https://freerepublic.com/tag/blairgovernment/ en-us Thu, 9 May 2002 05:59:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/680441/posts Straw rebukes EU chief for attack on American link By David Rennie in Washington(Filed: 09/05/2002) JACK STRAW sharply rebuked Romano Prodi, the European Commission president, yesterday for suggesting that Britain's close relationship with America made it a bad European.Warning European leaders never to forget how much they benefited from America's power and strength, the Foreign Secretary said: "I do not share the view of Romano Prodi that Britain's relationship with America somehow gets in the way of playing a full part in Europe."I reject the idea that relations with the United States and EU involve a zero sum - that... The Daily Telegraph https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/680441/posts#comment Thu, 9 May 2002 05:59:07 GMT