Comments on: Diplomacy vs. Silvio Berlusconi http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/ The Blog with the European perspective Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tanja http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/#comment-406 Tanja Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:08:43 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=640#comment-406 I think Berlusconi is a real joke :), what about when he was hiding behind the statue and then tryed to scare Angela Merkel???? I'll try to make a photo of some posters that before EP elections appeared in Italy... I think Berlusconi is a real joke :) , what about when he was hiding behind the statue and then tryed to scare Angela Merkel???? I’ll try to make a photo of some posters that before EP elections appeared in Italy…

]]> By: Kosmopolit http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/#comment-405 Kosmopolit Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:28:23 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=640#comment-405 True, although it looks like a Italian PR stunt. And I somehow I doubt that Berlusconi had a big influence there. It seems that <a href="http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,617453,00.html" rel="nofollow">all credit is given to Obama</a> in resolving the Secretary-General issue. And even if Berlusconi talked to Turkish diplomat he could have handled the phone call differently. True, although it looks like a Italian PR stunt. And I somehow I doubt that Berlusconi had a big influence there. It seems that all credit is given to Obama in resolving the Secretary-General issue. And even if Berlusconi talked to Turkish diplomat he could have handled the phone call differently.

]]> By: Julien Frisch http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/#comment-404 Julien Frisch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:13:57 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=640#comment-404 According to SPIEGEL online (http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,617445,00.html), Berlusconi was telephoning with the Turkish Prime Minister to get the Rasmussen question solved. Seems like an important call you'd like to finish before talking to Ms Merkel... According to SPIEGEL online (http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,617445,00.html), Berlusconi was telephoning with the Turkish Prime Minister to get the Rasmussen question solved. Seems like an important call you’d like to finish before talking to Ms Merkel…

]]> By: Kosmopolit http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/#comment-403 Kosmopolit Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:56:46 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=640#comment-403 Included some more links. Of course they are not major incidents but somehow add another episode to a already (too) long list of "jokes" and other inappropriate statements. Diplomacy is often symbolic and reputation is important. And Italy does not seem to score well in both of them which of course poses a question whether one of the major European countries should not be represented differently... Included some more links.

Of course they are not major incidents but somehow add another episode to a already (too) long list of “jokes” and other inappropriate statements. Diplomacy is often symbolic and reputation is important. And Italy does not seem to score well in both of them which of course poses a question whether one of the major European countries should not be represented differently…

]]> By: Julien Frisch http://www.kosmopolito.org/2009/04/04/diplomacy-vs-silvio-berlusconi/#comment-402 Julien Frisch Sat, 04 Apr 2009 06:08:44 +0000 http://www.kosmopolito.org/?p=640#comment-402 I don't get the first one. And the second one is only bad in a world of diplomatic rituals, which take the form more important than the content. I suppose there is much worse to find about Mr B... I don’t get the first one.

And the second one is only bad in a world of diplomatic rituals, which take the form more important than the content.

I suppose there is much worse to find about Mr B…

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