The Financial Times January 29, 2010 The European Union made clear yesterday it would not abandon Greece and let Athens’ mounting debt crisis jeopardise the eurozone, even as Germany and France played down suggestions they had already formulated an emergency rescue plan. more
Spiegel January 29, 2010 Thursday’s Afghanistan conference in London saw pledges of money for Taliban defectors and promises of more troops for Afghan President Hamid Karzai. But with the prospects for success vague at best, the psychological impact on the war-weary NATO countries was more important than any decisions made at the summit. more
Spiegel January 29, 2010 The European Parliament is likely to spike a deal which would allow US terrorism investigators access to European bank transfer data. Privacy advocates oppose the deal and Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office says the data profiling is ineffective in counterterrorism efforts. more
Reuters January 28, 2010 European Union and NATO officials have joined forces in calling for new efforts to ensure women are more involved in peacekeeping and conflict resolution. But differences remain on how to do so, and on whether gender quotas are the solution. more
Spiegel January 28, 2010 Russia says it will support the West in Aghanistan, but it is also pleading for a more energetic fight against drugs. Dmitry Rogozin, Moscow’s ambassador to NATO, tells SPIEGEL ONLINE why Russia feels the threat of Afghan heroin is greater than the one posed by the Taliban. He also warns against […]