Sarkozy to meet Merkel next week
Le Figaro: As new UMP president, Nicholas Sarkozy will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel next week during the CDU Congress in Cologne. A new French-German pact to be expected? Read…
Germany Has Locked Up Key Positions at EU Institutions
Wall Street Journal: Germany has locked up the key positions in Brussels and is guiding the bloc’s policy agenda in an unprecedented way. There are 31 Germans in the private offices…
Putin drops South Stream gas pipeline to EU, courts Turkey
Reuters: Russia on Monday scrapped the South Stream pipeline project to supply gas to southern Europe without crossing Ukraine, citing EU objections, and instead named Turkey as its preferred partner…
Swedish PM says to resign if loses Wednesday budget vote: Swedish daily
Reuters: The head of Sweden’s new minority government Stefan Lofven will resign if the opposition wins a budget vote on Wednesday with support from the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats. Read full…