New York Times November 6, 2008 Anxious about the economic impact of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are searching for ways to ward off a severe recession, or at least to shorten it. more
International Herald Tribune November 6, 2008 Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s prospects of an invitation to the White House may well have brightened with the election of Barack Obama. more
Telegraph November 5, 2008 José Manuel Barroso, the European Commission President, expressed hopes that the incoming Democrat President Elect will reverse the policy of George W Bush by uniting with the EU to fight global warming. more
International Herald Tribune November 5, 2008 In a wide-ranging attack on the United States as it elected a new president, the Russian leader, Dmitri Medvedev, warned Wednesday that Moscow might deploy short-range missiles in the Baltic region to counter a perceived threat from a proposed U.S. missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. more
Times November 5, 2008 World leaders rushed to congratulate Barack Obama today, basking in the reflected glory of his election as America’s first black president and looking forward to a new, less confrontational era in US foreign policy. more