Syriza plays down the risks of its stance against the bailout deal, saying the EU has no real alternative to easing Greece's terms.
He also dismissed the idea of a special "multilateral" deal on justice and policing for the UK, saying the EU had no mechanism to do that.
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But it is a sign of the changing times that the EU is no longer talking about whether fishing reform is necessary, but how it is achieved.
And now a new era of agonised decision-making may be approaching, because Brussels has told the Swiss government the EU is no longer interested in pursuing bilateral agreements.
EU, with no security commitments in Asia, saw no reason not to put its commercial interests there first.
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The assets of citizens or groups inside the Union have not been immediately frozen because there is no EU-wide legislation yet for this.
Not so long ago Germany, racked by guilt over the Holocaust, would have rushed to quash such chidings by the EU, but no longer.
Croatians just have to look next door to Slovenia, which is also facing economic difficulties, to see that EU membership is no panacea, our correspondent adds.
Until now, some EU nations had no legal definition of terrorism, or specific anti-terrorism legislation, meaning terrorist groups could evade controls by moving around the 15-nation bloc which has largely abolished internal border controls.
If he pulls it off he will restore party unity, see off the threat of UKIP, put Labour on the back foot and secure a relationship with the EU which is no longer a political nightmare for him and his party.
It is also worse outside the EU, especially in countries like Ukraine that now feel they have no chance of EU membership.
The key issue, therefore, relates to an independent Scotland's membership of the EU. As outlined, an independent Scottish state could not automatically become a new member of the EU upon independence because there is no explicit provision for this process in the EU's own membership rules.
In contrast to previous referendums, which were problems for the entire EU, Ireland holds no power of veto.
The European Commission has said EU farm spending should no longer be based on previous subsidy levels for farmers.
The United States and the EU between them instigated no fewer than 559 such actions between 1995 and 2002.
In the spring, the Commission forecast that the 27 members of the EU would collectively produce no economic growth in 2012.
It is striking, for example, that almost uniquely within the EU, Italy has no stable alliances, even with other Mediterranean states.
The EU debt crisis finds no easy fixes and will not go away soon, which is a major bullish underlying factor for gold.
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But shadow foreign secretary Francis Maude said Mr Blair had been "very misleading" in denying the EU force would have no separate planning capability.
No wonder EU leaders are struggling to cure the sovereign-debt crisis.
In an interview with the Guardian, Sir Malcolm accused Lord Lawson of wanting to place Britain in the "humiliating" position of being subject to EU rules but having no say in how they are made.
There is no doubt that the EU is deeply attached to its notoriously expensive Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and no doubt either about the lengths to which France, in particular, will go to protect it.
David Cameron wants Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the European Council, to be in no doubt that unless the EU budget is frozen in real terms and Britain's rebate is maintained there will be no deal at this summit.
Anti-GMO protesters said that this meant the report would have no impact on EU policy .
The latter choice will signal that Georgians no longer see EU and NATO membership as realistic.
And there are also signs of rising demand from EU students, who pay no fees in Scotland.
They have been suffering with it there in the EU for several years with no improvement, only decline.
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