Who is serving whom?
The European Union’s foreign ministers are set to discuss grand themes about the continent’s future. But how to end Austria’s diplomatic isolation is their most pressing immediate concern
EXPECT a few jokes about “reliable sources” when the European Union's foreign ministers meet in Evian, in eastern France, this weekend. But that aside, the two-day “informal” session will be a serious and, at times, possibly quite a tense affair. The Union has some big problems pending. And with the summer holidays over, the ministers must start solving them.
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