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EDITORIAL SERVICES: Christiana Walford (Director); Jennie Chien, Hanns Kohl, Benjamin Lightman, Beth Bencini Zarcone...
EDITORIAL SERVICES: Christiana Walford (Director); Jennie Chien, Hanns Kohl, Benjamin Lightman, Beth Bencini Zarcone...
Chancellor Helmut Kohl called the compromise "a great victory for German foreign policy." At the least, it spared the E.C. from an embarrassing public split, but there will undoubtedly be unpleasant repercussions for some time to come. British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, evoking World War I, reminded the House of Commons that "there is a tradition of the main states of Western Europe splitting in rivalry on these Balkan questions, and this all ending up on the battlefield. I don't think that tradition is a good one." One Conservative M.P. even complained about "the overmighty...
...giant step toward monetary unity, a half step toward strengthening a separate European defense organization, and a baby step toward framing a common foreign and security policy. They also moved toward pursuing joint action in areas ranging from immigration to education and labor. "This meeting," said German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, "has resulted in the fulfillment of a dream. Further integration is now inevitable. The course is irreversible...
...even Germany is afraid of Germany. Kohl has said, "Fears are understandable. So I tell our neighbors we all need Europe and Germany needs Europe more than anyone else." Kohl is saying that Germany needs the EC leash to control its dark side from reappearing. This translates to: dear friends, we're terribly sorry, but if you won't join us, we'll beat the heck...