--- description: Bergdahl's freedom stirs controversy, Obama travels to Europe, Apple displays new iOS and demeanor, and marijuana leads to sleepless nights. title: Obama's Euro Trip image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte151870335ac8274/698695fdadae440452543865/obama-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Obama Kicks Off European Trip by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 4:31 PM CUT  President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw June 3, 2014. President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw June 3, 2014.Kacper Pempel—Reuters by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 4:31 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Tuesday, June 3. [President Obama](http://time.com/2817298/obama-asks-for-1b-to-boost-u-s-military-in-europe/ "undefined") heads to Europe 70 years after D-Day to confront a continent once again divided by fighting. [An American hero](http://time.com/2817428/obama-bergdahl-taliban-warsaw/ "undefined") or a deserter whose actions left six rescuers dead and five terrorists free? Bowe Bergdahl is free from the Taliban, but not from accusation. [Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference](http://time.com/2814361/apple-radical-change/ "undefined") didn’t reveal any groundbreaking products, but did show Apple’s new relaxed demeanor. And finally, [marijuana](http://time.com/2814282/marijuana-sleep-deprivation/ "undefined") doesn’t just keep you high, it keeps you up. A study shows that pot smoking can cause sleepless nights and unwanted drowsiness. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2817492/obama-europe-bergdahl-apple-marijuana/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2817492/obama-europe-bergdahl-apple-marijuana/"},"headline":"Obama Kicks Off European Trip","datePublished":"2014-06-03T16:31:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:10:59.862Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2817492/obama-europe-bergdahl-apple-marijuana/","keywords":["The Brief","Marijuana","Ukraine","Apple","europe","Obama","iOS","D Day","sleep deprivation"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte151870335ac8274/698695fdadae440452543865/obama-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte151870335ac8274/698695fdadae440452543865/obama-europe.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw June 3, 2014.","caption":"President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Central and Eastern European Leaders at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw June 3, 2014.","creditText":"Kacper Pempel—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2817492/obama-europe-bergdahl-apple-marijuana/","name":"Obama Kicks Off European Trip"}}]}] ```