A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS

A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: A few comments with a view to EU-Russia meeting on Monday

EU presence. Community activity has been resumed at its multifaceted rate, but current political events make it necessary to look at the Georgian affair once more. On Monday, the president of the European Council will again be in Moscow. Emphasis should first of all be placed on the fact that Nicolas Sarkozy will be accompanied by Commission President José Manuel Barroso and by High Representative Javier Solana. The EU as such will hold discussions with Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, which reinforces the opinion held by some commentators that, for the very first time, the EU itself is managing a major crisis by taking initiatives and shouldering its responsibilities.

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