It's Red Carpet for Barroso, Merkel and Sarkozy, Red Mist for the Rest ; Richard Waghorne Says Micheal Martin's Attack On the Latest Lisbon Poll Reeks of Monumental Hypocrisy
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SINCE the country started considering the Lisbon Treaty, in what feels like the last century at this stage, the Government has hosted a long line of foreign politicians who have come here to call for a Yes.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was an early visitor to urge support. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso followed soon with the same message. Then, of course, there was Nicolas Sarkozy last week with his own peculiar blend of charm and menace.See the full content of this document
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It's Red Carpet for Barroso, Merkel and Sarkozy, Red Mist for the Rest ; Richard Waghorne Says Micheal Martin's Attack On the Latest Lisbon Poll Reeks of Monumental Hypocrisy
But despite their various differences - Frau Merkel and Monsieur Sarkozy have a notoriously poor relationship for instance - they all share one thing in common. They came here with our Government's blessing to lobby for the Lisbon Treaty.
So you have to feel for the organisation Open Europe. Based in London, the group combines a pro-European outlook wit...See the full content of this document
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