European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso made a strong appeal on Thursday (20 October) to EU president and UK leader Tony Blair to get a budget deal by Christmas.
"If not, we might well open a period of political instability and this is the last thing we need in Europe", he said. "A new failure would be very, very heavy".
The speech was backed up by five ideas to reconcile Anglo-Saxon calls for EU modernisation and Gallic worry o...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.