Rachida Dati
European politicians: Freudian slips
From a French MEP's 'fellation vs inflation' confusion to the Spanish prime minister’s 'shag vs support' shambles, it's our weekly moment to delight in the continent's Lapsus Politicus
A seat in the European Parliament; a snake or a ladder?
Today you won’t find EU politicians hammering on the doors of the European Parliament, especially if they dream of becoming heavyweights in national politics. There are still some politicians keen to be MEPs, however, but their motives aren’t always what they seem...
rachida dati, mep, euroscepticism, strasbourg, eurodéputés, nationalism, european parliament
EU elections: French right and left submit candidates, but what if Europe is standardised?
The main French opposition party (socialists, PS) and the union for a popular movement (UMP, headed by president Nicolas Sarkozy) are having difficulties entering totally into the electoral contest. The latter started to reflect on their European electoral manifestos under the French presidency of the EU, which was between July and December 2008
rachida dati, ump, parti socialiste, élections européennes, nicolas sarkozy, power, france
Royal-Dati: French female big fish vie for European elections
The European parliament has stopped being an elephant graveyard in French politics; latest newsbite from Brussels
rachida dati, european parliament, power, euweek, politics, france, european elections 2009
