1. Financial Times In Eurospeak it is called "variable geometry". It means that not every member of the European Union takes part in every aspect of European integration.

2. In an interview Friday with the BBC, Czech President Vaclav Klaus derided the document as "Orwellian Eurospeak." The main sticking point is whether the European Union should have a constitution.

3. A couple of thousand years later matters are not nearly so clear, but Rome, or at least the Treaty of Rome, as implemented by Brussels which brought into being the European Union, is still attempting to exert its influence over the seas which surround it.‘ The newspaper continued: ‘Fortunately there are still a few free traders around to alert us to the latest Eurospeak about a ‘common European maritime space‘ which contains not a few sinister assumptions in its bland phraseology. ‘All sorts of deep and difficult implications could emerge should the Euro–bureaucrats come to believe that this is a legal term which changes these waters into a political entity.‘ The term ‘common European maritime space‘ was first included in a discussion document issued by the commission earlier this year.