Topic: Western Europe

From Albania, freed Guantánamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold

As Congress worries about the dangerous prisoners, a Chinese Uighur asks: Why not release those deemed innocent?

With Arabs, Obama never had a honeymoon

Two recent polls show that Arab nations have not embraced the president the way other areas of the world have.

On European trip, rock-star Obama faces skeptical allies

While he is popular, American policies are not. He will be hard-pressed to win concessions on his plans for the economy or Afghanistan.

Some in Eastern Europe ask: What economic crisis?

Ahead of G-20 summit, Czech and Polish leaders say their banks have no toxic debt and auto factories are humming.

Global crisis aside, foreign carmakers flock to Russia

No ‘Rust Belt’ in sight at Russia’s ‘Little Detroit.’

Eastern Europe’s fall puts Continent on edge

Latvia’s collapse and the sinking East is hurting Western banks, and the ideals of unity.

World Bank president: Eastern Europe must not fail (Latvia just did)

Sunday's vote: A return to Fortress Switzerland?

A vote Sunday could end Switzerland's brief experiment with open borders.

Opinion: Combat the terror of rape in Congo

The world must act to stop this weapon of war.

Will stimulus plans go global?

Efforts outside the US tend to amount to 1.5 percent of GDP or less, one tally finds.

After Sarkozy, a Czech takes EU helm

Czech President Vaclav Klaus, an economist and self-proclaimed 'Euro-dissident,' is critical of much of the governing body's efforts.

A global trade decline?

In a rare alignment, most of the world's big economies are expected to shrink.

Europe hopes havens will give bees a break

Plan Bee encourages governments to set aside safe places for bees to buzz.

Jupiter's leaving - but Venus and the moon will meet again soon!

Venus, and Jupiter, and the moon, oh my!

The Monitor's View: Ukraine's stalled revolution

The global economic crisis could actually help Kiev's bogged-down government.

Dimming hope for European auto giants

The industry seeks help, but analysts wonder if falling demand can be reversed before makers resort to deep job cuts.

The Monitor's View: Financial crisis, Part 2

Developing countries need urgent help. The IMF is acting quickly, but it needs help, too.

Europe's financial crisis is spreading eastward

Hungary and Ukraine received emergency loans from the IMF Sunday. Belarus and Serbia are asking for help, too.

World

A scramble to unlock bank lending

US regulators are cranking out an array of options.

Europe pushed to produce its own rescue plans

Three major lenders were rescued on Monday as the global credit crisis spread.

Finland school shooting sparks debate over gun ownership

A gunman killed 10 people and himself in the second massacre in a Finnish school in less than a year. The attack comes in the wake of new EU gun legislation.

The goal – satisfying work, or your calling?

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Why We Watched

A historian examines the mental landscape that allowed the Holocaust to happen.