EU Observer June 11, 2008 US president George W. Bush, on a farewell tour through Europe, has won the EU’s support for tougher action against Iranian banks said to be involved in financing Tehran’s nuclear programme. more
Bloomberg June 11, 2008 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said “a new period” in transatlantic ties will ensue when U.S. President George W. Bush leaves office next year as she hosts the incumbent during his farewell European trip. more
New York Times June 11, 2008 The young anarchists, middle-aged peace activists and established left-wing politicians here have at least one thing in common: none bothered to keep a six-year tradition alive by organizing a protest against President Bush’s arrival here Tuesday. more
New York Times June 11, 2008 German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined President Bush on Wednesday in calling for further sanctions against Iran if it does not suspend its uranium enrichment program. more
Wall Street Journal June 10, 2008 George W. Bush’s five-country farewell tour of Europe this week has Pavlov’s pundits barking. In Britain’s Guardian newspaper, Timothy Garton Ash distills the conventional wisdom that “so much of the [post-9/11] dust-up [with Europe] had to do with Bush himself: his unilateralism, his obsession with Iraq, his cowboy style, […]