Posted on 11/02/2009 6:08:22 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
‘Infantile Europe should stop vying for Barack Obama’s attention’
The report's authors say European leaders are too busy trying to curry favour with Obama to reap the benefits of his presidency
David Charter, Europe Correspondent
A star-struck Europe is squandering the Obama presidency because individual leaders are too busy competing for the President’s attention, a report warned on the eve of an EU-US summit in Washington seen as crucial to saving world climate change talks.
European governments have failed to put aside internal divisions to join the US and China as global partners, according to a study from the European Council on Foreign Relations after consulting all 27 EU countries.
Separate EU delegations arrive in Washington today, one led by Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, and one led by Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Swedish Prime Minister, on behalf of the EU’s rotating presidency, for a long-planned summit. Both will meet President Obama but the duplication seems to make the case that David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, has also been arguing for on behalf of Tony Blair: a strong EU president to be able to deal with the US coherently.
The Lisbon treaty, expected to come into force this year, will create a new president for Europe but a number of the EU’s smaller countries want to see a “chairman rather than a chief”, fearing that a strong character will cut them out of the picture. This stance is seen as a threat to Mr Blair’s chances.
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Vying for Obamas attention? Who, Sarkozy, Merkel? They may ‘’like’’ Obama but I don’t think they’re going to have him back for summits anytime soon. And Putin? Forget about Vlad. He already know Obambis a wimp and not only has no respect for him, he has no use for him.
That’s huge
What part of "flat broke" don't they understand?
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