A relationship in desperate need of a breath of fresh air
EuropeanVoice.com April 8, 2010 Domestic problems on either side of the Atlantic means that decisions on big issues have ground to a halt. more
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MEPs set course to re-open Lisbon treaty
EuropeanVoice.com April 8, 2010 The European Union’s Lisbon treaty is to be revised by an intergovernmental conference (IGC), it was decided this week, a mere four months after the treaty came into force. more
US and Afghanistan: Bad trip
The Guardian April 8, 2010 Within a short space of time, the relationship between President Hamid Karzai and his US and UN backers has plummeted. Soon after Barack Obama’s flying visit to Kabul, Mr Karzai told a meeting of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) – misnamed because it is packed with Karzai loyalists – that […]
Obama and Medvedev Sign Nuclear Arms Reduction Pact
The New York Times April 8, 2010 PRAGUE — With flourish and fanfare, President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia signed a nuclear arms control treaty on Thursday and opened what they hoped would be a new era in the tumultuous relationship between two former cold war adversaries. more
Russia keen to join EU in revamping Ukraine’s pipelines
Euractiv.com April 7, 2010 Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told EurActiv yesterday (6 April) that his country welcomed recent proposals by the new government in Kiev for a “three-sided” plan to modernise Ukraine’s gas pipeline network, with Moscow’s involvement. more