While many are riveted in the financial problems in both sides the Atlantic,and without disputing that the results can be serious for the most disadvantaged in both the United States and the European Union, it is not the time to forget what must be the worst problem our planet is under at the moment and the grave consequences it has created: the worst draught in East Africa for 60 years and the famine which has caused. Read the rest of this entry »

The European Union has indicated, despite the US and Israeli opposition, the willingness to work with the new Palestinian unity government. The EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton made the announcement yesterday in a press conference in Brussels. The Palestinian unity agreement came as a prelude to the Palestinian plans to seek full recognition of statehood from the United Nations something both the US and Israel are against. Read the rest of this entry »

While many countries are keeping their eyes fixed in the Middle East revolts, they also have to continue the daily tasks of governing, changing laws and continue implementing the existing ones. The European Union with its 27 member states has sometimes a hard job with changing or adding laws and it is not always well liked by all. Read the rest of this entry »

The results of the American mid-term elections are not only going to affect the United States but also the relations they will have with the European Union. Many pundits predict they will become strained and policies close to the EU’s heart, such as climate change legislation could suffer. Read the rest of this entry »

In a few days Britain will get a new government after one of the most interesting elections for quite a while. When the country was almost ignoring the politicians, bored by what it was expected to be a defeat for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party and a victory for David Cameron and the Conservatives, along came Nick Clegg. Read the rest of this entry »

George Papandreu, the Greek prime minister, said on television that due to pressure from the markets, which had not responded in a positive way to Greece austerity measures, it was now a pressing necessity to get aid. Read the rest of this entry »

On this coming Thursday, the European Union 27 leaders will gather in Brussels for a summit dedicated to revive the European economy. While the summit was called by the new European president, Herman Van Rompuy, not much action has yet been seen or heard from his office. Read the rest of this entry »