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THE PRESIDENT of the European Council has arranged an informal summit of the EU heads of government for two weeks’ time, in what will be seen as an olive branch to Francois Hollande’s demands for amendments to the fiscal compact.
Herman van Rompuy announced through Twitter that he would hold an informal meeting of the European Council, the body of the EU’s 27 heads of state or government, on May 23.
That date also comes just eight days before the Irish referendum on the Fiscal Compact – a deal which Hollande wants to renegotiate in order to provide for greater growth policies at European level.
Opponents of the treaty in Ireland have also cited its failure to promote growth as one of the fiscal compact’s main failings.
The dinner will provide Hollande with his first opportunity to meet the other EU heads of state, coming eight days after his inauguration as Nicolas Sarkozy’s successor.
Hollande’s appointment will bring to six the number of socialist heads of government on the 27-member council.
The Irish government, as well as Germany’s Angela Merkel and ECB president Mario Draghi, have both argued in favour of retaining the Fiscal Compact as it currently stands, seeking a supplementary ‘growth compact’ instead of undoing the current treaty.
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AA have raised their fart-alert level to ‘brown’. Please people, let’s be careful out there.
Swear they were going into the Amazon, South Dublin petals
As regards the farts “better out than in”. I would rather someone fart than someone shitting themselves. Enjoy the picnic people keep it real or fake whatever way you normally act.
It doesn’t have to be one or the other, you can actually just hold in a fart for a while without sh*tting yourself as a consequence. Women have been doing it successfully for generations
I can’t wait for it, last hurrah of the festival season. Bye bye Summer, you were somewhat sound this year ☀️
Perhaps this article should be read in conjunction with the earlier article on STI’s and childbearing. The failure rate for contraception is about four times higher for teenagers than for the rest of the population. Teenagers are just as good and as careful at using contraceptives as they are at tidying their bedrooms.
The fact that those promoting contraceptives, are the same people promoting abortion, is just coincidental.
The proof of problems is in the earlier article, which for some reason had no EP in the title. There is no such thing as a surprise pregnancy, having sex makes babies. Having casual sex leads to SDI’s and babies. There is no guaranteed “protection”.
Enjoy the fun of the fair.
Paddy teenager’s are banned from EP, it’s 18 and upwards and usually a pretty good crowd too none of the usual clientèle of that awful oxygen so in fairness I don’t think it’s good to preach to adults since I think they have a fair idea of what to do :)
Wynner, there’s 8,000 extra people on top of last years attendance going this year. I’m sure some of the Oxygen heads will be there.
Hopefully not, the atmosphere at EP is brilliant really chilled and no crap at it :)
Well ya know it’s going to piss rain so don’t drop your electric picnic x
I’m going, I reckon ill survive without an SPF 20+
Thanks all the same
Sunburn and dehydration? I’d say hypothermia and pneumonia might be more likely! As for protection, I might suggest a good strong umbrella and a raincoat.
Sinead where did u get the pic of the kitten in the car? It’s hilarious!
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