TimesOnline January 8, 2010 Gordon Brown was forced to surrender a string of concessions to senior Cabinet ministers to secure his leadership after Wednesday’s coup attempt, The Times has learnt. more
The Telegraph January 8, 2010 Spain plans to use its EU presidency to push for a form of European economic government, with the promise of rewards for members who meet binding targets – and the threat of sanctions for those that don’t. more
The Financial Times January 7, 2010 The European Union should apply “corrective measures” against member states that fail to meet their obligations under a new 10-year plan to improve the bloc’s competitiveness, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spain’s premier, said on Thursday night. more
The New York Times January 7, 2010 LONDON — Months before a national election, Prime Minister Gordon Brown appeared Thursday to have survived an attempt to unseat him by two senior figures in the governing Labour Party who issued an unusual appeal for a secret ballot on his leadership. more
The Economist January 7, 2010 WHEN news emerged of the life-story of the Nigerian who tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, there were cries of bewilderment in some quarters, groans of dismay in others, and shouts of “I told you so” from a small army of Cassandras. more