A worthwhile compilation of the day's news by students of international relations.

Tuesday, February 24

EUobserver: EU ministers at odds over energy and eastern projects

by Valentina Pop; Full Article May Be Read Here

"The bloc's foreign ministers on Monday failed to agree on a European Commission proposal to allocate €3.75 billion to energy infrastructure projects and an extra €350 million for the EU's eastern neighbours. The commission's idea - to use unspent money from the 2008 budget for funding energy infrastructure projects - was taken out of the running after big EU donors such as Germany, France, the UK and the Netherlands opposed it."

BBC: Straw vetoes Iraq minutes release

By: Staff; Full Article May Be Read Here

The Guardian: Sarkozy promises "unlimited cooperation"

By: Stephen Brown. Full Article May Be Read Here. Also, Italian version May Be Read Here

Blogger Comment:
In memory of a long and painful story: In 1987 Italians voted a referendum banning nuclear energy. For years we discussed about the adequacy of the referendum nowadays. Until Berlusconi threw years of parlamentary confrontations in the garbage bin unilaterally taking decisions on the footprint of his cool friend Putin! It may even be the right thing to do.It's just not the right way...it's berlusca way!

Bahai World News Service: European Union expresses “deep concern” over seven Baha'i prisoners

By: Staff; Full Article Can Be Read Here

BBC: Zimbabwe Elite Seeks to Evade Sanctions

By: Grant Ferret. Full Article May Be Read Here