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Do the spanish realize what they just voted for??
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/new...3500002581078&dt=20040315135000&w=RTR&coview=
INTERVIEW-Spain's new priority is Europe, not U.S.-aide
So Spain is no longer making any decisions outside the realm of the EU and the UN? Am I the only one that feels as if they are now giving up a great deal of autonomy and sovereignty in this?
I understand wanting to restore better ties with your neighbors, but stating that you aren't going to be talking dialogue with others outside the guides of the EU? yikes.
http://channels.netscape.com/ns/new...3500002581078&dt=20040315135000&w=RTR&coview=
INTERVIEW-Spain's new priority is Europe, not U.S.-aide
BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - Spain's new priorities are to restore relations with core European allies, rethink its role in Iraq and leave strategic dialogue with the United States to the European Union, its likely future Socialist foreign minister said on Monday.
In a telephone interview with Reuters, Miguel Angel Moratinos, a former EU Middle East envoy, outlined an agenda in stark contrast to the U.S.-centred policy pursued by outgoing Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, whose conservative Popular Party was swept aside in a shock election defeat on Sunday.
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"Of course, we want to have the best relationship with the U.S. administration, but we think the best strategic dialogue on an equal footing should be conducted at the level of U.S.-European relations, and not as Spain," he said.
So Spain is no longer making any decisions outside the realm of the EU and the UN? Am I the only one that feels as if they are now giving up a great deal of autonomy and sovereignty in this?
I understand wanting to restore better ties with your neighbors, but stating that you aren't going to be talking dialogue with others outside the guides of the EU? yikes.
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