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The Brussels Journal - The Voice of Conservatism in Europe


Irish Ambassador: America Wants Ireland to Submit to Brussels

A quote from John Bruton, the Irish Ambassador to Washington, in The Irish Times, 17 July 2008 Americans I have met on both sides of the political aisle and in business and academic life are all...

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More Than a Grain of Truth: Wallonia’s Welfare Addiction

A quote from Tony Barber in The Financial Times, 16 July 2008 Flanders has steadily pulled away from Wallonia in prosperity over the past 50 years and the Flemish resent paying taxes to subsidise the...

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Islam Means Modernity

A quote from French President Nicolas Sarkozy, at Ansamed, 17 July 2008 Islam means progress, science, pride and modernity.

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Madrid: World Capital of Dialogue and Religious Pluralism

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, and the Custodian of Postmodern European Secularism, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero,...

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Al-Guardian: No Place for Flanders in the EU

A quote from Sarah Morris (a journalist who works for Reuters) in al-Guardian, 16 July 2008 If, as seems increasingly likely, the country [Belgium] splits, I fear for the future of an independent...

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The World’s Most Successful Failed State

A quote from Die Tageszeitung (Berlin) via Spiegel Online, 16 July 2008 In terms of economics, Belgium is the most successful 'failed state' of all time. Its per capita income is way ahead of...

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Time for Ireland (and Others) to Ditch the Euro?

A quote from David McWilliams in The Irish Independent, 16 July 2008 Is it time to think the unthinkable? With banks shares in free-fall, lending collapsing and bad debts rising by the hour, what can...

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Sarko Bullies the Irish...

A quote from The Irish Times, 16 July 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s declaration that Ireland will have to hold a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty has caused quiet fury within the...

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...Sarko Had Better Bully France’s Thugs

In my previous post I mentioned that 297 cars had burned during the night of July 13-14. Now it seems that another 295 were torched the following night, making a total of 592 cars destroyed – 150 in...

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Malaise: Bastille Day, 2008

The Bastille Day festivities apparently went off very well, thanks to beautiful weather, the presence of Ingrid Betancourt who received the Legion of Honor, flawless performances by the parachutists,...

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