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The First 100 Days of Fighting.(Periscope; SARKOZY WATCH)(Lisbon Treaty)(Brief article)
Byline: Clara Zabludovsky
As France takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union in July, French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks a little like the bull asked to clean up a china shop. He might kick some of the mess out the door or under the rug, but he just keeps breaking things.
Sarkozy had grand dreams for his six-month term, from pushing forward his pet project of a Mediterranean Union to leading the way to a more perfect EU as laid out in the Lisbon Treaty. When the Irish shot down those hopes in their "no" vote in the June 11 referendum, Sarkozy blamed European Commissioner Peter Mandelson for scaring the Fenians with free-trade talk. After the Germans squelched Sarkozy's plans to cap a fuel tax, Sarkozy vowed, "I will not give way; ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, The First 100 Days of Fighting.(Periscope; SARKOZY WATCH)(Lisbon...