British ambassador: We support Serbia's EU efforts

Isn't Britain leaving the EU?

It's a bit strange that an an ambassador would be 'supporting' (WTF?) Serbia towards the EU when even his boss questions the EU's viability. Schizophrenia all around then?

"Davenport underscored that further efforts in the enlargement process and accession of new members constitute an important element in Britain's vision of Europe in the 21st century.

Great Britain will continue supporting Serbia in its EU accession process," Davenport stated during the presentation of the results of the internship program for civil servants in Britain's institutions."

Can you believe this guy? Talking about the importance of the EU for Serbia when his own country may well quit in 2017 -- talk about a forked tongue!

"British ambassador: We support Serbias EU efforts" Wow, that's Awesome!!! Now I can sleep at night.

Isn't Britain leaving the EU? (Ari Gold, 26. januar 2013 10:01)The EU referendum is dependent on the Tories getting an overall majority at the next general election and as they don't have that at the moment (hence why they're in a coalition govt) this is very unlikey, especially as they're proved to be very unpopular with their pro-middle class policies, cuts and destruction of the NHS.

I don't think that the UK necessarily wants to leave the EU, but only to make it more flexible which it seems not to be.

In 1975 we had a referendum for staying in or leaving what was then called the EEC. I voted yes, along with many other Britons, because we were assured that it would never morph into a political project, which it subsequently did.

Moreover, any single UK referendum might be unfair because I suspect that the English are far less keen on the EU than the smaller British nations such as Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, not to mention the one third of the Irish nation that remains in the UK.

Why should these smaller nations be dragged out of the EU just because the English don't want to be in it? I think this is just another good argument for the break-up of the UK as a political unit, and perhaps to continue as we would wish from the EU - as a loose economic union.

Isn't Britain leaving the EU? (Ari Gold, 26. januar 2013 10:01)The EU referendum is dependent on the Tories getting an overall majority at the next general election and as they don't have that at the moment (hence why they're in a coalition govt) this is very unlikey, especially as they're proved to be very unpopular with their pro-middle class policies, cuts and destruction of the NHS.

Isn't Britain leaving the EU?

"British ambassador: We support Serbias EU efforts" Wow, that's Awesome!!! Now I can sleep at night.

It's a bit strange that an an ambassador would be 'supporting' (WTF?) Serbia towards the EU when even his boss questions the EU's viability. Schizophrenia all around then?

"Davenport underscored that further efforts in the enlargement process and accession of new members constitute an important element in Britain's vision of Europe in the 21st century.

Great Britain will continue supporting Serbia in its EU accession process," Davenport stated during the presentation of the results of the internship program for civil servants in Britain's institutions."

Can you believe this guy? Talking about the importance of the EU for Serbia when his own country may well quit in 2017 -- talk about a forked tongue!

I don't think that the UK necessarily wants to leave the EU, but only to make it more flexible which it seems not to be.

In 1975 we had a referendum for staying in or leaving what was then called the EEC. I voted yes, along with many other Britons, because we were assured that it would never morph into a political project, which it subsequently did.

Moreover, any single UK referendum might be unfair because I suspect that the English are far less keen on the EU than the smaller British nations such as Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, not to mention the one third of the Irish nation that remains in the UK.

Why should these smaller nations be dragged out of the EU just because the English don't want to be in it? I think this is just another good argument for the break-up of the UK as a political unit, and perhaps to continue as we would wish from the EU - as a loose economic union.