Brown’s late signing of EU treaty attacked

United Kingdom Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, arrived in Lisbon more than three hours after his fellow leaders to sign the European reform treaty on the 13 December 2007 amid growing claims the UK premier is becoming detached from the rest of the European Union.

Article reports that some British diplomats are close to despair at what they see as the Prime Minister’s disregard for the 27-member club and warn that the UK-inspired liberalisation drive in Europe could stall unless Gordon Brown returns to the fray.

BBC News, 13.12.07: Brown belatedly signs EU treaty http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7141279.stm

Deutsche Welle, 13.12.07: Leaders Commit to EU's Future by Signing the Lisbon Treaty http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3003344,00.html

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