EuropeanVoice.com January 7, 2010 Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, has added discussion about the EU’s climate-change strategy to the agenda of an informal meeting of EU leaders on 11 February, saying that the EU needs to find a way “to translate the EU’s ambitious climate change goals in global negotiating power”. […]
EuropeanVoice.com January 7, 2010 The Spanish presidency of the EU said today that there were “limits” to the amount of support Greece can expect from the European Union in its fight to contain its ballooning budget deficit. more
The Financial Times January 6, 2010 19:45 GMT. Bourses in the US and Europe struggled to make headway on Wednesday after overnight Asian trading provided little fresh impetus and as investors nervously awaited Friday’s crucial jobs data. more
The New York Times January 6, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — Kai Eide, the departing United Nations envoy to Afghanistan, warned the Security Council on Wednesday that an emphasis on security matters over social issues would doom international efforts to stabilize the country. more
TimesOnline January 5, 2010 Faced with political impasse in 1992, the Prime Minister of Afghanistan resorted to bombarding the presidential palace with rockets. This act pushed the country into another phase of the bloody civil war which has, in one form or another, gripped it since 1979. more