konik
26-10-2009, 03:29 PM
this is getting tedious
Tony Blair won strong backing from Britain to become the first president of the European council when David Miliband declared that the EU needed a big hitter who could stop the traffic in world capitals.
Amid signs that the Czech Republic will soon ratify the Lisbon treaty, creating a legal basis for the new post, the foreign secretary described Blair as a very good choice for Britain and the EU.
"I think it's very important for Europe that it has a strong figure in that role," Miliband told the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1. "I think it would be very good for Britain, as well as very good for Europe ... We need someone who can do more than simply run through the agenda.
"We need someone who, when he or she lands in Beijing or Washington or Moscow, the traffic does need to stop, the talks do need to begin at a very, very high level.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/25/miliband-supports-blair-eu-presidency
Tony Blair won strong backing from Britain to become the first president of the European council when David Miliband declared that the EU needed a big hitter who could stop the traffic in world capitals.
Amid signs that the Czech Republic will soon ratify the Lisbon treaty, creating a legal basis for the new post, the foreign secretary described Blair as a very good choice for Britain and the EU.
"I think it's very important for Europe that it has a strong figure in that role," Miliband told the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1. "I think it would be very good for Britain, as well as very good for Europe ... We need someone who can do more than simply run through the agenda.
"We need someone who, when he or she lands in Beijing or Washington or Moscow, the traffic does need to stop, the talks do need to begin at a very, very high level.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/oct/25/miliband-supports-blair-eu-presidency