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The age old Anglo-French rivalry has resurfaced at the Olympic Games with French claims Britain's cyclists might have cheated. It has given the British a chance to indulge in one of their favorite...
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There was more bad news for the euro zone in a bi-annual report Wednesday from the International Monetary Fund. Is Europe facing just another bump in the road, or are its chronic economic problems a...
View Article‘Fright Night’ for Cameron on European Budget
Hostilities in the European Union over the size of its budget spilled into the British parliament where rebel legislators handed Prime Minister David Cameron a Halloween night defeat.
View ArticleOur Brussels Correspondents Will Answer Your Questions on Europe
The summit of European leaders collapsed on Friday amid bitter discord over a new budget for the European Union. What questions do you have about Europe, the EU budget or the euro?
View ArticleSkeptics See Hidden Agendas in Latest Anglo-Argentine Spat
Argentina's president has reasserted her country's claim to the Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas, in an open letter to the British prime minister. On both sides of the Atlantic, the dispute has a...
View ArticleCameron at a Crossroads
The European issue — a traditional graveyard for Conservative political ambitions — is only one of several areas where Mr. Cameron seems to have drawn sharp mid-term antagonisms.
View ArticleBritons Promised Vote on Europe, Again
David Cameron, the British prime minister, has pledged a referendum on the country's place in Europe if he is re-elected. Older voters should be forgiven for thinking they've been here before.
View ArticleBritain and France Push for Arming Syrian Opposition
After two years of an increasingly vicious conflict in Syria, European governments are being urged to lift an arms embargo that some view as helping to keep the Damascus regime in power.
View ArticleBanking Advice From Britain’s Businessman Archbishop
For the second time in a week, the head of the Church of England has aired critical views about the British economy and the banking crisis. Some suggest that, as a former businessman, the Right Rev....
View ArticleCameron Criticized For Spanish Beachside Break
David Cameron, the British prime minister, is the latest politician to come under fire for taking a vacation at a time of crisis. Should leaders always be at their posts, or should we give them a break?
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