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Leaving Strasbourg - a small step for the Parliament; a giant leap for European democracy (Photo: EUobserver)

France should let the parliament go

You might think, mightn't you, that the once immensely valuable idea of Franco-German reconciliation would have been superseded by now for all but ceremonial purposes in favour of some more general and presently relevant conception that looked forward rather than back; a European Institute of Technology, for instance. You might so think but you would be wrong, in French eyes at least.

True, France was invaded three times in less than 100 years, but the last of these invasions took place...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Leaving Strasbourg - a small step for the Parliament; a giant leap for European democracy (Photo: EUobserver)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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