The Wall Street Journal June 16, 2010 A plan to share financial information between the U.S. and the European Union in the effort to fight international terrorism seems doomed to fail in the European Parliament, for a second time. more
Foreign Policy June 15, 2010 The U.N. Security Council had a lot on its plate Monday. There were dueling briefings by South Korean and North Korean delegations on the March 26 sinking of the South Korean naval ship, the Cheonan. Then came a U.N. briefing on the crisis unfolding in Kyrgyzstan, where Kyrgyz mobs have […]
The New York Times June 15, 2010 BRUSSELS — The European Commission proposed ways Tuesday to safeguard information used by the authorities to track the finances of terrorism suspects and to ensure that body scanners at European airports do not jeopardize the health or privacy of passengers. more
The New York Times June 15, 2010 ATHENS — Newly elected and facing a huge budget deficit, Prime Minister George Papandreou arrived in Brussels for his first meeting with European leaders last December with few cards to play. more
Spiegel June 14, 2010 Is it right for governments to place bans on burqas or the construction of minarets? In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, Thorbjørn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, pleads for a more pragmantic societal approach. He also defends the decision of the Nobel Committee, which he also chairs, to bestow […]