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(Newser) - Michelle Obama presented her new amie Carla Bruni with a hard-rockin', all-American gift today: a Gibson guitar, People reports. The two first ladies, who first met yesterday, kissed hello and held hands briefly during a tour of a cathedral and museum in Strasbourg. Obama also agreed to help... More »

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Michelle Obama • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • guitar • gift • Carla Bruni • Strasbourg • NATO summit • President Obama

(Newser) - President Obama today hailed "concrete commitments" from NATO allies for the fight in Afghanistan, though Europe spurned his request for more combat troops, the AP reports. Instead, allies approved 3,000 temporary deployments to provide security for elections, and another 2,000 or so troops to provide police and... More »

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Afghanistan • NATO • Europe • President Obama

 Obama Sets 
 No-Nukes Goal 
 at Town-Hall 
 Forum in France 

Calls for renewed Europe-US partnership

Apr 3, 09 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama told a European audience today that he’s set sights on "a world without nuclear weapons,” the AP reports. Obama opened a town-hall meeting in France with the declaration, saying he would outline details in Prague in the coming days. "The spread of nuclear weapons... More »

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Europe • France • speech • town hall meeting • nuclear disarmament • President Obama

(Newser) - Albania and Croatia both officially joined the NATO alliance today, the BBC reports. The former Yugoslav republics will likely be asked to send troops to bolster NATO’s mission in Afghanistan. Insiders say NATO wanted to celebrate its 60th birthday by welcoming nations from a region recently wracked by bloody... More »

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NATO • Europe • Croatia • Albania • Slovenia • Afghanistan war • Former Yugoslavia

 Obamas Off on Euro Tour 


Mar 31, 09 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama set off this morning for Great Britain, the first stop in an ambitious European tour centered on the G-20 meeting Thursday. Obama will be pushing a hefty agenda on this trip, Reuters reports, championing proposals to bring greater international regulatory oversight to hedge funds and “... More »

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Barack Obama • United Kingdom • Europe • foreign policy • G20 • Obama administration • President Obama

 Barack Who? Europe 
 Really Hearts Michelle 

She's being compared to much-adored Jackie O as her Europe visit nears

Mar 30, 09 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Europe's a huge fan of Obama—Michelle Obama, that is. Though hubby has thousands of fervent supporters, it's the first lady whose every move and outfit is lovingly scrutinized by adoring fans, Politico reports. The press is also swooning. "Why doesn't the UK have a Michelle Obama?" asked one... More »

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Michelle Obama • Europe • Carla Bruni • first lady • Sarah Brown • Obama family

ANALYSIS

 Popular Prez Faces Uphill 
 Battle in  Euro Meetings 

Popular prez faces 'tense discussions': analysts

Mar 29, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Obama may be a big hit in Europe, but that doesn’t mean his upcoming foreign trip is going to be easy. Overseas, he’ll be pushing for a new take on Afghanistan, fighting against weapons proliferation, and calling for Europeans to join together to fix the global economy, the... More »

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European Union • Europe • trips • Obama administration • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Safety Nets
Help Europe
Resist Stimulus

Protections for workers put in place long ago
may lessen the need

Mar 27, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ahead of next week's G20 summit, the US and Europe are engaged in a major dispute over the best way to end the global recession: Washington wants more stimulus, while Germany and other EU nations say they've done enough. One overlooked factor in the debate, writes Nicholas Kulish in... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Europe • recession • economic stimulus package • G20

(Newser) - A little divine intervention has apparently helped a city in the nation of Georgia give its population a boost. Two years ago, faced with a stagnant birth rate, the head of Georgia’s Orthodox Church pledged to personally baptize any child born to parents with more than two other kids.... More »

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Europe • Georgia • Orthodox Christianity • birth rate • baptism • Patriarch Ilia II • Howard Stern Grid

Obama to Travel to Normandy for D-Day Anniversary

Washington, Paris on good terms, Sarkozy aide says

Mar 26, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will travel to Normandy for the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, the New York Daily News reports. An aide to Nicolas Sarkozy spilled the beans on Obama’s June 6 visit after a reporter claimed the relationship between the two presidents was distant. “Relations are excellent... More »

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Barack Obama • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • World War II • D-Day • President Obama

Decriminalize Incest? Romania Is Not Alone

Bucharest aims to match laws in 3
EU nations

Mar 21, 09 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the Josef Fritzl case echoes across Europe, Romania is considering a new approach to incest: legalizing it, the AP reports. The Justice Ministry is contemplating the move amid wider legal reforms, arguing that decriminalization would sync its stance with EU members France, Spain, and Portugal. “Not everything... More »

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crime • European Union • Europe • Romania • incest • sin • decriminalization • Josef Fritzl • Howard Stern Grid

Sarkozy Faces Confidence
Vote Over Rejoining NATO

But French opposition unlikely to best president's party

Mar 17, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy’s government must submit to a vote of confidence after the president announced his intention to have France rejoin NATO’s integrated military command, the BBC reports. Opposition politicians and some in Sarkozy’s UMP party say tightening NATO ties will threaten France’s independence. But Sarkozy says... More »

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NATO • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • French Parliament • UMP • foreign policy • Central Command

Hard Times Again Push Irish Youth Abroad

Flatlining economy makes US, Britain, Canada attractive

Mar 16, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After two decades of boom, Ireland’s economy has faltered and Irish youth are once again looking to distant shores for opportunity, the Los Angeles Times reports. Experts predict up to a 7% contraction this year for an economy that posted double-digit gains not too long ago, and, like their... More »

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United Kingdom • Europe • Ireland • housing bubble • economy • job • students • financial crisis • Potato Famine

President:
Don't Worry About T-Bills

Investors, especially China, should have 'absolute confidence'

Mar 14, 09 9:48 PM CDT
(AP) - T-bills are safe bets, says President Obama. In response to the much-publicized worry expressed by Beijing about its US assets, Obama today offered a clear response: "I think that not just the Chinese government, but every investor, can have absolute confidence in the soundness of investments in the United... More »

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China • Europe • Brazil • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • economy • President Obama

(Newser) - The new class of temporary workers created by European labor reform is suffering most in the current wave of job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports, testing the new policies amid the threat of backlash. Short-term employees—easier and cheaper to fire than permanent ones—also get fewer unemployment benefits,... More »

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Europe • labor • recession • immigrant • temporary employment • job market • unemployment benefits • job • financial crisis

 Stimulus Sours Obama's 
 European Honeymoon 

US urges more spending; EU focused on regulation

Mar 12, 09 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - European leaders’ love affair with President Obama has hit its first snag: Obama is pushing Europe to spend more to battle the financial crisis, while Europe would prefer to focus on stricter regulation, the Los Angeles Times reports. “The Americans should be more modest about giving lessons, because the... More »

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Germany • government spending • European Union • Europe • France • regulation • Britain • Obama administration • financial crisis • President Obama

analysis

Earth to GOP: Obama's
No Socialist 

Obama favors free-market approach

Mar 8, 09 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Horrified by President Obama's stimulus plan, conservatives are calling him a European-style socialist—when in fact he's all-American, Jacob Weisberg writes in Newsweek. Obama envisions “cradle-to-grave opportunity, as opposed to the European model of cradle-to-grave security,” writes Weisberg, who explains that Obama’s plans to tackle hot issues... More »

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climate change • education • health care • Barack Obama • Europe • socialism • free markets • financial crisis • Bill Maher Grid

Clinton Heads to Mideast, Europe and Russia

Egypt, Israel and Europe all on the itinerary

Feb 28, 09 8:28 AM CST
(AP) - Hillary Clinton is using her second overseas trip as the nation's top diplomat to assess peace prospects in the Middle East, reconnect with European allies, and discuss America's strained relationship with Moscow with her Russian counterpart. Clinton will begin the weeklong journey in Egypt, where she'll attend an international conference... More »

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Russia • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Middle East • Europe • State Department • Egypt • West Bank • Obama administration • two-state solution

(Newser) - As many as 120,000 marched through Dublin today, enraged over a government plan to repair the economy by freezing worker pay and taxing pensions, the Irish Times reports. Calling the strategy "economic treason" in a speech to the crowd, union leader David Begg blamed "a business... More »

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Europe • unions • protests • recession • Ireland • economic plans

analysis

 World Euphoric, 
 a Bit Worried 
 About Obama 

Positive outlook on US could heighten tension abroad

Feb 19, 09 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - At recent international gatherings in Munich and Doha, world leaders were “mildly euphoric” about the Obama administration, writes Joe Klein in Time. Muslim leaders called for support for the new president, while Joe Biden’s promises to “listen” and “consult” left a “stunned silence.” But... More »

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NATO • Europe • Muslims • world • foreign policy • Obama administration • President Obama

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