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 editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.