Pirates v French Navy

Why are Somali pirates being mocked for attempting to capture a French warship?

It should have been easy!

EU knows!

Could Britain have avoided European condemnation for breaching Maastricht spending rules if no EU rebate concession had been agreed in 2005!?!

Cheese eating bankrupt monkeys?

Is the French Government allowed to threaten action against a hostile take over of Societe Generale under European Union law!?!

Some cynics might suggest the French would ignore any EU legislation conflicting with their national interest!

EU know who!

When will the British Government give our EU partners biometric data taken from the national identity card database!?!

"Criminals do not respect borders" - Home Office minister Joan Ryan

As "the UK's DNA database is reported to be the largest in the world, half as large again as the databases of all other member states put together", will UK citizens receive more European Arrest Warrants than all other member states put together too!?!

Gordon's kiss of death?

I think it's a great success story for European co-operation. I think it's also a big triumph for British manufacturing, British technology, British science - Gordon Brown on the Airbus A380.

Airbus to announce major job cuts
Troubled planemaker Airbus is preparing to announce up to 10,000 job losses at key operating sites across Europe.