Comment on The Politico Article “ 'A mess': EU Commission accused of overstepping on foreign policy” This was the title of an article in POLITICO (1.7.26) on an interview with former top EU diplomat Josep Borrell by by Jaccopo Barigazzi. It deserves noting at some length as it well illustrates the current state of governance … Continue reading The Mess That Is The EU Today
Ursula von der Leyen
Sleepwalkers Into World War
It has been fashionable to talk of the World War of 1914 as resulting from sleep-walking by the European Powers. This, of course, is complete nonsense. Any reading of British accounts, including the insider memoirs of the illustrious Cabinet Secretary, Sir Maurice Hankey, shows that there was a well-worked out and purposeful plan for a Great War … Continue reading Sleepwalkers Into World War
An “À La Carte” EU?
The EU and the President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen are very keen on Ukraine becoming a member of the Union. According to a report in Politico—a news agency that claims to be a survey of opinion across EU leaders and top officials—she has come up with an innovative way of … Continue reading An “À La Carte” EU?
