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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8148
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/united states

European irritation at American unilateralism increases, following Chris Patten's declarations denouncing United States' "absolutist and simplistic" attitude

Caceres, 11/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - French and Swedish foreign ministers, Hubert Vedrine and Ana Lindh applauded the "courage" of Commissioner Chris Patten condemning the unilateralism of the United States, in an interview published Saturday in the British daily The Guardian. "Gulliver can't go it alone and I don't think that it is helpful if we regard ourselves as so Lilliputian that we can't speak up and say it", declared Commissioner Patten. "Even if you are the largest world power, you...

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