new york times: European Commission Chief Assails Britain Over Treaty Veto

LONDON — A senior European official blamed Britain directly on Tuesday for making compromise impossible at a summit meeting last week when Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed European Uniontreaty changes designed to help save the euro currency. In Parliament on Monday, Mr. Cameron said he had acted to protect Britain’s interests and, contrary to criticism, had not consigned the country to the sidelines of Europe. [more...]