Africa
Sir Bob Geldof and his war on poverty
Saturday 21 June 2008
Ulysse Gosset interviews the singer and activist Bob Geldof, who teamed up with friend Bono to create DATA, a non-profit organisation aimed at fighting poverty in Africa. Part two of a series featuring Geldof and Bono.
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The G8 Summit, which will be held in
Bob Geldof knows the important role the European Union plays in the development of
Modernising Europe’s institutions represents another challenge for France’s European presidency, the native Dubliner acknowledges as he tries to explain the Irish ‘No’ vote: “People in France or Ireland feel disconnected from what happens in Brussels. People do not want to be told what to think in language that is hard to understand.”
But if the institutional crisis threatens the EU, Bob Geldof remains optimistic and calls upon his fellow Europeans: “Do not be afraid of globalisation. The world is going through a difficult economic time but remember that we live in the richest continent that ever existed.”
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