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Maltese PM hails pope, calls for multispeed EU
EU Observer ^ | 27 Feb. 2017, 18:33 | Eric Maurice

Posted on 02/27/2017 9:07:07 PM PST by Olog-hai

Pope Francis’s “insight will be extremely important for Europe’s future,” said Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat on Monday (27 February), while criticizing the EU’s “lack of leadership”.

“Pope Francis is the ultimate world leader who has the skills and vision to say things that transcend banalities,” Muscat said in Valletta ahead of next month’s Rome summit.

The Social-Democratic PM, whose country holds the current EU presidency, added that the Roman Catholic leader may “provide things other politicians miss”. […]

He also said that the EU needs to “go ahead with multi-speed Europe”.

“If the only way of staying united is doing nothing,” then some EU member states should integrate further to be able to act, he noted.

He said that with “the composition and structure” of today’s EU, a multi-speed Europe was needed when it comes to security and social issues. …

(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: eussr; malta; popefrancis; twospeedeurope

1 posted on 02/27/2017 9:07:07 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

The incest continues . . .


2 posted on 02/27/2017 9:11:03 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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'I told you we should've voted for the Lab.'

3 posted on 02/27/2017 9:14:08 PM PST by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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My eyes! I thought it said, KILLS pope.


4 posted on 02/27/2017 9:45:57 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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