Boston GlobeDecember 23, 2008 Politely yet firmly, America’s European allies have rebuffed the Bush administration recently in two major ways. At a summit in Brussels of NATO foreign ministers, the allies were determined to renew dialogue with Russia and delay indefinitely any decision on admitting Georgia and Ukraine as members. more
BBC NewsDecember 22, 2008 The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it will close its mission in Georgia early in 2009 because of Russian opposition. more
European VoiceDecember 22, 2008 A group of officials have lost a legal challenge against the European Commission that could have secured better salaries and conditions for at least several hundred EU civil servants. The European Court of Justice dismissed the officials’ claim that they were recruited on unfair terms, supporting an earlier judgment in the […]
Der SpiegelDecember 22, 2008 Germany’s former Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, 60, speaks with SPIEGEL about the global financial crisis, the lack of German leadership in Europe and what Barack Obama is doing right. more
International Herald TribuneDecember 22, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday announced the creation of a task force to bolster the standard of living of middle-class and working families in America, tapping Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. to lead the effort with four members of the cabinet. “Our charge is to look at existing and future […]