Główny temat z dnia Środa, 26. Marzec 2008

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Paris wants to reinforce relations with London

On an official trip to London this March 26th and 27th, French president Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to seal a "friendly entente" with England. The European press wonders whether improved collaboration between these two countries can benefit the EU.

La Croix - Francja

"At first sight, today's duo comprised of the extraverted Nicolas Sarkozy and the austere Brown is potentially problematic", notes Guaillaume Goubert. "But there is already complementary between a rightwing, quite interventionist man and a leftwing, rather liberal one. If they manage to combine their qualities, they will be able to further several major causes, European defence, for example. The continent's capacity to ensure its own security will not be possible without close agreement between the two countries. London is preserving its 'special relation' with the United States while Paris is preserving its image of rebellious ally of Washington. It is between the two that we can find the road to European adulthood on the military level: neither tied to, nor opposed to the United States." (26/03/2008)

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Financial Times - Wielka Brytania

Dominique Moïsi, a senior adviser at France's Institute for International Relations (IFRI), and Sir David Manning, the former UK ambassador to the US, note together that "summits, like familiarity, can easily breed contempt. Promises readily made are quickly forgotten. Projects announced with a flourish prove rhetorical not real. We hope this week's Franco-British summit will be different, putting work in hand that will be good for Britain and France; and good, too, for Europe and the transatlantic relationship. ... Both [Brown and Sarkozy] are unencumbered by past Franco-British differences over Iraq. Both, in their respective ways, appear fundamentally agnostic as far as Europe is concerned. Finally, both lead countries that are joined at the hip in dealing with foreign policy challenges, from Afghanistan to the Balkans and the need to define a common approach to China and to the Russia of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev." (26/03/2008)

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Der Tagesspiegel - Niemcy

According to the daily, Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to London is above all aimed at "coming to terms with the past" and cannot interfere with Franco-German relations. "As was the case with his US visit last November, Sarkozy is seeking to make a new start with a partner with whom France was at odds during the war in Iraq. However, this doesn't necessarily hail the beginning of a new era in European political relations between Sarkozy and the British head of government, Gordon Brown. It's true that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Sarkozy have a more realistic view of the value of Franco-German relation than their predecessors. This was evident during the recent row over the Mediterranean Union. But it still doesn't change the fact that for the foreseeable future Great Britain will continue to adopt a more sceptical stance towards further attempts at a European settlement than Berlin or Paris." (26/03/2008)

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