Last Friday's Franco-British budget row threatens to overshadow an EU-US summit on foreign policy and trade in Washington today (20 June).
European Commission chiefs meeting US president George Bush are set to issue a joint declaration on promoting freedom, democracy and human rights as well as to inch toward freer trans-Atlantic trade in goods and capital.
But at least part of the visit will be aimed at proving that the EU is still a functional partner, despite fears that the r...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.