Risky: PM Papandreou said a referendum on EU aid package will be held in Greece

Reuters: Nearly 60 percent of Greeks view the EU summit agreement on the new bailout package as negative or probably negative.

What military rulers of Egypt want

Few comments by Elijah Zarwan, Cairo based analyst of International Crisis Group.

Eurozone is looking for a rescue deal in China

Is it a good idea?

Eurozone deal: Pros and cons

This is probably the best situation we could realistically hope to achieve under the present circumstances. The markets will rally for a while, but if the details are not convincing and the doubts remain.

Berlusconi vs the EU (Merkel, Sarkozy)

Will PM of Italy survive?

EU and energy security: What lies ahead

And what about the energy infrastructure?

Britain’s referendum on the EU: A big issue for the next years?

Likely.

Do you think the euro will be here in 10 years?

You might say yes, but you also recognise that there is doubts about that. Do you think the dollar, the yen, the yuan and the British sterling will be around in 10 years? The answer is a clear yes. This is the huge difference.

U.S. troops out of Iraq by year-end

Abu Muqawama is rightly saying that Doug Ollivant’s argument against leaving troops in Iraq is persuasive, but I wouldn’t say most persuasive.

ETA lays down arms. Is it for real?

And what’s next?