EU Treaty: Nicolas Sarkozy blames Peter Mandelson for defeat

                   
telegraph.co.uk: Nicolas Sarkozy has been turning the screw on Ireland in recent days telegraph.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk     Jun 20, 2008            

By James Kirkup and Bruno Waterfield in Brussels Ireland's rejection of the EU treaty has sparked a row between Britain and France after Nicolas Sarkozy blamed Peter Mandelson for alienating voters. Mr Sarkozy made the attack on Mr Mandelson, a former British cabinet minister, as EU leaders gave Ireland four months to find a way around their referendum rejection of the treaty. But David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary immediately rejected the accusations. Mr Miliband said: “I don't think that Peter's turned from being a national figure of blame to an international one is fair.” He claimed President Sarkozy had been in “playful mood”. The treaty must be ratified by all 27 member states to take effect, and an EU summit in Brussels has been struggling to come to terms with Ireland's vote last week. At a press conference in... [read full story]                    

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sophistpundit.blogspot.com     Jun 19, 2008          

European Commission President Barroso had spoken with the Irish prime minister, and both had agreed "this was not a vote against the EU." Get it right: No to Lisbon meant Yes to the EU -- but Yes also meant Yes, and Maybe meant...                    

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EU leaders argue over whom to blame for Irish treaty vote

iht.com     Jun 20, 2008          

Delaying until autumn efforts to salvage the Lisbon Treaty, leaders of the European Union argued Friday over who was to blame for Ireland's no vote and failed to agree on how to assuage the anger of voters over rising commodity...                    

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Sarkozy blames Irish 'no' vote on Mandelson in bizarre outburst.

newsvine.com     Jun 20, 2008          

Are the EU elite getting rattled - blaming each other - well that's a good start. The President has clashed with Mr Mandelson in his campaign to protect huge subsidies and import protections for his country's agricultural sector.                    

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SARKOZY AND THE IRISH....

squarespace.com     Jun 21, 2008          

I laughed at the news that Peter Mandelson has been blamed by the French last night for the Irish No vote... and the world's starving children!!Nicolas Sarkozy's outburst electrified an EU summit bogged down by rows over...                    

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Sarkozy blames Irish 'no' vote on Mandelson in bizarre outburst

vietnamnews.net     Jun 22, 2008          

Nicolas Sarkozy's outburst electrified an EU summit bogged down by rows over Ireland's rejection... treaty: Gordon Brown. In a typically undiplomatic outburst in the early... Fury as Mandelson is made scapegoat for Irish 'no'...                    

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