 AP Photo The first administration of US President Barack Obama was heavily critical of Europe's hesitant approach to confronting the euro crisis. Things aren't likely to change in the second term. But there is hope that the White House will pivot back to Europe for a possible trans-Atlantic free trade agreement. TAGGED: Angela Merkel, Germany, Eurozone, Europe, United States, 2012, Barack ObamaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| BACK IN November 2011, as Europe struggled with its ongoing financial crisis, Polish foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, gave a speech in Berlin that beckoned toward his country’s western neighbor and pleaded with it to save... more ›› |
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