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Monday's global agenda: Europe visits the US
Your morning global affairs speed-read
European Parliament President Martin Schulz arrives in Washington today for a three-day visit aimed at shoring up support for a free trade agreement between the United States and the 27-member European Union. Schulz, on his first official visit to the United States, is slated to meet with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today before meeting with Vice-President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) later in the week. Immediately following Schulz's visit, a delegation of 30 members of the European Parliament will be in town to discuss transatlantic trade and job creation.
U.N. climate change talks convene today in Doha, Qatar. [The New York Times]
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum visits Capitol Hill this afternoon to slam the U.N. convention on people with disabilities alongside Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association.
EU finance ministers try to hammer out a $57 billion bail-out for Greece. [Associated Press]
In other news:
Israel's defense minister, Ehud Barak, announced Monday that he would soon “leave political life,” eliminating what is widely seen as a moderating influence on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. [The New York Times]
The Israel-made, U.S.-funded Iron Dome anti-missile system almost didn't get off the ground, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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