The week of  good/interesting  EU speeches continues – and they all seem to be happening in Berlin. First, the Polish foreign minister Sikorski, now Helmut Schmidt , former German chancellor, now elder statesman. For the first time in 13 years he addressed the party conference of the SPD. Read the transcript of the speech here [...]

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This week, the Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski (also on twitter: @sikorskiradek) gave an excellent speech on the future of the EU in Berlin. (also a timely reminder that Poland holds the Council Presidency at the moment) The title “Poland and the Future of the European Union” might not sound very exciting, but don’t be [...]

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So what did we expect from Barack Obama’s foreign policy speech in Berlin?  Since Barack Obama is not even the official democratic candidate yet, and obviously not the US President, I think expectations were hugely exaggerated. Apart from that, the following list of expectations sums it up (at least for me): Great visions for the [...]

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