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  • 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articulating as powerfully as any Labour minister since 1997 the case for Europe and the dangers of the Conservatives' outdated isolationism.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”.
  • 27 Oct 2009 - - Daily Mail - EU backlash as David Miliband pushes President Boney Blair The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" Earlier, Mr Miliband delivered one of the most fiercely pro-European speeches ever to be delivered by a British foreign secretary. Addressing the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, he warned the UK would lose out internationally if it tried to oppose EU foreign policy on the grounds of 'hubris, nostalgia or xenophobia'. He added: 'To be frightened of European foreign policy is blinkered, fatalistic and wrong. Britain should embrace it, shape it and lead European foreign policy.'
  • 26 Oct 2009 - - Reuters - British foreign minister tries to revive Blair candidacy for EU job The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" In a television interview on Sunday, in a speech on Monday and at a briefing with reporters in Luxembourg, Miliband set out his vision for a strong Europe that needs a leader like Blair.
  • 26 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - UK calls for EU muscle The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" The second job is the High Representative for Foreign Affairs. This is a kind of EU foreign minister with a diplomatic staff. Today David Miliband called for a more assertive European foreign policy. He said it was in the British interest. To be frightened of a more powerful European voice in the world was "blinkered, fatalistic and wrong". Britain, he said, should embrace it, shape it and lead it. Otherwise, he said, Britain's influence in the world would wane.
  • 26 Oct 2009 - - Daily Telegraph - David Miliband warns EU they need Blair and his motorcade The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" Mr Miliband, who will today give a major speech on Europe, had been touted as a possible candidate for the position of High Representative for Foreign Affairs, the other high-ranking job that the Lisbon Treaty has created.
  • 26 Oct 2009 - - Guardian - Britain must take lead in developing EU foreign policy – Miliband The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Miliband attacked the Conservative opposition to the Lisbon treaty – which creates an EU foreign minister and diplomatic service – as a "deception". "It is very strongly in the British national interest for the EU to develop a strong foreign policy," he said.
  • 26 Oct 2009 - - BBC News - Miliband: Britain needs strong EU The Rt Hon David Miliband, MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs addresses the IISS on "EU Foreign Policy After Lisbon" Speaking at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mr Miliband said: "It is very strongly in the British national interest for the European Union to develop a strong foreign policy.
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