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Coin : One euro - EMU Debate 2002
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Kinnock: The Euro In Relation to the European Movement

Neil Kinnock, Vice-President of the European Commission, denies that the EU has any plans for harmonising taxes
Neil Kinnock, Vice-President of the European Commission, denies that the EU has
any plans for tax harmonisation at a recent
meeting of the European-Atlantic Group (E-AG).

 Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock and Vice-President of the European Commission denied on 18th February 2002 that the European Union has any plans for harmonising taxation. Yet Belgium's finance minister Didier Reynders has called for the introduction of a common system of income and property taxation.

According to Democracy Movement campaign director, Marc Glendening, German finance minister Hans Eichel has argued that the success of the euro depends on creating a level playing field of taxes, and therefore a common EU-wide system of taxation is absolutely necessary.

   
Euro Notes and Coins Launched

A newly launched one euro coin.

Eurobarometer: EU Public Opinion
EuroPolls on Britain's EU membership
EuroPolls: EMU a loss of sovereignty?
British Prime Minister Tony Blair soon hailed the introduction of euro notes and coins within the 12 EU member state eurozone as a success. In fact the euro was even fêted by some within the British media, while others such as The Sun and the Daily Mail were more scathing. French bank workers also took another view and went on strike over pay and conditions.

In spite of Blair's enthusiasm, doubts were revealed over any future British membership of the single currency. It was also disclosed - even by EU Commission President Romano Prodi on BBC News 24 - and contrary to the pro-euro lobby's denials, that Economic and Monetary Union is a political project and not an economic one.
 
Afghanistan : Taliban on The Run

Inset: President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Original photos of edited picture by Paul Morse and BBC News Online.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George W. Bush feel that their "War on Terrorism" has been justified by the installation of a new Afghan interim government. Link to The White House.

BBC Video (12/01/02): "Searching for Bin Laden in the wild Pakistani peaks"

The search goes on for Mullah Omar and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, while an interim Afghan government now tries to restore stability to the country.

Mullah Omar, the Taliban's leader, was last reported to have escaped on a motorbike. Yet there is only speculation about the where Osama bin Laden is now hiding. Is he really in Pakistan?

With India and Pakistan on a near war-footing, and with Israeli action against the Palistinian Authority, the US "War on Terrorism" appears to have set a very dangerous precedent; one that can only lead to further regional conflicts.
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Peter Hain's Euro Opportunism


Minister for Europe: Peter Hain MP speaking to members of the European-Atlantic Group (E-AG) on 12th December 2001


Peter Hain, the Minister for Europe, spoke to members of the European-Altantic Group just before Christmas about his enthusiasm and hopes for the euro, his belief that the EU now needs a pan-EU arrest warrant following the events of September 11th, the EU response to terrorism in more general terms, and the British and Spanish government's negotiations over the sovereignty of Gibraltar.

The latter led him, upon leaving the debate, to mock the perhaps more sarcastic comments of EAG member Michael Shrimpton. Mr. Shrimpton had apparently suggested that the Spanish are preparing to invade Gibraltar.

Peter Hain's speech in Real Audio
  EMU Comment Forum: Email News

The European Movement and the Democracy Movement's views and comments revealed.
All seems quiet, at least in so far as the Democaracy Movement is concerned. The DM, as it is known to its supporters, sent an email to them in December 2001 which contested the views of Peter Hain MP - Minister for Europe - and informed the recipients that its website's front page was being changed.

As usual the European Movement and Britain in Europe have been more active with the use of emails to promote their enthusiasm for the euro cause. One email even suggests that Britain's most eurosceptical daily newspaper, The Sun, has now been converted into an ardent supporter of the single currency. Are they setting their hopes too high ?
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