France, Britain engage in cross-Channel sniping amid tense politics, sour economic climate

http://dervishcom.blogspot.com/2011/12/france-britain-engage-in-cross-channel.html
PARIS — France and Britain escalated an unusual bout of sniping Friday, as Prime Minister David Cameron took a swipe at religious freedoms in France while the French finance minister criticized the U.K. economy.
The latest cross-Channel squabbling — triggered in part over a tense European Union summit last week — bared efforts to win political points at home at a time when the financial crisis has pinched both governments.
Read full article >>--
Source: http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=419ee3fe2f635c683b1dafceceef2874
~
Manage subscription | Powered by rssforward.com