Blair initiative highlights EU sensitivities
An unprecedented informal meeting of EU leaders at a dinner hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on 4 November discussed the war in Afghanistan and the situation in the Middle East. Original invitees German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, French President Jacques Chirac and French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin were joined by the leaders of Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands after they complained about their exclusion.
An unprecedented informal meeting of EU leaders at a dinner hosted by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on 4 November discussed the war in Afghanistan and the situation in the Middle East. Original invitees German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, French President Jacques Chirac and French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin were joined by the leaders of Italy, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands after they complained about their exclusion.
