US told to go green or lose EU flights
Mail & Guardian March 24, 2008 United States airlines must pay for their pollution or face a curb on flights to the European Union, the EU transport commissioner warned last week. more
Year: 2008
McCain says US must listen more to European allies on key issues
Agence France-Presse March 22, 2008 Republican nominee John McCain said in an interview published Saturday the United States must show it is listening to its European allies while also standing firm on issues like the war in Afghanistan. more
McCain Offers Soothing Tones in Trip Abroad
New York Times March 23, 2008 Senator John McCain’s trip abroad this week — which took him from the Middle East to No. 10 Downing Street to the Élysée Palace here — was more than just a Congressional fact-finding trip, or even a candidate’s attempt to appear statesmanlike. more
More Open Skies
Fort Worth Star Telegram March 23, 2008 The “Open Skies” trans-Atlantic aviation agreement set to go into effect next weekend between the United States and the European Union might be the best thing for air travelers since deregulation of the U.S. airline industry in 1978. more
For America and Europe, a sticky oil situation
The Tribune-Democrat March 21, 2008 Commenting on the damage to America’s international image caused by the war in Iraq, France’s foreign minister Bernard Kouchner recently told the International Herald Tribune, “It will never be as it was before.” more