In a dramatic change of strategy the UK is set to agree plans for an EU foreign minister in an attempt to fence-off integration moves on other key issues such as taxation.
According to a report in the Independent, the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has ordered his foreign minister, Jack Straw, to adopt a more conciliatory position on all but a handful of 'no-go' areas.
Tax, social security and defence are seen as so-called ...
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