do something for poor countries and looked at us (Holland).".... |
| Posted by:anonymous2u |
| #3 All EU all the time with good charts and easy (for me) to read. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-22 15:58 |
| #2 Dutch foreign minister Bernard Bot claimed that "things were said that I have never heard in my eleven years as a diplomat in Brussels." Oh, dear. You mean European diplomats and politicians talked to the dip-pols of other European countries in pretty much the same way that they talk to Americans? How terribly difficult that must have been for you, Bernard... |
| Posted by: Patrick Phillips 2005-06-22 14:15 |
| #1 And here's an article, via Bros. Judd: Hard words from Schroder against Blair |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2005-06-22 13:39 |