I guess it is true - I was surprised with the number of opt out clauses that Denmark have for a variety of EU treaties.
The new members are always going to club together for a multitude of reasons - shared heritage, newbie status and also they were screwed under Communism. It is also natural for new members to veto everything - hopefully common concord can be reached though.
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Date: 2009-03-14 03:40 pm (UTC)The new members are always going to club together for a multitude of reasons - shared heritage, newbie status and also they were screwed under Communism. It is also natural for new members to veto everything - hopefully common concord can be reached though.