tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post1131295082842455301..comments2024-01-26T23:15:06.335+02:00Comments on Northern Light – chilled thoughts from the top of Europe: Billy few mates goes to BrusselsToby - Northern Light Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14342195033125549912noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-22732869891108468372009-06-23T16:58:08.764+03:002009-06-23T16:58:08.764+03:00Yes - we were talking about Takkula yesterday for ...Yes - we were talking about Takkula yesterday for exactly that reason. My Euro Parliament expert mate was saying it is really rare for someone to sit in a different party grouping to the rest of his domestic party. The British Tories were pretty desperate to find people from other countries as they had enough MEPs to form a group themselves, but you need to have representatives of five different member states to qualify as a party group.Toby - Northern Light Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342195033125549912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-71456909933186306692009-06-23T16:26:29.107+03:002009-06-23T16:26:29.107+03:00Also, interestingly one of the Centre Party's ...Also, interestingly one of the Centre Party's Europarliamentarians Hannu Takkula has jumped off of the Liberal Democrat group in the EU parliament and joined the new right-wing conservative group formed by UK conservative party, the Poles and Czechs. This is a group to the right of the European People's Party in which Kokoomus sit! Odd stuff. The other Kepu MEPs are staying with the liberals.Jonas Ghttp://svenskfinland.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24900977.post-40958973484332570262009-06-20T17:29:27.673+03:002009-06-20T17:29:27.673+03:00"Agreed to cooperate" means didley squat..."Agreed to cooperate" means didley squat, the Times has nothing more substantial that?<br /><br />But I do know of US & European politicians (like Jimmy Carter and ilk) openly wanting to rub elbows with genocidal religiou supremacists.<br /><br />First things first Toby!KGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09743739958015568193noreply@blogger.com