Press review | 03/02/2010

 

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The US President skips Europe

The US President skips Europe

 

US President Barack Obama will not be attending the EU-USA summit planned for May. The official explanation given is that he wishes to devote himself to domestic problems. The European press, however, suspects that he doesn't want to waste time in Europe, which still hasn't found a collective voice.

With articles from the following publications:
Blog planet in progress - Germany, Hospodářské noviny - Czech Republic, De Standaard - Belgium

POLITICS

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany

Little hope for climate deal in Mexico

Sydsvenskan - Sweden

China is hot on US's Tail

Lidové noviny - Czech Republic

Dzurinda deserves respect

ECONOMY

Le Monde - France

We are all Greece

NRC Handelsblad - Netherlands

The West must balance its national budgets