Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou attends an economic conference in Athens, Feb. 2, 2010. (Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters)
Greek prime minister fights "credibility deficit"
George Papandreou has stuck by his pledge to increase transparency despite economic woes.
ATHENS, Greece — Government jobs in Greece have long been seen as the spoils of power, handed out by whatever party was in control to reward supporters. But when Greece’s new Socialist government won national elections last October, it did something unexpected: Instead of quietly appointing party faithful, it started posting top jobs on the internet and inviting...
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Viktor Yanukovych completes his metamorphosis
David L. Stern - Russia and its neighbors - February 8, 2010 18:23 ET
Five years after his Orange Revolution defeat, Yanukovych won a democratic election for Ukrainian president.
Will Ukraine's east sway election?
David L. Stern - Russia and its neighbors - February 7, 2010 17:02 ET
Yulia Tymoshenko must improve her standing in Dnipropetrovsk to beat Viktor Yanukovych.
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Opinion: The lessons of Yalta
Serhii Plokhii - Worldview - February 7, 2010 10:12 ET
What the Yalta Conference taught us in 1945, was to respect — and be wary of — ideological differences.
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Jaruzelski, age 86, again mounts a defense
Jan Cienski - Poland - February 7, 2010 09:37 ET
The struggles of the general who crushed the 1981 Solidarity uprising reflect Poland's complicated history.
Opinion: Ukraine should turn west to move forward
Taras Kuzio - Worldview - February 6, 2010 12:14 ET
When Ukraine voters go to the polls on Sunday, they should stay true to the Orange Revolution.
The Fantastic Five: Best photos of the week
News Desk - General - February 6, 2010 11:02 ET
Best pictures include bodybuilding in Lima, the America's Cup and a dog sled race in Old Quebec.
Robinson: Northern Ireland agreement means "politics is working"
Conor O'Clery - United Kingdom - February 5, 2010 08:34 ET
Irish and British prime ministers gather with Northern Ireland leaders to celebrate new agreement.
The US-Germany divide on Iran
Cameron Abadi - Germany - February 4, 2010 06:58 ET
Will the two allies stick together in imposing sanctions on the Islamic Republic?
Full Frame: Portfolio of a young and restless photographer
Lisa Wiltse - Full Frame - February 3, 2010 07:36 ET
A photographer focuses on women and children from Bangladesh to Bolivia to the Philippines.
Dutch crack down on marijuana tourism
Paul Ames - BeNeLux - February 3, 2010 06:57 ET
And what's more, Dutch youth aren't even interested in smoking weed.
France's new breed of entrepreneurs
Ben Barnier - France - February 2, 2010 11:20 ET
Bulgaria's violent crime problem
John Dyer - Europe - February 2, 2010 06:38 ET
Do a recent murder and political corruption scandal signal a resurgence of crime in Bulgaria?
Opinion: "We’ve got your back, Balts"
Michael Moran - Worldview - February 1, 2010 10:32 ET
NATO, after year of tip-toeing, promises a plan to defend its small, eastern-most members.
Goa's tourism boss links sexual assaults to bikinis
Jason Overdorf - India - February 1, 2010 06:45 ET
A shocking case provokes outrage. The local government blames swimwear.
Industrial Spanish town opts for the arts
Michael Moffett - Spain - January 31, 2010 09:39 ET
Niemeyer architecture leads revitalization in Aviles.
Poland's PM bows out of presidential race
Jan Cienski - Poland - January 30, 2010 09:55 ET
Donald Tusk says he wants to remain prime minister in order to pass needed reforms.
Tony Blair sets forth his own Iraq history
Matthew Hart - United Kingdom - January 29, 2010 13:14 ET
In testimony before Britain's Iraq Inquiry, the former prime minister insists the intelligence justified war.
Verdict launches de Villepin's political future
Mildrade Cherfils - France - January 29, 2010 12:56 ET
Will the former prime minister challenge French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012?
Russia, Belarus oil tiff resolved — for now
David L. Stern - Russia and its neighbors - January 29, 2010 07:14 ET
Belarus's Lukashenko has few cards to play in disputes with Russia.
Global Blogs:
Frizzelle
Proud ItalianCook - Italy - February 9, 2010 00:41 ET
Frizzelle, I haven't had them in years until a week ago when my friend Jean brought a platter full to our monthly Bunco get together. She stirred up so many good memories eating these as kids, and we all wondered why we stopped buying them! After one bite, I couldn't wait to go...
Taxi Drivers For Change Donate leftover Money
Irish Taxi - Ireland - February 8, 2010 23:20 ET
As promised Taxi drivers for change have donated money collected from drivers and not used in the course of their campaign to Temple street hospital, a grand total of €1607.25 was gratefully received by the Hospital at 4:30pm yesterday. Colin Cashel (Treasurer TDFC) Aisling...
Daily Politics
EU Referendum, by Dr. Helen Szamuely and Dr. Richard North - United Kingdom - February 8, 2010 20:15 ET
Andrew Neil eviscerating Rob Watson ... and most definitely quoting from this blog. Listen to his questioning on Africagate.CLIMATE CHANGE – FINAL PHASE THREAD
Mmmm.... Is that why?
Ask a Frenchman - France - February 8, 2010 19:55 ET
A huge number of people arrived on this blog today with the following query on google: "how to impress a French man", just in the last 90 minutes, 23 people arrived this way.I was wondering why, and then I stumbled upon that commercial that aired during the Super Bowl last...
Challenges for the new president
Foreign Notes - Russia and its neighbors - February 8, 2010 19:07 ET
I liked this article written the day after the final round of the presidential elections by Viktoria Syurmar in 'U.P.' I've roughly translated portions below:"On the first day after the presidential elections there are several challenges for Ukraine which have to be addressed...
Prague models for the largest panoramic photo in the world / Praha modelovala...
CZECHMATE DIARY - Czech Republic - February 8, 2010 19:03 ET
The Czech Republic is famous again! The world’s biggest panoramic photo happens to portray the beauty of Prague. This is what the 360cities.net says about it: ‘This image a super high resolution photo. Use your mouse to zoom in and see a startling level of detail....
An Open Letter To Enda Kenny
Mick Fealty - United Kingdom - February 8, 2010 19:46 ET
By now, the newspapers have been put to bed. Based on the preview I caught on Vincent Browne’s TV3 show, half of them are predicting dire consequences for you as a result of George Lee’s...
Offshore Piracy?
Blog From Italy - Italy - February 8, 2010 18:35 ET
If you follow the Italian news, then you will know something of the amnesty designed to recoup the billions Italians have stashed out of the reach of Italy’s taxman in comfy offshore accounts. Said amnesty has, so far, seen some 80 billion Euros return to Italian banks. ...
Riding to Hounds with Nicolas le Petit
French Politics - France - February 8, 2010 18:31 ET
This is precious (h/t MYOS): Les chasses présidentielles! On avait oublié que ça existait. Ou plutôt on pensait que ça ne pouvait plus exister. D'ailleurs, un président du XXIe siècle qui avait dit, je cite... «Je veux changer la pratique de la république: plus de...
A polite round of applause directed towards The Times
A LibDemVoice contributing editor - United Kingdom - February 8, 2010 18:18 ET
I wasn’t expecting that. The Times has reported its latest opinion poll. It has reported the changes in party share of the vote. And then Peter Riddell has said, These shifts are within the margin of error Why’s that impressive? Because nearly every opinion poll only...
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