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Moscow. (RIA Novosti political correspondent...
makes all major decisions on the basis of consensus and the EU veterans, primarily France, Germany, Italy and Spain felt that they were no longer perceived as such. The fact that countries with as little as four or even two million people can block any decision in a community with more than 500 million people began to appear absurd. This flaw of European democracy had to be corrected.Today, the new EU officials assume office: former Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy, was chosen EU president and Catherine Ashton of Britain the EU High Commissioner for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (foreign minister). The latter said instantly that she will conduct “quiet diplomacy.” Well, neither Paris, Berlin nor London (where the Tories are bound to come to power next year) will let her conduct a “loud diplomacy” (Lady Ashton is a staunch Labour supporter).
The new EU leaders are not likely to change much in Russia’s relations with the
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