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EU leaders look at 6 months for rebuilding EU dream
Associated Press ^ | Sep 16, 2016 4:54 PM EDT | George Jahn and Raf Casert

Posted on 09/16/2016 5:24:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai

With policy splits among European Union countries putting their bloc under existential threat, national leaders agreed Friday on a six-month time table to come up with solutions for the multiple crises hobbling their union. But they delivered few concrete commitments on ways to bridge the deep differences.

While not on the agenda, Britain’s decision to leave the EU hung over the meeting, reinforced by the absence of British Prime Minister Theresa May. But the 27 leaders attending talks in the Slovak capital had plenty of other divisive issues to discuss: Migration, a common European defense policy, worrying unemployment and the anemic state of the economy.

In the end, the leaders committed to have a clear roadmap of the way ahead and some practical results when they meet in late March to mark the 60th anniversary of the EU-founding Treaty of Rome in the Italian capital.

“Europe can, must move forward, as long as it has clear priorities: protection, security, prosperity and the future of the youth,” said French President François Hollande in a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: brexit; eussr; hijrah; rop

1 posted on 09/16/2016 5:24:34 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

What exactly is the “EU dream”?


2 posted on 09/16/2016 5:41:35 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020
Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer!
3 posted on 09/16/2016 5:42:16 PM PDT by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: Olog-hai

It’ll be just like Islam ,once in you can never ever leave


4 posted on 09/16/2016 5:48:05 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Olog-hai

also Merkel killed the Dream with all her Muslims


5 posted on 09/16/2016 5:49:25 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Trump20162020

What exactly is the “EU dream”?
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That’s an easy one. Total Soviet-style control over the entire population of Europe by a dictatorial oligarchy ensconced in Brussels.


6 posted on 09/16/2016 5:52:16 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (The Democrats are so lacking in class, especially the avant-garde.)
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To: Olog-hai
DREAM ON....
7 posted on 09/16/2016 6:36:49 PM PDT by ExSES (the "bottom-line")
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That’s no dream, it’s a nightmare.


8 posted on 09/16/2016 6:38:43 PM PDT by TADSLOS (Vote Trump. Defeat the Clinton Crime Syndicate. Reset America.)
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To: Trump20162020

What exactly is the “EU dream”?

And why in heavens name would you want to rebuild it?


9 posted on 09/16/2016 8:14:44 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (The Mofia is a private crime family; whereas, the DOJ is the gov't's political crime family.)
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