European Union

Progress Towards the Eurozone Banking Union

On July 9, 2013, Megan Greene, senior fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Global Business and Economics Program hosted a discussion with European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Jörg Asmussen and Hugo Dixon, editor-at-large for Reuters News, on the critical role of the European Central Bank in fostering Europe’s economic recovery and gave a status report on […]

US Needs to Deal with EU Concerns about NSA Spying

By Editors of Washington Post

From Editors of Washington Post:  By Der Spiegel’s own account, E.U. officials discovered the NSA wiretap in Brussels five years ago.

After Criticizing US, France Finds Itself in Spotlight for Spying

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  Eric Denécé, director of the French Center for Intelligence Studies and a former military intelligence analyst, says he expects the spying allegations on Europe to be little more than a political blip

Global trends 2030: challenges and opportunities for Europe

By Robert A. Manning

Tailored to address the distinct challenges Europe faces, this report draws upon the US National Intelligence Council’s Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds and provides further, in-depth analysis on the policy priorities and opportunities for Europe in the future.

Can Europe Shoulder its Military Burden on its Own?

By Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor

From Sara Miller Llana, Christian Science Monitor:  If after World War II and into the cold war the US once jealously guarded its dominance in transatlantic affairs, today it wants Europe to take care of Europe and its neighborhood.

Europe in Search of a Global Strategy

By Emma Bonino, Radoslaw Sikorski, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Carl Bildt, European Voice

From Emma Bonino, Radoslaw Sikorski, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil and Carl Bildt, European Voice:  The time has come to engage in a new strategic discussion, taking into account the immense changes in Europe and the rest of the world during the last decade.

Rasmussen: ‘NATO is not Involved’ in NSA Spying Scandal

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  I don’t have any information about possible NSA facilities within the US representation at NATO.

Obama Responds to Allegations of US Spying

By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal, Reuters

From Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal, Reuters:  President Barack Obama tried on Monday to reassure European allies affronted by reports of U.S. spying by suggesting all the world’s intelligence services were involved in finding out the thinking of opponents and allies alike.

Want to Save Dodd-Frank? Consider TTIP

By Chris Brummer

Perhaps the last thing Democrats want to do, after all the hard work of getting Dodd-Frank through Congress, is to consider including financial services in upcoming trade talks with Europe. But it might be the best way to preserve the effectiveness of financial reforms.

European Commission Orders Bugging Sweep after US Spying Claims

By Peter Spiegel and Quentin Peel, Financial Times

From Peter Spiegel and Quentin Peel, Financial Times:  The European Commission has ordered a sweep of its facilities in Brussels following revelations that US intelligence agencies have been tapping data feeds and bugging communications of EU offices and missions.