French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for profound changes in building the European Union.
During a television interview, Sarkozy said there had been ''errors in the way that Europe has been built". The comments come Abducted Frenchman in Afghanistan released ...
EU ministers agree to push ahead with reform treaty ...
Merkel Vows to Back French EU Presidency ... as France prepares to take over the helm of the 27-nation European Union on Tuesday. The French president said the European project had become a source of concern to citizens who are wondering whether national institutions can better protect them from the adverse effects of globalisation than European ones. He said a top priority of the French EU presidency, a rotating six-month post, would be to find a way out of the Irish conundrum, referring to the Irish no-vote earlier this month. France and Germany have called on EU countries to continue ratification of the Lisbon Treaty.
(Deutsche Welle)
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