JUST A RUMOUR BUT REASONABLE
Today a truly remarkable piece of news came my way from a European politico. This news might send shivers down the spineless spines of most traditional EU career politicians. The news is this :-
New EU member politicians are working hard. They are quite industrious. Many have a firm work ethic built upon a religious background. But this fact is putting the fear of God up many an old-EU rep.
It seems that the Left wingers might move away from win(g)e-ing and dining and really get back to work. But the UK would not comment when asked about this possibility although it was said that they were too busy getting a Turkey for Xmas food. Anyway from more reliable sourses the EU itself is "very concerned" about this new work ethic that is a "threat" to stability.
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Sunday, December 17, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
EU From Finland With Love and to Germany
Well Finns can relax over Christmas as most still want to do. Family stuff over Xmas remains important to the majority of Finns. Holiday time. No longer are Finns seen as being a kind of manager of EU things. After December it is Germany that takes this gift from the democratic Greeks. Germany will be presidential. But over the last 24 hours the Finnish establishment has been putting words into journlists mouths and succeeding to get them repeated in print. The words say that Finland is satisfied, all went rather well and pats on backs everywhere.
But for some time a few writers and broadcasters have tried to get closer to the truth. This last 6 months has done but 2 things. One for Finland and the second a little bit of help against UK-USA foreign policy in the Middle East. That is about all. Six months of hard work, toil and expertise and ..... ?
All the rest was a quite typical EU cock-up of predictable proportions. Turkey? Global warming? ........ Russian cooperation ........ and more. All rather much of a failure say the "other voices" that managed to get into print.
Finland gained a new centre for chemical quality control, an EU agency ( over 500 jobs), to research and test and inspect the use of chemicals. Good for Finland and Finns and we hope good for Europeans too. Success. OK ( So long as bad chemical weapons of mass destruction are included in all this - which they most certainly will not !!!) But anyway this EU agency was needed.
A Finnish diplomacy, along with others of course, did manage to soften the blows dealt by Bush and Blair in the Middle East. Problem is Bush and Blair learnt nothing from that process. Bush and Blair do not do "learning by doing with others". Bush-Blair ways are knowing and doing against others. So this Finn-EU success is limited. So that is the two things really ... Oh sorry ... EU consitutional matters ... umm ... over to Germany.
Mrs Germany is saying that she will do a little better ( no examples given yet). Maybe she means that Germany will keep a little bit and change a little bit of the "Constitution" and also put on hold a little bit. That would be a real success now for the EU.
Well Finns can relax over Christmas as most still want to do. Family stuff over Xmas remains important to the majority of Finns. Holiday time. No longer are Finns seen as being a kind of manager of EU things. After December it is Germany that takes this gift from the democratic Greeks. Germany will be presidential. But over the last 24 hours the Finnish establishment has been putting words into journlists mouths and succeeding to get them repeated in print. The words say that Finland is satisfied, all went rather well and pats on backs everywhere.
But for some time a few writers and broadcasters have tried to get closer to the truth. This last 6 months has done but 2 things. One for Finland and the second a little bit of help against UK-USA foreign policy in the Middle East. That is about all. Six months of hard work, toil and expertise and ..... ?
All the rest was a quite typical EU cock-up of predictable proportions. Turkey? Global warming? ........ Russian cooperation ........ and more. All rather much of a failure say the "other voices" that managed to get into print.
Finland gained a new centre for chemical quality control, an EU agency ( over 500 jobs), to research and test and inspect the use of chemicals. Good for Finland and Finns and we hope good for Europeans too. Success. OK ( So long as bad chemical weapons of mass destruction are included in all this - which they most certainly will not !!!) But anyway this EU agency was needed.
A Finnish diplomacy, along with others of course, did manage to soften the blows dealt by Bush and Blair in the Middle East. Problem is Bush and Blair learnt nothing from that process. Bush and Blair do not do "learning by doing with others". Bush-Blair ways are knowing and doing against others. So this Finn-EU success is limited. So that is the two things really ... Oh sorry ... EU consitutional matters ... umm ... over to Germany.
Mrs Germany is saying that she will do a little better ( no examples given yet). Maybe she means that Germany will keep a little bit and change a little bit of the "Constitution" and also put on hold a little bit. That would be a real success now for the EU.
Monday, December 11, 2006
WHAT ABOUT THE REAL FARMERS IN FINLAND?
Today in Finland a few little things MIGHT be revealed. You may have heard that Finland is voted by some to be the least devious and most open EU country in things like freedom of the press and government. Let us wait and see.
As greedy pundits from the globalisation gang constantly hit farmers and agricultural folk we might, today in Finland, see just why. Agri-Culture has been branded as traditional and out-of-date in this global risk mis-economy. The State itself has been blamed for this mess. Oh dear me what does all this debate really mean we ask.
But Finns learn ( hopefully learn more soon) that many of the biggest ( secret) deals under the European Union for subsidies have been going to big business leaders. That is the TRADITIONAL ABSENTEE LANDLORDS. Bosses from big companies that own farmland seem to benefit as Finnish farmers ( real working farmers) suffer and are abused by EU and newspaper propaganda as being traditional. Traditional? The power elite remains in power I suggest. Power Elite tradition benefits here !
But today in Finland is a test case for any freedom of information act.
The State run news service, YLE ( a bit like the BBC), needs patience here and much support especially as their budgets keep getting cut.
Does this story ring any bells to anyone else out there?
Today in Finland a few little things MIGHT be revealed. You may have heard that Finland is voted by some to be the least devious and most open EU country in things like freedom of the press and government. Let us wait and see.
As greedy pundits from the globalisation gang constantly hit farmers and agricultural folk we might, today in Finland, see just why. Agri-Culture has been branded as traditional and out-of-date in this global risk mis-economy. The State itself has been blamed for this mess. Oh dear me what does all this debate really mean we ask.
But Finns learn ( hopefully learn more soon) that many of the biggest ( secret) deals under the European Union for subsidies have been going to big business leaders. That is the TRADITIONAL ABSENTEE LANDLORDS. Bosses from big companies that own farmland seem to benefit as Finnish farmers ( real working farmers) suffer and are abused by EU and newspaper propaganda as being traditional. Traditional? The power elite remains in power I suggest. Power Elite tradition benefits here !
But today in Finland is a test case for any freedom of information act.
The State run news service, YLE ( a bit like the BBC), needs patience here and much support especially as their budgets keep getting cut.
Does this story ring any bells to anyone else out there?
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