Expectations low ahead of EU-US summit

The EU and the US are to meet on Tuesday (10 June) to freshen up transatlantic relations, with issues such as Iran, climate change, the current food price crisis and US visa policy on the table.

But expectations about what the bilateral summit can bring are low as US President George W. Bush's term in office winds down.

According to Antonio Missiroli from the Brussels-based European Policy Centre, the summit is unlikely to produce great headlines. "We have the president who i...