Nicolas Sarkozy

Cameroon: Bakassi - Nigeria's Decision Laudable, Says French Envoy

Barely a week after the release of seven French hostages by hitherto unknown Bakassi Freedom Fighters, the country's Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jean Michel Dumond, has described the decision by Nigeria to cede the Bakassi...

Global meeting signals why U.S. must change its ways

Global meeting signals why U.S. must change its ways In some ways, the imagery coming from this weekend's emergency meeting of the leaders of the world's 20 most important economies was more telling than the plans the group...

EU warms to Russian pan-European security pact idea

The EU and Russia at their summit last Friday (14 November) agreed to resume talks on a new partnership agreement and to set up a common security pact with the US. The new pact should address issues like missile defence, which...

EU car makers eye multi-billion rescue package

VALENTINA POP Today @ 09:26 CET The European Investment Bank (EIB) could help out struggling European car makers with a credit programme worth up to €40 billion, with details expected next week, the Financial Times reports....

[Comment] The world needs free financial markets

JOHNNY MUNKHAMMAR Today @ 09:21 CET EUOBSERVER / COMMENT - The G20 meeting ended having reached in reasonable conclusions. The financial crisis has shaken the global economy and policy makers have had to focus on short-term...

How Long Until the Bulls Regroup? (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Tradesense November 17, 2008 | about stocks: Tradesense About this author: Over the last two weeks I did not post anything because, frankly, nothing seemed to have materially changed. The banks are using the borrowers’...

The Rule of Law

I didn’t want to go here, and the country probably doesn’t, either, but Alan Keyes has decided to go there, and that means the gloves have to come off. From Ballot Access News: Alan Keyes Files Lawsuit Over Obama Eligibility...

French President to meet Dalai Lama next month

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU presidency, said he would hold a long-awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama next month during a visit to Poland, according to media reports. ... Category: Tibet

Irish Economy: Brian Cowen in the shoes of Herbert Hoover? - Another review group for Irish...

Irish Economy: Taoiseach Brian Cowen increasingly resembles the Depression era US President Herbert Hoover, as he fails to show leadership at a time of economic peril. At the weekend, a Government spokesperson said that a...

Behind the scenes: Quail, lamb and Vermont brie

What better way to build strength for the formal G20 summit than a meal of fruitwood-smoked quail with quince gastrique? Before getting down to serious business at the G20 summit in Washington, leaders of the world's 20 leading...