EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana

I 've been mulling over Javier Solana's words in his Stockholm/Russia interview. You can watch it for yourself by clicking here . I've also been pondering his sudden total lack of fame at Google.com whereas at Yahoo.com he present enjoys 6,990,000 hits as of the time of this writing. At Google.com he is down to 297,000 hits -- that is until you do the search like this: "Javier Solana" -Cumbey At which point, the hits instead of decreasing by the 9,800 stories where my name and his are mentioned together, increase dramatically to 5,680,000. That's somewhat less than the nearly 7 million stories he ... Read Full Story

Tomorrow is a big day for the European Union. Its 27 heads of state doing business as the Council of Ministers of the European Union are to meet. Javier Solana is the Secretary General of that body as well as his other positions (Secretary General of the Western European Union; Office of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy CFSP), etc. They are meeting to elect a President for the EU and even more importantly the "High Representative." It is clear from reading both the newly ratified Lisbon Treaty as well as its predecessor failed Constitution that the Foreign Minister holds ... Read Full Story

T he mystery of Javier Solana's lineage continues. A few years ago, famous Spanish writer and diplomat Salvador de Madariaga was proudly proclaimed as Javier Solana's grandfather. Javier Solana was his "nieto" (Spanish for grandson). After revelations of Nieves Mathew's occultism, suddenly, Salvador de Madariaga became an "Uncle" and thereafter "Great Uncle." Nieves Hayat deMadariaga Mathew's Italian language eulogy proclaimed she was the mother of "due figli" (two sons). Now the relationship of Javier Solana and Salvador de Madariaga, whose foundation Javier Solana currently heads, has been lessened to that of "Great Uncle." HOWEVER, those telling the story on his behalf have obviously done ... Read Full Story

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has a closer relationship with the European Union than official EU-membership candidate Croatia, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Wednesday. "Israel is, allow me to say, a member of the European Union without being a member of the institutions," he said to warm applause from a conference of business and political leaders in Jerusalem. "It's a member of all the programs..." "No country outside the continent has the type of relations Israel has with the European Union," Solana added, emphasizing Israel's participation in EU research and technology programs. "I don't see the president of Croatia here," Solana said, ... Read Full Story

The US will confront Iran with accusations it is developing nuclear weapons in crunch talks next month between Tehran and six world powers which are set to be held in Turkey, officials said Tuesday. The announcement that long-awaited talks will take place from October 1 was greeted as a welcome first step by United States officials but a White House spokesman made clear there will be no holds barred in the discussions. The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana meanwhile said the talks would "very likely" take place in Turkey, a country seen as having good relations with both the West and the ... Read Full Story