Tag: European Union

Europe’s failed ‘open door’ policies must not be repeated in America

Rep. Brian Babin · May 19, 2016 4:03 am

The Obama administration is downplaying the fallout from documents leaked from negotiations with Europe over a massive trade deal. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House downplays leak of EU trade deal papers

Nicole Duran · May 3, 2016 12:28 pm

Greenpeace, a global environmental group, says President Obama may be sinking the very climate deal meant to be his top achievement in his last year in office in favor of trade concessions with Europe. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Energy and Environment

Greenpeace: Obama sacrificing climate legacy for trade deal

John Siciliano · May 2, 2016 2:32 pm

How did Britain react? Not for the first time, there was a divergence between what the pundits and politicians thought, and what everyone else thought. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Barack bombs in Britain

Dan Hannan · April 29, 2016 4:03 am

President Obama's threat to demote Britain if it were to return to self-government rather than remaining under the yoke of the EU isn't just petty and ridiculous. It's also impossible; he won't even be in office to carry it out. (AP Photo)

Instead of ‘Brexit’ could Obama zip it?

Washington Examiner · April 26, 2016 4:01 am

American presidents have not taken to counseling voters in Britain — or in France, in Japan, in Poland, or wherever voters are free — on which party to vote for or whom to choose as head of government. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s disgraceful disrespect of the British people

Michael Barone · April 25, 2016 1:50 pm

As Berin Szoka of think tank TechFreedom puts it: "Europe has a collective insecurity complex about the Internet." When it isn't attacking Google, it's trying to regulate blogs. (istock photo)

The European Union picks a fight with Google

Dan Hannan · April 25, 2016 4:02 am

Obama was greeted by Merkel in Hannover at the Schloss Herrenhausen, an historic palace. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Obama meets Merkel to boost U.S.-European trade

Eddie Scarry · April 24, 2016 3:20 pm

Obama urged Britain to remain part of the European Union during a meeting Saturday with British Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn. (Pete Souza/Kensington Palace via AP)

National Security

Obama agrees: Britain should remain in EU

Ariel Cohen · April 23, 2016 3:49 pm

U.S. has been focused on negotiating with "a big block" of countries to "get a trade deal going," Obama said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Obama: U.K. will be left behind on trade if it leaves EU

Susan Crabtree · April 22, 2016 4:53 pm

Speaking of the —œspecial relationship—? between the United States and the United Kingdom, David Cameron said belonging to the 28-nation body has helped London. (AP Photo)

Cameron uses Obama visit to promote EU membership

Nicole Duran · April 22, 2016 4:47 pm

President Obama, shown above with British Prime Minister David Cameron, urged British voters Thursday to vote "in" when they head to the polls for the coming June "Brexit" referendum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama urges Britain to vote against leaving EU

Curt Mills · April 21, 2016 11:11 pm