The EU is practising the art of the possible in Libya
Photograph: French Rafale fighter jets (Creative Commons)
By Phillip Souta
As European foreign ministers gather in London today for a summit on Libya chaired by William Hague, the British foreign secretary, a great deal of criticism continues to be directed Cathy Ashton’s way. Ashton, the EU’s embattled high representative has been accused of being le grand absent throughout the crisis.
George Walden (a Tory MP and former diplomat) writes today’s Times that, “if Gaddafi is trembling in his tent, it is little thanks to the EU”. The Times leader says that this is “a moment that demands unity in European foreign policy” Read full article »