EuropeanVoice.com January 7, 2010 The charge that the EU was sidelined in Copenhagen is unfair, but Europe still lacked diplomatic clout when it mattered. Judged on the outcome of the Copenhagen accord (see box), the EU was not the dealmaker it had aspired to be. more
EuropeanVoice.com January 7, 2010 A new year, a new European Commission and a US president who can no longer get by simply by not being George Bush create an opportunity to take a new look at the US-EU strategic relationship for the new decade. more
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