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...great world power," he said on Nov. 5. Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero told Der Spiegel that Europeans should "have faith in the prospect of becoming the most important global power in 20 years." Of Europe's three most prominent antiwar leaders, only German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder urged cooperation. His congratulatory telegram to Bush pointed out that "our security and stability are threatened by international terrorism, the risk of the spread of weapons of mass destruction, regional crises, poverty, climate change and epidemics. These challenges can only be met together...
...that Europe and the U.S. are bound to drift further apart, even if their size and importance condemn them to keep doing business together. "There is in fact a certain degree of astonishment," says Gernot Erler, foreign-policy spokesman for Germany's ruling Social Democrats. "If a German Chancellor were to take the country to war on reasons that turned out to be wrong, he would have no chance of being re-elected." Says David Mepham, head of the international program at the Institute for Public Policy Research in London: "I think I'm going to be depressed...
...limits to French and German creativity. With both countries at risk of breaching the pact's rules - demanding euro zone countries' budget deficits remain below 3% of GDP - for the fourth straight year, Paris and Berlin last week called for change. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder labeled the European Commission's reform proposals - taking greater account of a country's economic situation - as "not sufficient." Instead, the duo called for states to be able to exclude from budget deficit calculations some R. and D. spending and contributions to the E.U. The plans, which would...
...Chancellor Carlisle, vice-president of the Yale College Council, said that the only communication they have received about preparations for The Game was an e-mail that Mahan sent to the Council early Monday morning. “We appreciate that the council and administrators have gone to great lengths, but we would like to have a clear idea of what is acceptable and what’s not, since we do expect a large number of students to go to the game,” Carlisle said...
...operatives bombed a Berlin discothèque, killing three, including two U.S. servicemen. The U.S. retaliated by sending fighter jets to bomb Gaddafi's personal residence, killing his adopted daughter. Last month, Gaddafi agreed to a $35 million compensation deal for the non-American Berlin victims. Last Thursday, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder went to Tripoli to mark the normalization of relations. The two leaders met in a tent erected on the grounds of Gaddafi's bombed-out home, where they discussed illegal immigration and expanding German trade. The E.U. needs Libya's help to stop thousands of African...