 AP Photo As ratification problems mount, against a background of economic stagnation or worse, last week's clear picture of an isolated UK and a Europe pushing towards unity will become much more blurred. TAGGED: Ireland, Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, European Union, EU, Eurozone, David Cameron, UKRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| A promise stands at the entrance: "Catching Our Future" reads the slogan Tore Amundsen hurries past. Still, it doesn't exactly smell like a clean future here in Mongstad, on the west coast of Norway, where a sweet-and-sour odor... more ›› |
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