Hans-Jurgen Schlamp

Recent Articles by Hans-Jurgen Schlamp

November 29, 2009

EU to Give U.S. Bank Transaction Data

The pressure from the Americans was "massive," say diplomats in Brussels. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apparently told her European counterparts that the ...

March 11, 2009

Guenter Verheugen's Rising Star

Europe's administrators, the "Commissioners," often dine high up on the 14th floor of the Berlaymont Building in Brussels, which houses the European Commission. When ...

October 21, 2008

'Super Sarko' vs. 'Flash Gordon'

Nicolas Sarkozy had never really liked the brusque Gordon Brown. The French President only deigns to hug the British Prime Minister when it is absolutely necessary for...

June 16, 2008

The EU Is in Chaos after the Irish 'No' Vote

Lunching with Gordon Brown is never much of a pleasure. The hapless British prime minister is known to be cranky and brusque—the polar opposite of Tony Blair, who ...

June 11, 2008

Fate of European Union Lies with Ireland

Fastidious lawns in front of tidy little family houses, Japanese station wagons lining the curb, children playing ball in Nike sneakers: Avondale Lane is a ...

May 15, 2008

Brussels Mulls Crackdown on Car Ads

The European Union bureaucracy is on a roll: After imposing restrictions on how tobacco, alcohol and food products can be advertised, it has set its sights on ...

August 6, 2007

Rising Dairy Prices Signal Globalization

Each year, buyers from Germany's largest food retailers come together to negotiate new milk contracts with the country's main dairy producers. Meeting at the ...