At last something interesting is happening...
Now the EU is managed by a trio: President Van Rompuy, Prime Minister Barroso and Foreign Affairs and Security Policy High Representative Ashton, with each of them clearly trying to grab as much authority as possible.Their powers are in fact only vaguely described in the treaty which, although intended to streamline the EU governance structure, in fact has made it even more difficult to answer the famous rhetorical question asked by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: "Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?"
This issue is even more confused. Who should Russia call to push through the visa-free entry issue or the new partnership and cooperation treaty? Who is more authorized to discuss these issues - Barroso, Van Rompuy or Ashton?
UKIP MEP Nigel Farage tried to defend his compatriot who came under attack as she found herself in the middle of the brawl. He told Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the EU, in the European parliament that
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