tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post5914489892941824023..comments2023-10-14T13:18:37.330+01:00Comments on angels in marble: Vaclav Klaus: A Brave Man Lends his Voice to Lisbon Treaty Dissenthatfield girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-59658073641245084772009-02-21T17:18:00.000+00:002009-02-21T17:18:00.000+00:00My apologies and thanks Caronte, I had not realise...My apologies and thanks <B>Caronte</B>, I had not realised that I was posting alongside a scholar.<BR/><BR/>Seems that Eire is destined to be <B>bought</B> into the Lisbon Treaty by German magnanimity; so sad.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-14920592627939712582009-02-21T13:58:00.000+00:002009-02-21T13:58:00.000+00:00Actually, banned/compulsory, I had in mind the Pra...Actually, banned/compulsory, I had in mind the Prague de-fenestrations of 1419, 1483, 1618, and the more recent and more widely known 1948 defenestration of Jan Mazaryk, who was so "suicided" by the communists. <BR/><BR/>But thanks for bringing to our attention the recent defenestration of the Schengen database and the 20m that it cost. Clearly old habits die hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-92140363987873077432009-02-21T12:02:00.000+00:002009-02-21T12:02:00.000+00:00Four, Poland hasn't deposited the papers either.Th...Four, Poland hasn't deposited the papers either.<BR/><BR/>The longer this is delayed the more the role of the ECB, given current economic circumstances, needs reconsideration. <BR/><BR/>Lisbon is becoming over taken by events.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-5076032165145975472009-02-21T11:54:00.000+00:002009-02-21T11:54:00.000+00:00Still at least three major member-states who have ...Still at least three major member-states who have not deposited the papers in Rome. Time is important in all this too.hatfield girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12673905475452420002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-19816585266876208502009-02-21T10:01:00.000+00:002009-02-21T10:01:00.000+00:00Unfortunately, Mr. Klaus' parliament HAS ratified ...Unfortunately, Mr. Klaus' parliament HAS ratified the constitution, and his signature - a mere formality - will soon be on it.<BR/><BR/>Germany's constitutional court, under enormous pressure from the politicians, will find some face-saving form of words to allow ratification to continue.<BR/><BR/>And the Irish will have to keep on voting until they give the right answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-29830858173938178472009-02-21T04:07:00.000+00:002009-02-21T04:07:00.000+00:00Caronte, presumably you refer to "EU borders datab...Caronte, presumably you refer to "EU borders database defenestrated in Prague?" from The Register ?bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-28905690629282360482009-02-20T08:35:00.000+00:002009-02-20T08:35:00.000+00:00At least in Brussels Vaclav will not be de-fenestr...At least in Brussels Vaclav will not be de-fenestrated, as it sometimes happens in Prague.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-25225607818408398882009-02-20T07:49:00.000+00:002009-02-20T07:49:00.000+00:00A brave man to face up to the Hun like that ..The ...A brave man to face up to the Hun like that ..<BR/><BR/>The worst was the reported booing of his speech and the walkouts by MEPs - an exhibition of totalitarian thuggery that the Czechs must have imagined was long in Europe's past.Raedwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699610899843349594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956830097495837473.post-82765686959940871162009-02-20T04:44:00.000+00:002009-02-20T04:44:00.000+00:00Vaclav Klaus had best avoid any quiet strolls in t...Vaclav Klaus had best avoid any quiet strolls in the Arboretum Groenendaal. <BR/>Luckily, they don't do mountainsides in Belgium.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.com