tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post6361994953180183615..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: The Barroso Identity & The Barroso UltimatumJulien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-74434597373722460202009-09-19T09:55:37.694+02:002009-09-19T09:55:37.694+02:00Hi, Julien,
I read your post and you really made ...Hi, Julien,<br /><br />I read your post and you really made my day :D<br /><br />Let me start by admitting that I did not even care to read the "Barroso's" plan for his eventual (at that time) next mandate since, based on what I have seen in his mandate, I pretty much expected it to be garbage. From your analysis I see that I have done right investing my time in reading Terry Pratchett's "Going Postal" - not a masterpiece of his but definitely more exciting than Barroso's piece...<br /><br />Nevertheless, I skipped your extracts from the plan and it reminded me of the Buzz Phrase Generator:<br />http://www.acronymfinder.com/buzzgen.asp<br /><br />so I did have some nice laugh.<br /><br />In view of the last quotation from his plan, on OLAF, and as far as transparency is concerned, I would like to refer you to my articles on the hypocrisy and corruption and fraud in the European institutions:<br />http://spapostolov.blogactiv.eu/2009/09/16/european-institutions-hypocrisy/<br /><br />http://spapostolov.blogactiv.eu/2009/09/15/mismanagement-corruption-and-fraud-of-the-european-institutions/<br /><br />You may find these interesting, and they are richly supplied with references. <br /><br />Best!<br /><br />SvetoslavSvetoslav Apostolovhttp://spapostolov.blogactiv.eu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-22871725035176575502009-09-05T19:57:21.095+02:002009-09-05T19:57:21.095+02:00Surely the Single Market is already a "given&...Surely the Single Market is already a "given"? It's been in force for long enough. Where has this man (Barroso) been?french dereknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-55848617567235895662009-09-04T19:01:58.928+02:002009-09-04T19:01:58.928+02:00@ anonymous
I suppose you are from LYMEC, since t...@ anonymous<br /><br />I suppose you are from LYMEC, since they issued a <a href="http://www.lymec.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=724" rel="nofollow">statement</a> with the same content yesterday... ;-)Julien Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-22495792392812263622009-09-04T18:49:13.567+02:002009-09-04T18:49:13.567+02:00By the way, why is this an official commission PR,...By the way, why is this an official commission PR, why is it on the commission website and who transalted it into so many languages?<br /><br />I think this is scandaloues, since it's basically a campaign document for Barroso...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-42631122532533743922009-09-04T15:24:25.896+02:002009-09-04T15:24:25.896+02:00@ Nils
I know that the Left is not against the si...@ Nils<br /><br />I know that the Left is not against the single market, but I haven't heard any similarly strong statement from the PES (not to speak of the far left) in the past year - so I assume that such a clear commitment by Barroso will rather be seen negatively rather than politically reassuring on this side of the political spectrum.Juliennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-70802097127012520552009-09-04T15:04:53.883+02:002009-09-04T15:04:53.883+02:00And by the way: I personally believe that Barroso ...And by the way: I personally believe that Barroso would not be able to provide any assistance in going into this directions... (So we end up with Barroso again)Nils Woernernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-32219658600222587152009-09-04T15:02:47.752+02:002009-09-04T15:02:47.752+02:00Nothing on Barroso, rather on your your argument 9...Nothing on Barroso, rather on your your argument 9: Support of the single market - "but I suppose that this is not what the Left in the European Parliament wants to hear".<br /><br />This is not really a fair statement. I am convinced that the left is in favour of the single market. But it must be a single market that is the servant of the people and not their master. <br /><br />In other words: The single market cannot be the excuse to dismantle welfare states and worker's protection. We need a clear framework that sets rules for the single marked. <br /><br />These rules must respect social, welfare and employees rights. Not only profit maximation.Nils Woernernoreply@blogger.com