Forbes March 13, 2008 The European Commission will launch talks with the United States aimed at securing visa-free US travel for citizens of all 27 EU member states by October, the bloc’s top justice official said on Thursday. more
International Herald Tribune March 12, 2008 Bernard Kouchner, the foreign minister of France and a longtime humanitarian, diplomatic and political activist on the international scene, says that whoever succeeds President George W. Bush may restore something of the United States’ battered image and standing overseas, but that “the magic is over.” more
New York Times March 11, 2008 Germany and the United States pledged on Tuesday to allow each other access to DNA and fingerprint databases to try to strengthen the exchange of information on suspected terrorists. more
Guardian March 10, 2008 A U.S. law requiring the European Union and other countries to eventually scan all cargo headed to the United States forces other countries to pay for U.S. security — without getting the same benefit in return. “There’s no reciprocity here,” John Bruton, the European Commission’s ambassador to the United States, said […]
New York Times March 11, 2008 The European Union began an investigation into United States laws on Internet gambling after European betting companies complained that the laws were infringing world trade rules. The investigation could lead the European Union to file a complaint at the World Trade Organization. more