Obama’s Europe trip shifts focus to Ukraine
March 23rd, 2014
11:43 AM ET
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6 years ago

Obama’s Europe trip shifts focus to Ukraine

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(CNN) – President Barack Obama’s European tour – originally focused on nuclear security and a first-time meeting with the new Pope – has taken on new urgency as international allies seek ways to punish Russia for its incursion into Ukraine.

Obama’s four-day continental excursion still features some Old World flair at the newly refurbished Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and a tour of the Colosseum in Rome. But amid the Vermeers and ancient ruins, the President must try to rally European leaders around a tougher response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s movement into the Crimean Peninsula.

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Filed under: European Union • President Obama • Russia • Ukraine • Vladimir Putin
Kerry, Hagel rebuke Reid on fast-track trade bill
February 1st, 2014
03:45 PM ET
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Kerry, Hagel rebuke Reid on fast-track trade bill

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(CNN) - Even old friends have occasional disagreements.

In a rare joint appearance at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel dismissed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's opposition to renewing fast-track trade authority and predicted that the bill will ultimately pass in spite of Reid's opposition.

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Filed under: Chuck Hagel • European Union • Harry Reid • John Kerry • Trade
August 17th, 2010
11:06 AM ET
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Obama to attend European Union summit in November

Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama will travel to Portugal in November for a summit with the leaders of the European Union, the White House announced Tuesday.

The meeting on November 20 in Lisbon will include European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, according to a news release.

"The president looks forward to this opportunity to meet again with EU partners, to reaffirm our transatlantic agenda, and to advance our cooperation on issues of mutual concern," said the release, which called the U.S.-EU economic relationship "vital to global prosperity."


Filed under: Candidate Barack Obama • European Union