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  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Mr Miliband makes a strong case The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" David Miliband yesterday delivered the kind of speech that is too seldom heard in British politics; a speech that made a strong and unambiguous case for a greater role for the European Union on the global stage. As the Foreign Secretary argued, it is in Britain's "national interest" to see the EU develop a strong foreign policy.
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - Blair's European bid: Don't mention the war The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" David Miliband yesterday made a comprehensive case for the role the EU can play on the world stage. He is right to argue that the EU does not get commensurate value for its provision of 40% of the UN's budget, almost two-thirds of the world's development assistance, 2 million men under arms, and 40,000 diplomats. Perhaps his speech was an extended job application for the post of foreign policy chief, for which he would be well suited. Yes, he voted for the Iraq war, but was not instrumental in the decision-
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - David Miliband: this is my ambition for Europe The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" n the most pro-European speech by a British foreign secretary, Mr Miliband warned that the EU – and Britain – risks becoming marginalised by a Chinese-American "G2" elite unless its 27 members dropped their differences to develop a vigorous common international policy. His message contrasts with predecessors' emphasis on the so-called "special relationship" between Britain and the United States. Hours after Mr Miliband set out his vision of a more unified continent punching above its weight around the globe
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Britain, Europe and a history of lamentable mis-timing The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" How far this reassessment of Britain's relations with the outside world was reflected in the front ranks of government, as opposed to the corridors of power, was nonetheless hard to gauge. Until yesterday, that is, when the Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, gave one of the most Europhile – and least Atlanticist – speeches ever delivered to a British audience by any minister since Labour took office 12 years ago. Setting the scene for Britain to enact its foreign policy primarily through the EU, Mr Milib
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Independent - Europe is a tempting opportunity The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" David Miliband has come to life. During his speech to Labour's conference last month he made a bold defence of the European Union and launched an uncharacteristically passionate onslaught against the Conservatives and their new allies in Europe. Yesterday he became even more vivacious on both fronts, articulating as powerfully as any Labour minister since 1997 the case for Europe and the dangers of the Conservatives' outdated isolationism. Occasionally Tony Blair delivered similar speeches, but only when he
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Times - Cameron will have to ditch European rightwingers, Heseltine predicts The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" David Miliband sought to capitalise on fresh tension among the Conservatives over Europe by declaring that any government pursuing a foreign policy “lost in hubris, nostalgia or xenophobia” would have to “watch our influence in the world wane”. The Foreign Secretary said that Tory plans to repatriate powers were based on a deception that “you can hate Europe as it exists today and remain central to European policymaking”.
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