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...Bush's Iraq policy has damaged his ability to push ahead on his European policies. Determined not to be labeled a sellout by British Euro-skeptics, he packaged his work in Brussels as a series of valiant sorties to preserve British sovereignty. Pro-E.U. pundits in France, Belgium, Spain and Italy assailed Blair for watering down the pact. "The greatest paradox of the European Union," said Le Figaro, "is that its most skeptical member calls the shots." French President Jacques Chirac helped Blair's reputation back home by denouncing his intransigence. "The ambitions for the constitution are reduced - especially...
Although Gehry is best known for his daring buildings—including the Guggenheim Museum in Spain and the new Stata Center at MIT—University officials said the role of the planning team will not be to design specific structures, but instead to create a framework for where different types of buildings might...
MARRIED. SPANISH CROWN PRINCE FELIPE, 36, and former TV anchorwoman LETIZIA ORTIZ, 31, the first commoner ever in line to be the Queen of Spain; in Spain's first royal wedding since 1906; in Madrid...
...aide to French President Jacques Chirac flatly says if "things continue to go badly or go worse, it will have serious consequences for the entire western world." But French officials fear that unless the security presence is recast to shed its occupation image, any foreign troops will be resisted. Spain has withdrawn its troops, and Poland may leave next year. But if--a big if--the coalition can manage to restore stability, The Europeans may then be prepared to help. Germany, which wants a seat on the U.N. Security Council, has launched a trial balloon about sending troops to help...
...been able to have a very serene discussion about this," she says. "There's been no need for someone to contravene the law of the land the way Mamère is doing in France." More surprising is the apparent serenity with which the topic is considered in Spain, despite the country's Catholic heritage. Last week Justice Minister Juan Fernando López Aguilar listed an initiative for gay marriage among proposed amendments to the Spanish penal code. A vote is expected in the National Assembly by early 2005. There and elsewhere in Europe, the question of children - what...