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Morning Brief (2-9)
Clinton and Ashton have “productive relationship”, the US Ambassador to the EU, William Kennard, says in an interview with Esharp. He also comments on the creation of the new EU diplomatic service. Kennard has warm words for Catherine Ash...
Morning Brief (1-9)
Mitchell working closely with Europe on Mideast. The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will start this evening with a dinner at the White House. In preparation, Obama’s Middle East peace envoy George Mitchell has briefed the press. He has underli...
Morning Brief (31-8)
Putin on foreign policy. The Russian Prime Minister has talked to the Russian press. Reuters has some quotes: On his interest in becoming President again in 2012: Asked by the Kommersant daily newspaper in an interview whether Russia’s 2012 pre...
Morning Brief (30-8)
French Foreign Minister Kouchner criticizes Ashton: EU should participate at Mideast talks. But the EU foreign policy chief has decided not to skip her “strategic” China trip. AFP has the story: European Union foreign policy chief Catheri...
Summer break
The Global Europe Morning Brief is taking a summer break during August. It will resume on Monday, 30 August. On the Global Europe website, however, the “News&Views” section will be updated every morning on weekdays, as well as the ...
Morning Brief (30-7)
Confidence back in Europe. AFP reports: A surge in confidence in Europe’s economy fuelled hope Thursday that the region is finally overcoming its financial troubles just days after European banks largely survived a crash test. The Economic Sent...
Morning Brief (29-7)
Nuclear talks with Iran in sight? Reuters reports: Iran and the United States sent positive signals on Wednesday about the possibility of fresh talks on the Iranian nuclear program, which Washington suspects aims to develop atomic weapons. Iran has g...
Morning Brief (28-7)
Obama on Afghan leaks. The BBC reports: “While I am concerned about the disclosure of sensitive information from the battlefield that could potentially jeopardise individuals or operations, the fact is these documents do not reveal any issues t...
Morning Brief (27-7)
EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels. A press release summarizes the “Foreign Affairs Council”: The Council adopted a comprehensive package of EU sanctions against Iran, implementing and accompanying UN Security Council requirements and...
Morning Brief (26-7)
EU foreign ministers to give green light for tough Iran sanctions. AFP reports: The European Union will hit Iran with tough sanctions against its vital oil and gas industry on Monday in a bid to lure Tehran back to the negotiating table over its disp...
Morning Brief (23-7)
UN court: Kosovo’s declaration of independence legal. The New York Times reports: Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia in 2008 did not violate international law, the United Nations’ highest court said Thursday in a ru...
Morning Brief (22-7)
ICJ ruling on Kosovo expected today. In the European Voice, Toby Vogel puts the case in context and discusses potential consequences (subscribers only): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will today (22 July) issue an advisory opin...
Morning Brief (21-7)
Afghanistan donor conference in Kabul. The New York Times writes: The most concrete commitment was a promise to increase to 50 percent the proportion of international development funds to be disbursed through Afghanistan’s own budgeting process, a...
Global Europe Morning Brief (20-7)
EU plans to tighten sanctions on Iran. The New York Times has the story: The European Union is considering tough new sanctions against Iran to protest its nuclear program, including banning investment in the oil and gas sector and tightening restrict...
Morning Brief (19-7)
Ashton calls for opening of Gaza crossing. AFP reports: The European Union’s top diplomat Catherine Ashton called for the further easing of Israel’s four-year blockade of the Gaza Strip during a visit to the impoverished Hamas-run enclave...
Morning Brief (16-7)
Merkel presses Russia on democracy and human rights. Judy Dempsey reports in the New York Times: Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany spoke out strongly on human rights during her talks with President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia on Thursday as German co...
Morning Brief (14-7)
Ashton and Fuele assure Turkey over EU accession. AFP reports: EU officials assured Turkey Tuesday over its troubled bid to join the bloc and praised the country’s growing regional role after claims the lagging progress was pushing Ankara away...
Morning Brief (13-7)
ICC charges Sudanese President with genocide. The New York Times reports: The International Criminal Court in The Hague said Monday that it had issued a second arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, this time for three counts of...
Morning Brief (12-7)
Ashton speech on EU foreign policy. In a far-ranging lecture, given in Athens last week, the EU foreign policy chief talks about “the basic rationale” for wanting a stronger EU foreign policy, about how the Lisbon Treaty “is making...
Morning Brief (9-7)
Gaza blockade “was plainly counterproductive”, says Yossi Alpher at the Daily Star. But it reflects, he says, the difficulty Israel has in finding a strategy to deal with Hamas: The stated objectives of the blockade – which varied from...
