NATO Summit in Bucharest

Who 'Won'?

The initial post mortems on this week's NATO's summit in Bucharest are reminiscent of the old fable about a group of blindfolded men trying to identify the elephant in their midst. Touching just the tusks leads to one conclusion, the trunk another, and the tail yet another... full story


By BRIAN WHITMORE
Story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

NATO summit: Macedonia

Macedonia veto stokes tension
Macedonia's bid was blocked by Greece because of a 17-year row over the country's name. Athens says it implies a territorial claim on its northern province - also called Macedonia - and wants the former Yugoslav republic to change its name to New or Upper Macedonia. But the veto has only inflamed nationalist feelings. In a gesture rarely seen at a Nato summit, a group of Macedonian journalists angrily walked out of a news conference after Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer made the announcement


By OANA LUNGESCU
BBC European affairs correspondent, Bucharest



NATO summit: Afghanistan

More EU troops in Afghanistan
At the NATO summit from 2-4 April, France pledged 1000 troops, alongside promises from Italy and Poland. From Britain, 450 soldiers will join the 7, 700 UK troops in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province


By NICHOLAS NEWMAN
Story from www.cafebabel.com