EU struggles to project itself as world power - by David Gardner

Even by the standards of recent European Union summits, last Thursday’s gathering of the leaders of the 27 member states in Brussels was a dispiriting affair. It was called to discuss how to engage strategically with emerging powers such as China and Russia. In the event, it was notable mostly for a shrill row between France and the European Commission over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s deportations of Roma. Once more, the EU looked feeble.

Note EU-Digest: a typical Anglo Saxon comment by a eurosceptic British journalist. At least arguments come into the open during these EU meetings and are not swept under the carpet.

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