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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy shines in a crisis
World |
October 22, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy belongs to a breed of politicians who seem to function in perpetual crisis mode. Read more
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
No regional bailout plan in Europe
World |
October 5, 2008
Leaders of the European Union’s four major powers pledged Saturday to work in concert to keep their banks afloat but failed to offer any major solutions for containing the growing financial crisis. Read more
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
EU-Russia partnership talks hinge on retreat
World |
September 2, 2008
Facing their toughest foreign policy challenge in years, European leaders on Monday warned that they would postpone talks with Russia on a proposed partnership if Moscow does not pull back its troops in Georgia to positions stipulated by a cease-fire accord. Read more
Monday, September 1, 2008
Russia warns against action
World |
September 1, 2008
Russia does not want confrontation with the West but will hit back if attacked, President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday, a day before EU leaders meet to draft a response to Moscow’s actions in Georgia. Read more
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Georgia crisis exposes EU’s limits
World |
August 13, 2008
On the surface, the forces of European diplomacy responded vigorously Tuesday to the challenge presented by the eruption of conflict in the Caucasus. Read more
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Zimbabwe: EU to step up sanctions on Mugabe / Afghanistan: A Taliban leader surrenders / Mexico: 5 kidnapped S. Koreans freed / Italy: Court rejects jeans defense
World |
July 23, 2008
EU to step up sanctions on Mugabe
European Union foreign ministers agreed to toughen sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to pressure him to agree to share power with the opposition in talks in South Africa between Zimbabwe’s rival parties. Read more
Sunday, June 15, 2008
France urges pursuing EU treaty
World |
June 15, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy led calls Saturday for the European Union to press on with ratifying its new treaty, but Ireland’s “no” vote revived talk of pro-European capitals forming their own club. Read more
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Some Irish have doubts on European treaty
World |
June 1, 2008
The “Yes on the EU” bus rolled into town blaring a foot-stomping “Galway Girl” from its megaphone one afternoon this week, but what it got was a whole lot of no. Read more
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Europe less than unanimous in support of a free Kosovo
World |
February 16, 2008
With the province of Kosovo expected to declare independence from Serbia this weekend, it is increasingly unlikely that Europe will offer a united pledge of support, officials and diplomats across the region say. Read more
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
EU antitrust regulators raid Intel office
Business |
February 13, 2008
European Union antitrust regulators raided an Intel Corp. Read more
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Chad rebels agree to a cease-fire
World |
February 6, 2008
Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces here in Chad’s capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire. Read more
Saturday, January 26, 2008
EU likely to OK Google deal
Business |
January 26, 2008
European regulators are likely to approve Google Inc.’s $3.1-billion takeover of ad firm DoubleClick Inc., despite rivals’ worries that the deal could squeeze them and make Web advertising more expensive. Read more
Friday, December 21, 2007
EU expands free-travel zone in step toward borderless Europe
World |
December 21, 2007
Europe edged a step closer to full integration today with the
removal of many of the region’s last internal border posts, a move
that will entrust the European Union’s nine newest members with
policing its eastern frontiers. Read more
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Europe seeks to limit car emissions
Business |
December 20, 2007
Automobile manufacturers will have to limit car emissions in
Europe by 2012 or face big fines under a European Union plan. Read more
EU acts to trim surfeit of wine
Business |
December 20, 2007
The European Union approved major changes Wednesday to rules
governing the wine industry. Read more
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
EU out of U.S. online gambling market
Business |
December 18, 2007
The European Commission dealt a blow to European online gaming
companies Monday when it accepted a U.S. offer of openings in other
sectors as compensation for closing the U.S. gambling market to
foreign firms. Read more
Friday, December 14, 2007
EU uses Bush’s climate summit as leverage
Science |
December 14, 2007
The European Union threatened Thursday to boycott President Bush’s
climate summit in Hawaii next month if the United States didn’t allow
specific targets for carbon emission reduction to be included in a
draft text being prepared at a summit here this week. Read more
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
U.N. prosecutor has harsh words for Serbia
World |
December 11, 2007
U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte told the Security
Council on Monday that Serbia should not be allowed to join the
European Union unless it hands over two top suspects who remain at
large more than a decade after the Bosnian war ended. Read more
Saturday, December 1, 2007
World in Brief / CHAD - Rebels sound warning to EU force
World |
December 1, 2007
Anti-government rebels declared a “state of war” against French
and foreign military forces in an apparent warning to a European
Union peacekeeping force that plans to deploy soon in eastern Chad. Read more
