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All items tagged AshtonOpen Think Tank ArticlesDecember 8, 2009 | A Big Fat Greek Financial WeddingC. Fahrholz & A. Kern: Greece’s stated intent of selling treasury bonds solely to foreign investors, as a means to push through fiscal reforms, could result in a full-blown drama, at the expense of European taxpayers. Greece is taking this bet, under the assumption that the IMF and the Euro area will come to its rescue. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJune 24, 2010 | EU Foreign Service: Bureaucracy Playing GamesThe proposed elimination of the posts of EU representatives to Moldova and the South Caucasus reveals what intrigues are spun by the Union’s locomotives – Germany, France, and Great Britain. ++ They seek to expand their influence over EU foreign policy by manipulating Lady Ashton. ++ The formation of the EU diplomatic service “gave occasion to a ‘war’ between the ... MoreMarch 17, 2010 | Pointless Endless EU AdministrationThe current EU diplomatic service is a total waste of time and money: it is multiplying decision-levels and expenses endlessly. ++ “Diplomacy is not all evasive waffle, and sometimes you must take a stand.” ++ Developing countries like China and Russia are gaining more and more power on the international stage, and Baroness Ashton is not to be blamed for both the inarticulate ... MoreJanuary 13, 2010 | EU Diplomacy Acts Tough But Talks Soft, AgainAs Baroness Ashton, the brand new face of EU foreign policy, is auditioned by the European parliament, scepticism prevails. ++ The new head of European diplomacy is neither convincing nor federating. ++ Silence remains over hot topics such as Afghanistan and Iraq. ++ And uncertainty hangs over who will lead the EU at last, among Barosso, Van Rompuy and the 27 national foreign affairs ministers ... MoreJanuary 6, 2010 | Time To ActThe wait and see attitude of Europe and the US towards the Iranian revolt is morally unacceptable. ++ Ashton has yet to make a statement and Obama only last week called on the Iranian leadership to stop violating human rights. ++ Ashton’s lack of action based on a fear for harming business interests and Obama’s unsuccessful policy of engagement need to be reconsidered at this crucial phase of the ... MoreNovember 20, 2009 | Blandness Dominates EU AgendaThe final selection of Herman Van Rompuy and Baroness Catherine Ashton in the two major EU positions created by the Lisbon Treaty couldn’t be blander. ++ The need to please everyone has again stunted Europe’s standing and led to appointments of compromise. ++ Angela Merkel and Nicholas Sarkozy were said to favour the “lightweight” Van Rompuy for fears that a high profile candidate ... MoreCommentsFebruary 11, 2011 | The fiasco just witnessed on international... |
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