Go to Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Comment is free blog Newsblog Sport blog Arts & entertainment blog Podcasts In pictures ———————- Archive search Arts and entertainment Books Business EducationGuardian. Tony Blair got what he wanted, although the real winner was probably Nicolas Sarkozy, who managed to water down the principle of undistorted competition - somewhat to the paper’s distress. The UK’s laws cannot be challenged by the charter on fundamental rights, the paper notes, but even this opt-out may not be legally enforceable. Then the EU can focus more attention on the more pressing issues on the agenda, such as energy security, climate change and relations with Russia. The Herald Tribune says this is a “messy, compromise treaty” which will enable some countries to “forge ahead with more integration” while others lag behind. The post was written by Ros Taylor . read more

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