... declare the Customs Union to be in direct competition with the EU, but he seemed impressed with the pace and straightforwardness of the negotiation process. He assured everyone that business sees the advantages of Eurasian integration.
Hardly so the European Union, you might think. But in an air of gentlemanship and diplomacy, both European Parliament representatives, Libor Rouček from the Socialists and Democrats and Rachida Dati from the European People’s Party articulated the EU’s ...
... destructive potential, Mr Barroso vigorously attacked sceptics in his closing remarks; he argued that the euro was not the inducer but the victim of a crisis that has, regrettably but reversibly, slowed down the integration process. But, he said, the European Union is more robust than it is 'fashionable' to admit, and will be a lot stronger in twenty years' time, to which date he solicited the organisers to invite him to an event of the like. If in a less poetic manner, but Mr Medvedev supported him in his view that the EU will remain a major player, and so did the rest of the participants. This should, however, come as no surprise at a political conference: leaders wishing for the EU’s survival must silence the evil ...
