Blog posts tagged "Europe"

December 9, 2011 7:54 am 74 Comments

Cameron's emphasis on his own veto did not obscure the reality that 17 Euro members, plus some half a dozen aspirant members, have agreed a much tighter fiscal regime, trading significant areas of sovereignty to achieve it.

October 4, 2011 10:27 am 22 Comments

On the margins of this week's Conservative Party conference, blogs Jon Snow, there are party members saying things that would never be said from the podium.

June 3, 2010 1:41 pm 39 Comments

For the last two years French President Nicolas Sarkozy as been trying to persuade Britain to look again at the idea of combining nuclear deterrence with France.

May 20, 2010 8:23 am 46 Comments

In a hurry - this morning I have to give a lecture to the Westminster Media Forum and am still thinking about what I need to say...but Europe is on my mind.

October 21, 2009 11:41 am No Comments

Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow asks why there was such a strong reaction to the idea the Tony Blair could become president of the EU.

June 8, 2009 12:50 pm No Comments

There is what feels like a nasty coalition between the media and the political classes. There seems to be an acute desire to bring whatever it is to the boil and then lance it (mixing metaphors). But I’m not sure there is actually anything very specific to bring to the boil beyond the residual right-left [...]

March 16, 2009 12:55 pm No Comments

Lunch in store today with EU President Barroso. The Portuguese politician has had a bigger impact on world politics than most of his predecessors. I’ve interviewed him before but not had this sort of an encounter. It will be intriguing to see what he makes of the EU’s future, under siege from the disintegrating economies [...]