June
12: SPAIN
Protestors greet Bush as he lands in Madrid to visit King
Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain. Once past the protestors,
he is on friendly territory: The two are good friends of Bush's
father, and the Spanish government has a reputation for conservatism.
June
13: BELGIUM
Bush arrives in Brussels to meet with fellow NATO leaders,
including Secretary-General George Robertson. Bush explains
why he thinks the United States needs a missile-defense system.
A week earlier, the administration had announced its plans
to implement a limited system by 2004. Bush affirms his commitment
to expanding NATO and to peacekeeping operations in Bosnia
and Kosovo.
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Europe
takes stock of the new American president: President of the
EU Commission Romano Prodi (left) and Swedish Prime Minister
Goran Persson (center) listen to U.S. President George W.
Bush (right) at a press conference following the June 14 US-EU
Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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June
14: SWEDEN
Bush and European Union leaders confer in
Gothenburg. Bush defends his decision to drop the Kyoto climate
treaty and his plan to impose tariffs on steel imports. The
massive protests surrounding the meeting upstage more analytical
pieces in the international press.
June 15: POLAND
Bush, like his father before him, wins accolades
in Poland. He gives a speech in Warsaw celebrating 10 years
of Polish democracy, and meets President Aleksander Kwasniewski.
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