Europe will find it hard to say ‘No’

Features discuss reactions in Europe to the win by Barack Obama in the American Presidential Election, 4 November 2008.

NATO: Press Release, 5.11.08: Secretary General congratulates President-elect Obama http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/2008/p08-136e.html

EurActiv, 5.11.08: Europe hails Obama’s election as new US president http://www.euractiv.com/en/priorities/europe-hails-obama-election-new-us-president/article-176948

BBC News, 5.11.08: Europe leaders hail Obama victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7710169.stm

Deutsche Welle, 6.11.08: Europeans Hope Obama's Change Reaches Across Atlantic http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3767960,00.html

France24, 5.11.08: World hails Obama's victory http://www.france24.com/en/20081105-international-leaders-hail-obama-victory-sarkozy&navi=EUROPE

European Commission: SPEECH/08/583: Commission President congratulates US President elect Barack Obama http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/08/583&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

Council of the European Union: Press Release: S356/08 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/declarations/103745.pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 5.11.08: Hans-Gert Pöttering congratulates the new President of the United States http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-41393-308-11-45-901-20081105IPR41392-03-11-2008-2008-false/default_en.htm

Spiegel Online International, 6.11.08: Merkel Hopes for an End to US Unilateralism http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,588853,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 6.11.08: Where's Europe's Obama? http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,588923,00.html

NRC Handelsblad, 6.11.08: Historic day for black communities http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2052098.ece/Historic_day_for_black_and_immigrant_communities_in_Holland

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 5.11.08: Time for change - what the others think http://www.rnw.nl/english

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 5.11.08: Is Europe ready for Obama? http://www.rnw.nl/english

IHT Europe, 5.11.08: Election unleashes a flood of hope worldwide http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/05/america/react.php

ESO: Background information: Europeans bet big on Obama http://www.europeansources.info/record/europeans-bet-big-on-obama/

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