Both the right-wing conservative and the progressive camps are almost equally emphasising their readiness toorient themselves towards Washington. Nevertheless, the conservatives accuse their opponents ofnot being pro-American enough intheir stance.

Oblonskys’ Moment of the European Union The beginning of Leo Tolstoy’s masterpieces Anna Karenina well characterises Europe before (and probably also after) this week’s elections for the European Parliament: “Everything was in confusion in the Oblonskys' house. The wife had discovered that the