Berlusconi Effusive in Welcoming President
Washington Post June 13, 2008 If there were any doubt about which current European leader is closest to President Bush, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi erased it here on Thursday. more
Year: 2008
Gates Presses NATO on Missile Defense
New York Times June 13, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates joined NATO defense ministers here Thursday in an effort to push forward a design for missile defenses that will protect all alliance nations from a potential Iranian ballistic missile attack. more
EU to open anti-dumping probe into US biodiesel imports
Agence France Presse June 12, 2008 The European Union will on Friday open anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into imports of biofuel from the United States, European sources said. more
Bush says US wants partnership with Europe
Associated Press June 12, 2008 President Bush is urging Europe to more aggressively partner with the United States to look beyond trans-Atlantic issues and focus on global problems such as Mideast peace, curtailing the rise of radical Islamic terrorists and keeping regimes such as Iran in check. more
EU raises concerns about rising U.S. protectionism
China View June 12, 2008 The European Union has used a two-day WTO review of U.S. trade policies to raise concerns about rising levels of protectionism in the country, the 27-nation bloc said in a press release on Wednesday. more