The European Union's Lisbon Treaty was supposed to streamline the EU bureaucracy and improve communication between the two sides of the Atlantic. Instead, it essentially allows the EU a foreign policy power-grab, the driving force of which is the notion that the countries of Europe will be stronger collectively than they are separately. Sovereignty cannot be traded for influence, and the EU's attempts to do so could threaten the security of Europe and of the United States.
To counter possible adverse effects of the recent Socialist partyelectoral victory in Spain, the Bush Administration should shore upthe "coalition of the willing," convene a White House summit aboutIraq, strengthen the alliance with New Europe, increaseanti-terrorism intelligence-sharing, coordinate efforts to combatal-Qaeda in Spain, and support NATO leadership in Iraq.
On March 11, terrorists hit Spain with a human catastrophe that has by now claimed over 200 lives and left more than 1400 people wounded. And on March 14, Spanish voters inflicted a great political tragedy on their country, by defeating the sitting government of Jose Maria Aznar.
Letícia compleix 50 anys el dia 15 i arriba a aquesta data després de mostrar la seva millor faceta com a amfitriona en la cimera de l’OTAN al donar una imatge de serenitat i professionalitat que en alguns moments del passat semblava que no tingués.La reina ha superat exàmens dins i fora de casa seva per als quals.