Many of you who visit Europe now and then know that within the European Union there is a passport-free travel zone-the so-called Schengen zone- which includes 24 European countries out of the 27 which comprise the EU. Britain, Ireland and Cyprus have opted to stay out of the zone, while Romania and Bulgaria have yet to qualify. Read the rest of this entry »

Finally a 60-hour terror siege seems to have ended in Mumbay and the world is now beginning to breath. There are many questions and uncertainties about who were the terrorists and what were their intentions, apart for the maiming and senseless killing that took place in these last three days. Read the rest of this entry »

The whole world is still in shock after coordinated terrorist attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital, on Wednesday night, killing dozens in machine-gun and grenade assaults on at least two five-star hotels, the city’s largest train station, a Jewish center, a café and a hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Thanksgiving to my family and friends in the States and to all my American readers. An European friend has commented how after all I have been complaining about the situation America finds itself, all the problems the country has, how can I wish anybody a happy Thanksgiving? Read the rest of this entry »

The French Socialist party is finally if not satisfied at least relieved. After four days of total confusion, they managed to choose a leader. The decision has not been easy, as I already wrote a couple of days ago, but the votes have spoken. Read the rest of this entry »

On November 15, Germany’s Green Party held elections. The Green Party, formerly part of the coalition governments with the Social Democrats (SPD) under Gerhard Schroeder is the smallest party represented in the German Bundestag, with 51 of the body’s 612 mandates. But the Greens might nevertheless play an important coalition role after parliamentary elections next September. Read the rest of this entry »

The election of Obama was well received in the Spanish government where it is hoped that the relations between both countries will improved markedly. During Bush’s first four years, Spain was governed by the conservative party of Aznar who turned into a fan/follower of Bush and agreed totally with the American in what respected the Iraq War. Read the rest of this entry »