Posted on 12/08/2011 10:56:08 PM PST by tcrlaf
The 17 eurozone states and six other EU countries agreed early Friday to create a new treaty that will allow them to introduce stricter fiscal rules in the hope of containing a worsening debt crisis, but Britain's prime minister immediately threatened to block the new accord.
The failure to get agreement among all 27 members of the European Union at a summit meeting in Brussels reflected in large part a deep split between France and Germany on the one hand and Britain on the other. France and Germany are the two largest economies in the eurozone; Britain does not use the euro as its currency.
Britain's Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday "the institutions of the European Union belong to the European Union, belong to the 27" member states.
Cameron wished the eurozone nations luck in finding a solution to the crisis, which he conceded was in the interst of Britain, too, but said it was not in the U.K.'s interest to join the new treaty because he could not get special safeguards for the country's financial center.
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Germany is winning this one without a shot being fired.
Hey, I’m sure the explosion/implosion will be timed to coincide with Christmas, since most of the God-less elites do so HATE Christmas, Christians and Jesus Christ.
Thank you. It’s the Republic of Ireland. I don’t know what I was thinking.
I visited Ireland and N. Ireland several years ago. Ireland is absolutely beautiful, and I would love to visit again.
However, it was N. Ireland that made a lasting impression with me.
I’ve been to Ireland but not Ulster. My dad was there throughout the early part of “the troubles”. He said it was a bizarre place.
My ancestors are from Ulster, so this trip...shortly after taking a day trip to Belfast was akin to taking a day trip to Baghdad...was a real eye opener to the “troubles” that had plagued them for so many, many years.
If you are ever, again, in that part of the world, I would highly recommend a trip to Belfast, if only to get a taste of what terrorism looks like. I’m not taking sides...it was horrible for both sides. Sinn Fein still has a headquarters there, and the murals around the city tell the tale of the struggles that both sides have had.
We had lunch upstairs across the street from the most bombed building in Europe...the Europa Hotel. It was the Crown Bar, and the food was fantastic. I was raised on cheese and pickle sandwiches, but this is the only time I’ve seen them on the menu. It was absolutely delicious! The pub downstairs is very old, and beautiful. The tables had wooden walls around them so that, a long time ago, the women would be able to frequent the bar, and have their identity hidden.
It is a very interesting city. I believe the Titanic was built there.
Oh...you are from the UK!
So nice to make your acquaintance!
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