Irish Taoiseach (prime minister) Brian Cowen has re-confirmed that the ‘guarantees’ promised by EU leaders at the December summit “must be legally robust in order to reassure the public about the treaty”. He said: “Whilst I respect the fact that other member states do not wish to re-ratify the Lisbon Treaty, I made it clear [...]
We have all been told that tomorrows G20++ meeting in London is critically important. As stated in the post of 26 March, there is consensus as to the existence of a global economic and financial crisis, but on little else. Is this surprising? Problems cannot effectively be solved unless they are clearly identified. The breadth [...]
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