This report provides a brief overview of the European Union's (EU) accession process and Turkey's path to EU membership.

This report discusses commercial ties between the United States and the 27-member European Union. These ties are substantial, growing, and mutually beneficial, but differences in regulatory approaches limit an even more integrated marketplace from developing. This report is intended to serve as an introduction and primer on this complicated, broad, and often highly technical set of issues.

This report discusses a new law, Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), that the European Union (EU) began to implement On June 1, 2007.

This report uses data from two public sources to compare agricultural support between the United States and the European Union (EU): (1) estimates of domestic support for agricultural programs based on World Trade Organization (WTO) notifications; and (2) the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) country-level policy database. Each of these data sources uses a slightly different metric to evaluate agricultural support. The report includes an overview of farm programs in the U.S. and EU, comparisons of support based on the metrics, and conclusions with policy implications.

Copy of transcript for commentary on a proposed Mexican law pertaining to duties on importations. The author also addresses arguments relating to counterfeit currency and nationalized banks.

Interview with Herman Berges, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a medic in World War II. Berges describes his time in basic training in Texas, service in Germany and France, and general feelings on war and life after. He also talks about receiving the Silver Star, the third highest medal in the Army, from General Anthony McAuliffe.

This report provides a brief overview of the European Union's (EU) accession process and Turkey's path to EU membership.

The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a new agreement for combating intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement. The ACTA negotiation concluded in October 2010, nearly three years after it began, and negotiating parties released a final text of the agreement in May 2011. Negotiated by the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union and its 27 member states, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, and Switzerland, the ACTA is intended to build on the IPR protection and enforcement obligations set forth in the 1995 World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).

This report looks at how the European Union Emission Trading Scheme's coverage of carbon emission from commercial flights affects air carriers from the United States and other countries.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a planned meeting of Arab oil nations which has been delayed in Vienna.

Letter from D. W. Kempner to Hotel Sacher discussing a confirmation of hotel reservations during his stay in Vienna.

Letter from Lee Guth to D. W. Kempner discussing travel plans for D. W. Kempner's trip to Europe.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about no still official confirmation from Tripoli, Libya but a high ranking Libyan office claims Arab oil ministers did lift the oil embargo against the U. S.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about ministers of oil exporting countries who are meeting in Vienna have failed to agree on whether or not to change international oil prices.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a high ranking Libyan official who says that the Arabs have decided to end the oil embargo against the United states.

This report provides detailed background and legal analysis of the nature of the current European Union embargo on arms exports to China. It also provides detailed background on the European Union’s current Code of Conduct on Arms Exports. A strengthened version of the Code would be one of the control mechanisms that would remain should the EU lift the embargo on arms exports to China. This report also gives information on recent EU arms exports authorized for China. It further summarizes U.S. concerns regarding the lifting of the arms embargo, and notes the prospective timing of EU action on the embargo issue.

In May 2003, the United States, Canada, and Argentina initiated a formal challenge before the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the European Union’s (EU’s) de facto moratorium on approving new agricultural biotechnology products, in place since 1998. Although the EU effectively lifted the moratorium in May 2004 by approving a genetically engineered (GE) corn variety, the three countries are pursuing the case, in part because a number of EU member states continue to block approved biotech products. Because of delays, the WTO is expected to decide the case by December 2005. The moratorium reportedly cost U.S. corn growers some $300 million in exports to the EU annually. The EU moratorium, U.S. officials contend, threatened other agricultural exports not only to the EU, but also to other parts of the world where the EU approach to regulating agricultural biotechnology is taking hold.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mark F. Heller discussing Denny's stops during his trip to Europe and hoping that he and Mark will be able to meet.

Letter from Hotel Sacher to D. W. Kempner discussing their ability to provide Kempner's desired accommodations of two double rooms with bath and one salon while detailing the daily rates of the suites.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mrs. Siller requesting confirmation that her reservation at the Hotel Sacher be for the first week in September.

Letter from Jeane B. Kempner to Mrs. Siller discussing her reservation at the Hotel Sacher and her hopes that they can provide her a sitting room and a room for her maid as part of her accommodations for her stay in the last week of August or first week of September.

Letter from Hotel Sacher to Mrs. D. W. Kempner discussing their sympathies over the passing of D. W. Kempner while mentioning the accommodations and daily rates they will be able to provide Mrs. Kempner for her trip to Vienna, Austria.