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Asino: The EU’s €7 million Blogging Donkey

British think-tank Open Europe has just released a report, “50 examples of EU waste” listing EU projects which defy common sense, and in most cases, even belief. For example, as part of its 2008 €7 million ‘Year of Intercultural Dialogue’ initiative, ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Cameron

EU’s Deafening Silence Over Russian Threat to Poland

EU elites have been lining up in euphoric droves to celebrate the passage of the Lisbon Treaty. Having fudged, connived, bullied and browbeaten the final hold-outs, the creation of an EU super-state will now take its greatest leap forward. Polish MP ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  European Commission,  Barack Obama

A Sad Day For Democracy And Liberty And A Sad Day For Europe

It contains all the essential components of an EU super­state including a President, a Foreign Minister, a single legal personality, a diplomatic corps and a public prosecutor. Majority voting replaces unanimity voting in at least 40 new areas, ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Charlie McCreevy

Biden’s Arm Twisting Tour Continues

As Vice President Joe Biden completes his arm-twisting tour of Central and Eastern Europe, the Czechs have announced that they are ready to participate in America’s new missile defense plan, but only in the context of NATO. In the clearest sign yet of ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  23 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Joe Biden,  NATO,  Vaclav Havel

Can Biden Repair the Blight?

Sending the Vice President to Poland and the Czech Republic this week could easily be another misstep by the Administration when it comes to handling relations with Central and Eastern Europe. Despite his seniority, the famously gaffe-prone Joe Biden ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Joe Biden,  NATO

The German Elections: False Dawn for the Obama-Merkel Era

Although Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) received just 33.8 percent of the national vote in the September elections, Chancellor Angela Merkel's re-election was secured thanks to the near-collapse ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  20 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  NATO,  U.S. Congress,  Social Democratic Party,  Guido Westerwelle

Klaus and the Lisbon Treaty: No Need to Hurry

While Britain will be a huge beneficiary if Czech President Vaclav Klaus delays ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and allows for a UK referendum, Klaus's defiant stance is one driven by care for the Czech Republic whose best interests he does and ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, American Spectator,  16 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Vaclav Klaus,  David Cameron,  UK Conservative Party,  European Union,  Nicolas Sarkozy

Leaving Eastern Europe Out in the Cold

In January, amidst a particularly cold winter, Russia’s quasi-governmental gas giant Gazprom turned off the gas taps to Ukraine after the two sides failed to reach agreement in a pay dispute. Downstream users including Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, and ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  14 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Radek Sikorski,  Barack Obama,  Lech Walesa,  Vaclav Havel

Lisbon Adds To Prague’s Tough Week

It has not been a good week for the Czech Republic. On Thursday, President Obama formally ditched the agreement to deploy elements of America’s missile defense shield there. Twisting the knife further on Thursday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  21 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Nicolas Sarkozy,  UK Conservative Party,  David Cameron

Shameful Surrender: Today’s Missile Defense Decision

President Obama’s decision to abandon plans for basing elements of the U.S. missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic is entirely a political one - in order to appease Russia. This decision is a strategic victory for the Kremlin, which is ...

From SALLY MCNAMARA, The Heritage Foundation,  17 Sep 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

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