Spiegel February 4, 2010 Europe is losing its patience with Greece and has ordered a strict fiscal austerity program for the euro zone member. Monetary Affairs Commissioner Almunia is also demanding frequent reporting from Athens. But the response isn’t enough — Greece is in deep trouble and the threat to the euro is too great […]
EuropeanVoice.com February 4, 2010 The European Parliament’s civil-liberties committee today voted to recommend that the Parliament reject a new interim EU-US bank data-sharing pact that the US believes is vital to transatlantic efforts to thwart terrorists. more
The New York Times February 4, 2010 BERLIN — Ahead of a major security and defense conference in Munich this weekend, NATO acknowledged Thursday that it lacked almost half the trainers it had promised to help build up the army and police in Afghanistan. more
Foreign Policy February 3, 2010 European officials are reportedly “miffed” that President Obama isn’t going to attend an EU summit in Spain this May. The Times says that the summit may be postponed, and England’s Guardian refers to a “diplomatic row,” says the summit might be canceled entirely, and quotes one unnamed envoy saying “if […]
BBC February 3, 2010 Iran’s president has said it is ready to send its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment under a deal to ease concerns about its nuclear programme. more