G20 summit should be ‘historic meeting’
European Voice November 7, 2008 EU leaders meeting in Brussels today built up expectations that next week’s G20 summit in Washington will make far-reaching decisions. more
Year: 2008
EU seeking common view on financial crisis
European Voice November 7, 2008 EU leaders will gather today in Brussels for a brief and informal meeting to agree a common line that European leaders should take when they meet next week in the US for global talks on the financial crisis. more
U.S. Sends Russia Proposals
Wall Street Journal November 7, 2008 The Bush administration sent Russia proposals aimed at revising a nuclear-disarmament agreement and assuaging Moscow’s growing opposition to a U.S. missile-defense system for Europe, according to senior American officials. more
Governments on Both Sides of the Atlantic Push to Get Banks to Lend
New York Times November 6, 2008 Anxious about the economic impact of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are searching for ways to ward off a severe recession, or at least to shorten it. more
Spain wants to go to Washington for financial meeting
International Herald Tribune November 6, 2008 Prime Minister José Luis RodrÃguez Zapatero’s prospects of an invitation to the White House may well have brightened with the election of Barack Obama. more