Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110415:08:50:00
Nicolas sarkozy had a grand plan in mind. the union of the mediterranean to be a hallmark of his rotating eu presidency in 2008. the math was simple. the scale grand. up to 44 nations of europe, the middle east and north africa, that among other things would foster trade with the mediterranean sea as its center of gravity. the french president wanted to expand the original plan launched in the mid-1990s. the policy structure was in place but the actual building of this economic blueprint never really got off the ground. >> trade is 10% of european trade. that's a paltry number. >> stretching f...
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