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| EU draws up plans to establish itself as 'world power' |
| 2009-10-07 |
| The European Union has drawn up secret plans to establish itself as a global power in its own right with the authority to sign international agreements on behalf of member states. Confidential negotiations on how to implement the Lisbon Treaty have produced proposals to allow the EU to negotiate treaties and even open embassies across the world. A letter conferring a full "legal personality" for the Union has been drafted in order for a new European diplomatic service to be recognised as fully fledged negotiators by international bodies and all non-EU countries. According to one confidential paper, the first pilot "embassies" are planned in New York, Kabul and Addis Ababa. Lorraine Mullally, the director of Open Europe, described the move as "a huge transfer of power which makes the EU look more like a country than an international agreement". |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 *snicker* |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-07 20:56 |
| #6 I'm sure Russia would approve because the types that are pushing this are the types that get a woody over weakness and soft power. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-10-07 13:24 |
| #5 Russia: "Sure thing, slick." |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-10-07 11:15 |
| #4 "We're a World Power now. It sez so right on this piece of paper!" /eurocrat |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-10-07 11:03 |
| #3 So England and France can give up their Security Council seats for the EU rep? /rhet question |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-07 10:29 |
| #2 Why put an "embassy" in New York City? It's not even the capital of New York State. Wouldn't be anywhere near Turtle Bay, would it. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2009-10-07 10:07 |
| #1 I'm sure they okayed this with their population beforehand. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-10-07 09:49 |