Topic: European Union

EU agrees deal on accepting Guantanamo detainees

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union states agreed on Thursday to share information on former detainees they plan to accept from Guantanamo Bay, a move that should help Washington close the center.President Barack Obama has pledged to close the prison, reviled by critics ...

OPINION: Winds of Change in the U.S. Auto Industry

When U.S. President Obama announced on May 19 that his administration was aiming to raise fuel economy standards four years earlier than was envisioned in legislation, he was joined by the chief executives of 10 auto companies. The Obama administration seeks to ...
AT&T is coming out in favor of more controls on targeted advertising, reports The Wall Street Journal.. At a House subcommittee hearing on the issue Thursday, AT&T advocated more transparency and consumer control over the practice, in which users' every online click ...
Czechs tighten security before Obama's visit to Prague for EU-US summitSharpshooters scouted out positions on Prague's red tile rooftops and police stepped up patrols across the Czech capital Saturday as authorities tightened security for President Barack Obama's weekend summit with leaders of ...

US lawmaker: Allies should help with Guantanamo

The United States should keep the prison for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay open and pressure its European allies into jointly running the facility, a key US lawmaker said Thursday. "I believe Guantanamo Bay should be kept open and managed with international ...

Obama to pick diplomat to help close Guantanamo

The Obama team hopes to pick the top US diplomat on Europe to help close the Guantanamo Bay prison, a US official said Wednesday as Washington looks to European capitals to take in some prisoners.Dan Fried, the outgoing assistant secretary of state ...
Biden assures allies of US commitment to NATO; cites 'deteriorating situation' in AfghanistanU.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged NATO members Tuesday to jointly confront al-Qaida and other extremist groups in Afghanistan where he said instability threatens all of the alliance's members equally.Biden ...

US pledges to 'energise' ties with Europe

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Friday to " energise" ties between the United States and Europe, turning a page on past tensions fuelled by Washington's war on Iraq. "President (Barack) Obama and I intend to energise the transatlantic relationship and ...
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday he will head to Washington this week hoping to secure President Barack Obama's backing for a " global grand bargain" to save the world economy. "As part of the grand bargain the whole world must ...
The exiled Iranian opposition on Tuesday celebrated being taken off the EU's terror list and called for the United States to do the same, arguing it is Tehran that should be sanctioned. "The European Union has conceded to the rule of law," ...