Tag: European Council

27th October 2014 Budapest, Hungary

by Jonathan Knott

Former British ambassador to Hungary, Budapest

Canalettos and Brueghels, EU climate and energy policy and fantastic people  

Guest blog by Kriszti Kocsis, Senior Policy Officer (Energy, Climate and Environment) at the British Embassy.  I spent two days in the beautiful Prague Castle on 22-23 October. As part of the GREAT Energy Summit in Prague, among Brueghel and Canaletto paintings in the lovely Lobkowitz Palace, energy industry leaders from the UK and Central Europe met […]

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5th March 2012 London, UK

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by David Lidington

Minister for Europe, London

Serbia – from war to EU candidate in 20 years

On Friday, European leaders agreed to Serbia being a candidate for future EU membership. The significance of this achievement, and the difficult steps Serbia had to take to get here, should not be overlooked. Serbia has come a long way in the last 20 years. Her EU aspirations have meant coming to terms with the role […]

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14th November 2011

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by Nigel Baker

Ambassador to the Holy See (2011-2016)

Taking the Long View

Last week I attended speeches given by two very different political leaders. The first, by Tony Blair as President of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, at the Catholic University in Milan. The second, by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, at the Pontifical Gregorian University here in Rome. What was striking is […]

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