Robin Oakley
Robin Oakley
Robin Oakley, OBEin Kidderminster, Worcestershire is a British journalist. He was European Political Editor at CNN International. Prior to CNN, he was Political Editor at the BBC...
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It's been a very, very big turnout and it will mean a huge sigh of relief for the 10 applicant countries and for European Union leaders across the continent.
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There's a lot of breast thumping as leaders take up their negotiation positions, and certainly Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have indicated that this summit could turn into a real standoff,
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Although he has reaffirmed his readiness to work with European leaders in the Balkans --
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The Jewish community in Europe is much heartened by this conference. They felt European leaders were in denial about the increase in anti-Semitic attacks,
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were very much trying to present themselves as reluctant warriors. They were very much reacting to demonstrations of public opinion.
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These situations are always incredibly difficult for prime ministers and government, but so far there's been no public outcry against Blair for refusing to deal with terrorists,
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is going to cause controversy with the U.S.
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It would be interesting to know how much Tony Blair will raise those questions in private, although in public he will continue to say that such matters are for commanders on the ground,
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Quite a lot of agreement exists on the general principle of avoiding the over-production of food.
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(Blair) looking to jumpstart the Middles East peace process.
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I don't think we'll see huge divisions here in Greece.
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Bush will be there to show that the rest of the world is still interested in this peace process and to kick it along.
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Bush isn't going to follow the detail to the same extent (as Clinton), but he is helping to put his imprimatur on that process in an important week, when Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern put forward their latest proposals to revive the peace process,
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Basically what it boils down to is whether Angela Merkel detaches the Greens from Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder into a coalition with her and the Free Democrats, or whether Chancellor Schroeder detaches the Free Democrats from Angela Merkel's side.