A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS

: Summits with Russia and the United States and the planned reform of management of EU external aid can mark a turning point in European foreign policy - Was it really necessary to discredit Europe's aid to third country to justify the will to change?

Euro-American divergences could call into question a fundamental aspect of the way the WTO operates. There have been three developments in recent weeks in EU external relations: the Summit with Russia, the Summit with the United States and the announcement of reform of the management of Europe's assistance to third countries. The possibilities opened up by the meetings with Russian President Putin and American President Clinton cannot be evaluated today. The statements of principle and...