Friday, November 23, 2012

Finally, a news without Carla

Sarkozy seems to be more of loose cannon than one bargained for

As they say, it was destined to fail from the very start. France’s presidency of the European Union (EU) got off to a wobbly start with Poland flinching at a key agreement and President Nicolas Sarkozy in a public row with European trade chief Peter Mandelson. Sarkozy, ever the lively leader, who had stated publicly, “France is back in Europe,” had seriously hoped that he’ll have support of the entire Europe in concentrating on five key areas when France took over the EU presidency from Slovenia. But nothing of the sort happened.

Sarkozy’s own attitude towards the job did not help either. His criticism of Mandelson – by holding him responsible for the economic woes of Europe – turned into a fight as Mandelson, in turn, launched a scathing attack on Sarkozy. Things got worse as Polish President Lech Kaczynski rejected the Lisbon Treaty.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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