EU lawmakers call for faster climate change curbs

The Guardian May 21, 2008 EU environment commissioner Stavros Dimas criticised the United States for not helping control climate change and praised China for its efforts so far. “We’re calling on the United States of America to stop being an obstacle to progress in this area, and to actually be part of the process,” he […]

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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband, the British Council and New America Foundation Launch ‘Transatlantic Network 2020’

PR Newswire May 21, 2008 Today, the British Council, the United Kingdom’s cultural relations organization, launched a new long-term venture aimed at building new connections across the Atlantic, the Transatlantic Network 2020. The program, which brings together emerging leaders from the United States, Europe and Canada, will seek to improve international cooperation on pressing global […]

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EU, US start talks on air services agreement

FOCUS International Agency May 15, 2008 The European union and the United States kicked off today in Ljubljana talks on a second stage agreement which promises a new perspective on how aviation is structured in the future, potentially removing restrictions on the foreign ownership of airlines, exchanging access to domestic markets and introducing a more […]

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