The Local (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt and his wife EU parliamentarian Anna Maria Corazza Bildt have been reprimanded by the Swedish tax authority for dodging payments for their Ukrainian nanny.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The mood in Brussels is bleak as experts agree politicking has triumphed over ambition in the appointment of two new leaders, writes Ian Traynor Europe's hopes of translating its economic power into global political clout have suffered a severe setback as a result of the timid choices on new leadership made this week, analysts, officials, and diplomats conceded on Friday. Others countered, however,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
From Tony Blair to Herman Van Rompuy, the contenders for top European jobs are overwhelmingly male Right now in Brussels the heads of the 27 national governments of the European Union's member states will be milling around . Gordon Brown will be lobbying for Tony Blair, Herman Van Rompuy will be trying to persuade people he is not as anonymous as many fear, and José Manuel Barroso will be pottering...
The Local (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has given voice to apprehensions that the EU may settle on an uninspiring compromise candidate for the new post of president when the union's leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.
Middle East Watch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
DEBKAfile : "Long familiar with Abbas' great strength, i.e. his weakness, Netanyahu and Barak have often propped him up before and may be expected to chip in with a fresh batch of concessions for the Palestinians to bring him round. However, neither the US nor Israel will countenance a unilateral declaration of Palestinian independence. Netanyahu has said Israel would counteract to this step in...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
That's one way of putting it, with Hamas as intent as ever as destroying Israel, and Fatah's remaining committed to armed "resistance" despite its attempts at putting on a friendlier face to the Western public. Not to mention the rampant corruption and misappropriation of aid for weapons. No, we're "not there yet." An update on this story . "Mideast: EU rejects calls for a...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt named Tuesday Cecilia Malmstrom, as the nominee for Sweden's post on the European Commission. Current Sweden's EU Minister, Malmstrom and International Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson and Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Bildt were all tipped to succeed the outgoing Swedish representative Margot Wallstrom. PM Reinfeldt will chair a special summit in Brussels Thursday...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Brussels - The European Union's Afghan police training mission has been boosted by about 40 more trainers, raising the total to 320, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Tuesday. However, that is still well short of the EU's objective of deployin...
France24 (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The European Union on Tuesday joined the US in discouraging Palestinian intentions to seek international recognition of an independent state, urging instead a return to stalled peace talks with Israel. "I don't think we are there yet," Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, told reporters in Brussels. "I would hope that we would be in...
The Local (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
With Kabul's credibility "bordering disaster", Swedish foreign minster Carl Bildt has called on Hamid Karzai to instigate widespread reforms during his second term as president of Afghanistan.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
KABUL (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt met Afghan President Hamid Karzai Tuesday, aiming to mend ties between Kabul and the European Union strained by a fraud-tainted election and what Bildt called a "problematic phase."
FreeThoughtManifesto (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
By Muhammad Sahimi, November 03, 2009 Courtesy Of Anti-War News Iran’s formal response to a preliminary nuclear agreement whereby 1,200 kg of its low-enriched uranium (LEU) would be shipped to Russia and then France for enrichment from 3.8 to 19.75 percent and conversion to fuel rods has angered the European Union (EU). The compromise had been agreed upon between Iran’s delegation to the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Stockholm - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's decision to pull out of a scheduled runoff has to be assessed by Afghan authorities including the Independent Election Commission and Supreme Court, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt sai...
North to Leith (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Strap in because this is a very long post... In my last post I said if you were lucky I’d tell you who I think will, and who I think should, get the job as President of the European Council. Well you lucky things here it is... From all the speculation as to who might get the post there are 22 riders who are considered contenders. Who? F/I Position Nation Bertie Ahern Former PM Ireland Jose-Maria...
The Local (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Israel's government remains surprised that Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has yet to reschedule a previously cancelled trip to Israel.
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patrickguillard | 09/29/2009
The EU Troika meeting with Iraq was held on 26 September at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt opened the meeting by offering his condolences to the Iraqi Government for the bombing that killed some 70 people in Baghdad in September. The Troika meetings that are held in connection with the opening of the UN General Assembly in...
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