After the abrupt resignation of Hörst Köhler from the presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is looking into a replacement for the mostly ceremonial post. This has plunged her government into crisis until the elections for the post take place on June 30 in Germany’s Federal Assembly. Read the rest of this entry »

On his first trip abroad since becoming UK prime minister, David Cameron visited France and Germany. In Paris, his first stop, Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed him saying that he was happy to work hand in hand with him in Europe. After their meeting, he told reporters he was honored that France was chosen as the prime minister first destination. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that we were a little more at ease with the future of the euro, it became time to think back again about the future of the United Kingdom which in some ways it can also affect Europe. It is Tuesday afternoon and still no clear indication of what is or can happen with the three British parties talks. Read the rest of this entry »

For several hours polling stations in the UK have been opened to voters. In an election eagerly watched in many European capitals, we are all waiting for the results which will begin to be known at 11pm local time or midnight in the continent. In one of the most exciting of the general elections in years and with an outcome almost impossible to call, there is nothing to do but wait and see if the rise of the Liberal Democrats results in a hung Parliament for the first time since 1974. Read the rest of this entry »

The chaos in European airports due to a volcanic ash plume from Iceland continue today and nobody knows really when things will go back more or less to normality. The hope is this weekend those hundreds of thousands of travelers who have been stranded all over Europe will be able to reach their destinations. Read the rest of this entry »

Is it a case of different cultures and their approach to death, to the way they honor their dead? It might be something of that but it is hard to believe that is the way it is. I am talking about the different ways countries which have troops fighting in Afghanistan honor their dead soldiers. Read the rest of this entry »

It was not easy but after months of debate the 16 European countries that use the Euro as their currency agreed on a financial deal to help Greece. Read the rest of this entry »