The European Union Reform Treaty is to be signed in Lisbon on Thursday. From that day on it shall be proclaimed the Lisbon Treaty. At least it gives Portugal a bit of a boost, to have one of their cities lending a name to something that covers all of Europe. Not such a tiny, insignificant country any more, is it?
The EU ministers could just as easily have signed the treaty in Brussels, where they are to meet on Friday. Save a trip, save on air miles, save on CO2 emissions.....at what cost? The cost of civic pride, that's what is at stake.
The Portuguese are damned if they'll let Brussels steal away their thunder. The treaty will be signed in Lisbon and that's it. No further discussion. Take your carbon footprint and shove it up your EU arse.
48,000 extra air miles will be logged so that the ministers can jet into Lisbon, sign the treaty, and then fly off to Brussels. All so that a treaty can bear Lisbon's name.
Yet they'll rant and rave at the Yanks for not signing on to Kyoto and deciding on their own what sort of emissions levels they'll allow in their country. So uncooperative, the US, and they don't take man-made global warming seriously.
Hey, EU Emperor...we've gotten a good look at your new clothes and we're not buying.
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