Schroeder Assails U.K., Italian `Blockade' of Verhofstadt as EU President.

Bloomberg ^ | 06/18/04 | Bloomberg

[Pikamax]

Schroeder Assails U.K., Italian `Blockade' of EU Post (Update4) June 18 (Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder accused Britain and Italy of allying with European conservative parties in a ``blockade'' against Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt's bid to become European Commission president.

[blanknoone]

If I were Britain or Italy, I would be looking to recruit and support someone from one of the new countries, probably Poland. Really put the frogs in a snit. And check the development of the EU as a Franco German extension of domestic policy.

[nothingnew]

Not to worry. In a few years, Achmed Upyerpatootie will be running the show over there.

FMCDH(BITS)

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Here starts World War III.

[CasearianDaoist]

It would certainly be better than Patten. He is as much of EU superstater as any of them. A washed out British politician trying to remake himself into an EU politician.

[GOP_1900AD]

Boo hoo to the street fighting Red radical.

[An.American.Expatriate]

...and embraces German and French proposals for an EU-wide minimum tax rate to prevent businesses from moving to Eastern Europe to take advantage of low taxes.

Which is the unstated reason why Chirac & Schoeder are so vehemently opposed to all other candidates!

it is the typical solution to all problems faced - draw everyone down to your level / make the good alternatives so unattractive that the bad ones are used!

[longjack]

...and embraces German and French proposals for an EU-wide minimum tax rate to prevent businesses from moving to Eastern Europe to take advantage of low taxes.

In the same vein:

I read a "Spiegel" article yesterday summarizing the new German immigration policy.

I noticed that that the new law dows not allow any foreigner to take a job if a German or EU citizen is available for the position. The highly qualified foreign (i.e., non-EU citizen) candidate exception was bagged completely, and a block of the recruitment of highly qualified foreign candidates has been imposed.

That's my interpretation of what I read.

I realize companies may be able to write job cescriptions so specific that they can circumvent thiese regulations, still: If my interpretation is accurate, The Germans appear to be quite content with mediocrity, and, as one reads this thread, appear to not seem to mind spreading it to their EU compatriots.

longjack

[VaBthang4]

Ahhh the folly of fools.

[VaBthang4]

I wonder how long it will be before they nominate the anti-Christ?