This Is the Video of French President Sarkozy ‘Ignoring’ British PM’s Handshake
- Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:00am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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On Friday, the European Union said that 26 of its 27 member countries are open to joining a new treaty tying their finances together to solve the euro crisis. Only Britain remains opposed, creating a deep rift in the union.
The person responsible for Britain’s “no” vote is Prime Minister David Cameron. And after the vote, he got a cold reception from one of his major critics — French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The cold reception even comes complete with video evidence. In it, it shows a smirked Cameron walking toward Sarkozy, who has just shaken the hand of a woman. As Cameron approaches, he appears to start extending his hand. Sarkozy, however, turns away and leans toward another person. Cameron is left with awkwardly trying to cover up the attempt, and instead pats Sarkozy on the shoulder:
This is how the Express described it:
NICOLAS Sarkozy demonstrated exactly what he thought of David Cameron’s decision not to sign the new EU treaty today as he gave the British PM the cold shoulder.
The French President walked straight past Cameron, choosing to avoid having to shake his hand and instead turned to talk to another member at the proceedings.
Sarkozy openly blasted David Cameron for his earlier decision not to accept the treaty.
And this is what the Telegraph had to say:
There are plenty of strands to explore while the dust settles, but one of the juiciest is the state of relations between Paris and London. That BBC slo-mo footage being played on a loop of David Cameron’s tight-lipped smile as Nicolas Sarkozy ignores him tells a great story. A while back I relayed the Team Dave view that whatever was said in moments of passion, Sarko and the PM had forged an unshakeable bond of friendship through their shared effort in Libya. This morning, that tune has changed
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The French narrative of the crisis is that it is all an Anglo-Saxon creation, and we must be punished for it. The failings of the euro so obvious to us are not recognised by the French. The British view is that packing the treaty proposals full of changes that Britain could never conceivably accept was a ploy to force us into a veto, and so into the departure lounge. Or here’s another way of putting from inside the machine: “The French are out to screw us,” one source tells me. “Despite all the jollity, the fact is that Sarko doesn’t gives a s*** about us. It’s all bull***. They have their view that the Anglo-Saxon model is a disaster and was responsible for the crisis.”
In marathon overnight talks, the 17 countries that use the euro gradually persuaded nearly all the others to consider joining the new treaty they would create. Some of those countries may face parliamentary opposition to the treaty, which would allow for unprecedented oversight of national budgets.
“Except for one, all are considering participation,” EU President Herman Van Rompuy told reporters after the summit ended. “I’m optimistic because I know it is going to be very close to 27.”
A document released near the end of a high-stakes EU summit Friday said the leaders of nine of the 10 EU countries that don’t use the euro “indicated the possibility to take part in this process after consulting their parliaments where appropriate.”
Stocks and the euro nevertheless climbed on the news of the new treaty, even though it offers only a long-term solution and no immediate salve for a crisis that started in Greece, then plunged the whole eurozone into crisis and now threatens the global financial system.
While the deal could help save the euro, the political implications of the rift could be enormous. Germany and France had hoped to persuade all 27 EU countries to agree to change the treaty that governs their union. But Britain, which doesn’t use the euro, firmly said no.
Britain‘s leaders argued that the revised treaty would threaten their national sovereignty and damage London’s financial services industry. Germany and France, the eurozone’s biggest economies, made clear that a deal among the 17 euro countries and whoever else wanted to join was better than nothing.
Hungary, the Czech Republic and Sweden said they would need to consult their parliaments, while the other six countries outside the eurozone – Denmark, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania – agreed they wanted to join.
EU leaders expressed disappointment that Britain stayed out.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy blamed the split on British Prime Minister David Cameron.
“David Cameron made a proposal that seemed to us unacceptable, a protocol to the treaty that would have exonerated the United Kingdom from a great number of financial service regulations,” Sarkozy said shortly before dawn, after what he called a “difficult” dinner meeting had dragged through the night.
Cameron defended his stance.
“What was on offer is not in Britain‘s interest so I didn’t agree to it,” he said. “We‘re not in the euro and I’m glad we’re not in the euro. We‘re never going to join the euro and we’re never going to give up this kind of sovereignty that these countries are having to give up.”
The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, welcomed the deal on a new treaty as “an important contribution to helping address the crisis facing the euro zone and strengthening the global economic recovery.”
Van Rompuy said the eurozone, together with some other EU countries, would provide up to euro200 billion ($268 billion) in extra resources to the IMF, to be used to help European countries in dire straits. Non-euro countries Sweden and Denmark are among those contributing.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, a non-euro country, suggested to The Associated Press that Swedish participation was not guaranteed.
“It would be very odd signing up to a treaty … as if we were a eurozone country. And that was never the aim,” he said. “If the eurozone has problems these become also Swedish problems.”
The new agreement – and the new rift – came on a now-clouded anniversary, 20 years to the day after the treaty that led to the creation of the euro was drafted. That agreement, in turn, grew out of ambitious post-World War II efforts to unite a bloodied continent.
Governments participating in the new treaty agreed to have balanced budgets, calculated as an annual “structural” deficit of no greater than 0.5 percent of gross domestic product. During economic slumps, when tax receipts fall and spending may rise to stimulate growth, governments will be allowed to temporarily run slightly higher deficits, of up to 3 percent.
An unspecified “automatic correction mechanism” will punish countries that break the rules.
To prevent excessive deficits, countries will have to submit their national budgets to the European Commission, which will have the authority to request that they be revised. Countries will also have to report in advance how much they plan to borrow.
After a brief morning break, the leaders were back in meetings Friday to work out the details of their new “intergovernmental accord,” including specifying how violators will be prosecuted. They want it written by March.
Complicating their negotiations, Cameron threatened to prevent EU bodies, such as the European Commission and the European Court of Justice, from taking on responsibilities of enforcing treaties made by fewer than all 27 members.
“The institutions of the European Union belong to the European Union, belong to the 27″ member states, he said.
Germany and France insist that the best way to regain market trust is to beef up financial governance of the eurozone countries and their budgets.
But most economists agree that won’t be enough: To regain the trust of investors in the short term, they say, the eurozone needs to have enough money on hand to guarantee that countries won’t default on their debts.
There was no immediate agreement on boosting the eurozone’s own bailout funds, meant to rescue countries having trouble refinancing their debts. In their statement, the currency union’s leaders put it off until March to decide whether their rescue funds need to be able to provide more than euro500 billion in help to struggling countries.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Comments (86)
Mary M. Tebbe
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:06pmTrying to solve the debt crisis in Europe is contributing further to a push towards a One World Order. It is good that Britain does not play into this as they should never jeopardize their sovereignty. They are the tribe of Ephraim, and along with their brother Manasseh (USA), were given the double portion blessing of the firstborn son by their father Jacob (also called Israel).
Report Post »The French cannot remember that they are the tribe of Reuben, and Sweden and Denmark cannot recall that they are the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Dan. Each of these tribes of Israel were given blessings by Jacob and later by Moses. They are blessed nations and countries, and should not be allied with races that were once their ancient enemies.
coindexter
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 4:02pmwhat you don’t see is the british PM spitting in his hand prior to the attempted shake.
Report Post »rs9
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 6:53pmFrench f@@@@t
Report Post »ShortTom
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 6:57pmUm ok people. He did not snub Cameron. Cameron didn’t have his hand out for a handshake. The picture lies, the video does not.
Report Post »jokync
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 9:45pm@Mary M. Trebbe, that was very interesting what you said about the tribes of Israel.
Report Post »Have you seen thetrumpet.com ?
teamarcheson
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 10:29pmHmm. A diplomatic snub. London must now recall its Ambassador to Paris. I hope they do it quickly.
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:04amSARKOZY 2012!
Report Post »If he doesn’t win the elections this spring, France, with another slithering socialist president (Hollande), will go down the tubes. Campaigne promises of a renewed (impossible!) socialist utopia are already abundant….
Pigpen
Posted on December 10, 2011 at 3:06pmGETLIFE Posted on December 10, 2011 at 5:04am “SARKOZY 2012!”
Mais non! Nous sommes avec LE PEN !!!
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on December 11, 2011 at 4:27amYup, PIGPEN, it could be an interesting “2ieme Tour!”
Report Post »Free2speakRN
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:52pmArticle: “To prevent excessive deficits, countries will have to submit their national budgets to the European Commission, which will have the authority to request that they be revised. Countries will also have to report in advance how much they plan to borrow.”
NWO, Obama‘s ’Hope and Change’. Don’t worry America, he’ll be fine.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:35pmDo you mean the Brits found some testicles??? They must have rented them for a day or two.
Report Post »smackdown33
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:43pmNo, the Brits are known to have testicles. Sadly, like us with Bush I & II, they’ve elected some fake conservatives who were really progressives.
Report Post »And, we’re about to do it again. Look how the media’s whittled down the Republican field to two progressives, Romney and Gingrich.
thegreatcarnac
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:48pmThe Brits are even more PC than we are. They are nuts and their policies toward muslim immigrants are downright suicidal. The Brits are disappearing. They have no testicles. They used to but the bought into the PC line of thinking and they are now nothing. I used to be proud that I was half English but now I say nothing of it.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:50pmFrench socialist twit…to heck with the EU, let em burn…
Report Post »TheGeneral
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:27pmBeing a Brit I can understand how you see this island, but we do tend to dig in hard, only a bit late, when things are really bad.
We dont rent em, we just leave em in the box too long. well our poxy leaders do. However thers are still some cajonies here, Check out Nigel Farage MEP, he has his own big ones. Constantly in use..
We should leave this commie ponzi scheme.
Report Post »Have a nice one.
HUGGASHMUGGA
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:37pmBoth the Brits and the EU should consult the one guy, in Europe, with some b#$%^, who knows how to deal with the European Muslim problem i.e. Slobodan Milosevic whom they condemn as the Balkan Butcher. He would’ve loaned them some of his. Oh, wait it’s too late, Slobo is now dead and they remain so PC towards the Muslims and the Muslim problem is waxing worse and worse. What to do? What to do?
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 3:17pmPlease note: the Brits did not Adopt the Euro. They still use the “pound”. I would have been very surprised if they went along with tying their future to the Euro.
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:21pmfeeel the love as the eu falls apart. what the richer eus are finding out that THEY signed onto “supporting failed states” which in turn destroyed their prosperity and are now struggling themselves with failure. problem is the politicians refuse to see the idiocy behind the premise of the eu and will continue until there is nothing left to salvage. who suffers? the populous. ALL of these politicians have sufficiently stashed away plundered(natons wealth) in secret accounts and will never suffer the fall out and the consequences of their failed policies. THAT is why the OWs in Europe are picking up steam regardless of the murder by the troops. Europe is in a civil war already with the politicians.
Report Post »The only thing that can stop this is the ARREST of those that caused this and leaders who can regain control by disgarding the eu altogether. Beyond that another Bolshevick revolution is in the making..
BuggiOlleo
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:13pmWhatever!!–that didn’t even look like a handshake from video..How could you interpret a handshake intent.
It ain’t there. Kinda like the British to the EU..Sarkozy looks like he may have gas while Cameron looks as if he just pulled a menage a trios..Happy fella!! Big goose stomping Social sellout that he is..What is the final play? America pay out, bail out or Global Geothermal Financial Meltdown.. which I might add is far more reticent than ANY Global Warming BS…Europe is invested top to bottom in propaganda,Government, and Unions. Our brothers across the Sea are withering from a political disease..and America is the Grand Experiment?! Yet, catastrophic collapse collapse of financial EU is the destruction of the Dollar because our politicians keep bailing out Utopian investors. If the free market invests HEAVILY inside a corrupt political system and they fail—NO BAILOUT-and yet, since DAddy Bush, American markets have devoured the Social Experiment of Europe.It has FAILED..If we fall in that financial ditch with them, the World Financial Market Collapses and we get the UN (property paid for by the Democrats) for the Global Bank and the NWO..
OUT OF UN NOW!!
No more American sweat and tax payer cash–F’em.Bring home all soldiers..Stop global manipulation…and rebuild–internally–so we can defend and support our brothers from Tyranny and Marxist Aggression..The Soviets and Chinese sure have been busy..Krushev used to say Soviet will fire no shot for the Weste
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:10pmTick tock tick tock tick tock
Report Post »“Its only a matter of Time”
can everyone hum a few bars!!!
MTCOWBOY711
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:25pmOUI Surrender!
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:59amLike all socialist entities, the weak seek relief by fleecing the strong, the needy milk everyone dry. Eventually much resentment builds in which leads to hard feelings, argument and eventually discord that leads eventually to riots and worse, government overthrow. The EU WILL descend into violence and their economy will COLLAPSE…….. Just a matter of time! This ought to be a warning to the leftist geniuses who surround Obama. Unfortunately, they hope for chaos here in the U.S. The Left hungers for it!
Report Post »barber2
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 2:21pmAgree. The International Left, with the help of their Anarchist wing, are just dying to have a European Spring, followed by an American Fall…. just in time for the election ?
Report Post »WilliamCustisBuffington
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:59amGOOD FOR CAMERON; THE ONLY SMART ONE IN THE GROUP!!
Report Post »The EU minus Britain are fixin‘ to get their come upins by backing bad budget behavior of the Greeks and then the Italians with their own countries’ hard earned treasue. Cameron should have just smiled and drew his hand away in a motion to pull his hair back. Then tell Sarkozy, “Youngin’, this is where the UK gets off; you all can go down with this fabian socialist ship; Good Luck!!
‘Billy Cus’ WV ‘Mountaineers are always free!!’
jakartaman
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:14pmHey, West by G-d
Report Post »Keep an eye on Shinnston for me – lot of the folks live there.
WalterMitty
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:56amThe EU and the Euro are colossal mistakes that will bankrupt the entire world.
Report Post »Frodo RinosBane
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:54amAs usual, France is very good at symbolism and devoid of substance.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:46amGet ready. The Labour Party/ International Lefties have been trying to ruin the conservative Cameron government and conservatives Murdoch’s News outlets for months in London. Now the Lefty Euro spendthrifts, Obama’s BFFs , will surely retaliate against conservative/ curb spending Cameron. To say nothing of what the Left’s other BBFs, the International Anarchists, will do. They have already been the base of our Occupies and now they are sending letter bombs to BANKS. ( And you know how much Obama has been targeting those nasty BANKS and bankers here ! ) WAKE UP, AMERICA.
Report Post »Donald
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:40amWe surrender—should be the position of his hands
Report Post »klevalt
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:37amFrench are pompous a$ $ es! However, that being said, what is with the bra-less beauty? Does the itty-bitty-titty-committy reign in Europe???
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:45amI saw that too. Jeez lady, take a look in the mirror once in a while. I mean there is good braless and then there is bad braless, that’s a few notches below bad.
Report Post »neverfinal
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 12:27pmYep, never met a French y that I liked!! Pompous, lazy and the most untrusted low life in the World.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:34amIt would be like shaking hands with a piece of liver. Yuck!!
Report Post »chips1
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:40amPS:
Report Post »Not that there is anything wrong with being gay.
AnAmerican111
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:31amLook at Europe and look at OBUMA!
2 peas in a pod with the same inept beliefs…….
Once again Socialism is proven to be a failure
Report Post »barber2
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:49amYeah but their Trolls, like ELIASIM/ ENCINOM, /MARY/BETH/ ROSE, will defend them to the death. As in, sadly, brain dead.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:30amWhy can’t people see where government choices are not working? How can Obama be pushing us in the direction of the problems being delt with in the EU at a time even a child could tell you is wrong. When you tie many separate economic groups together, especially when they have vastly different cultural views and behaviors, you risk destroying them all. It is the same thing in this country and federal control over all. California makes horrible choices and will take the entire country down because of Federal control. Why should GB tie themselves to a bunch of idiots like Greece. If France and Germany were smart they would cut ties to the big spenders and let them go down. How else will those children learn?
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:36amExcellents points. Why should we even be in the UN as well. Its one thing to have a Global Economy and completely different thing to head towards a one world Government. It’s time for a little protectionism of our Republic.
Report Post »AnAmerican111
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:29amFrance…who cares about France!
They are a mere dot on the planet and of no value
How many times have we had to rescue them?………..
Why would sovereign nation like Britain wish to get mixed up in the Euro nightmare?
Report Post »JLGunner
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:32amIf the Brit was handing him a white flag he would have been all over it.
Report Post »KevINtampa
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:24pm1. We have been there for the French when the French needed us, yes we helped them; but please let’s stop throwing it in their face. It makes us look like brash militaristic ********; but maybe we are?
2. Don’t forget, you wouldn’t be an American with out French support in our own Revolution. They bailed us out first; it would be courteous to acknowledge, at least in part, that French blood helped purchase your own liberty that empowers you to speak of them in such ill manner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_in_the_American_Revolutionary_War
All that said, the UK under Cameron is doing the right thing here. The countries signing up for this do envision a one world central authority. I assure you, that a one world authority will never happen in my lifetime; and I think most Americans are with me in that thought.
Report Post »grannygrottbags
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:28amWell, well, well!. Little britches grows up and develops some balls!. Time one of our PM’s developed a pair and stuck up for Britain for a change!.
Report Post »grannygrottbags
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:32am…actually, im surprised…..nay, shocked!, one of our PM’s actually biting back at the hand trying to force feed him? LMAO. Do we sink, or swim from now?..
Report Post »enough_liberal_BS
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:28amWhould the Brittish get dragged into a black hole with the rest of Europe?
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:27amAhhh Sarkozy really should be given a gift? Send him the United Nations and let him pay over 50% for their corrupt transactions based on falsehoods and snake oil!!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:22amSawed off little punk socialist.
Report Post »kreese
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 1:03pmYou said it well!
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:19amSarkozy is a NWO puppet like Obama, Geithner, and Bernanke. Good for Cameron! They realize surrendering thier sovereignty will not cure the insolvency of European banks and countries. Bankruptcy is the cure for insolvency.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:21am*their
Report Post »Emrys
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:18amAt least Cameron won’t have to wash his hands five times now.
Report Post »SmallGovBigGuns
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:14amAw :( someone’s feelers are hurted
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:13amThey all mix so well! Like Iron mixes with Clay! Not at all. A brittle but strong empire! The “Ten” rule today!
Report Post »Eliasim
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:19amThe “Ten” what? Ten best football teams? Ten best televisions? Ten best cars? Things are so great, ah to live for next week.
Report Post »Charles321123
Posted on December 9, 2011 at 11:48amHe is referring to the prophecy in the book of Daniel. The statue has feet made of iron and miry clay the ten toes represent 10 nations.
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