The IndependentDecember 18, 2008 Gay rights groups reacted angrily to the Pope’s Christmas message yesterday, in which he said preserving traditional gender identities was as important as protecting the tropical rainforests. more
International Herald TribuneDecember 23, 2008 After Barack Obama was elected in November, I and many other Americans living in Europe had the curious experience of being congratulated by total strangers in the street. more
Boston GlobeDecember 23, 2008 Politely yet firmly, America’s European allies have rebuffed the Bush administration recently in two major ways. At a summit in Brussels of NATO foreign ministers, the allies were determined to renew dialogue with Russia and delay indefinitely any decision on admitting Georgia and Ukraine as members. more
BBC NewsDecember 22, 2008 The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe says it will close its mission in Georgia early in 2009 because of Russian opposition. more
European VoiceDecember 22, 2008 A group of officials have lost a legal challenge against the European Commission that could have secured better salaries and conditions for at least several hundred EU civil servants. The European Court of Justice dismissed the officials’ claim that they were recruited on unfair terms, supporting an earlier judgment in the […]