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Ashton welcomes Obama Mideast speech

US president reaffirms commitment to 1967 borders, two-state solution.

Friday, 20 May 2011

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Commission to present new neighbourhood policy

Strategy to be published Tuesday in response to popular uprisings in north Africa.

Friday, 20 May 2011

 

Strauss-Kahn granted bail

Former IMF head will be under house arrest until 6 June trial.

Friday, 20 May 2011

WTO confirms Airbus received illegal state aid

US and EU both claim victory in long-running trade dispute.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF

Strauss-Kahn denies the charges against him and says he will fight to clear his name.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

EU defends right to choose head of IMF

The European Union's claim to nominate the head of the International Monetary Fund is under challenge after the arrest in New York of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Restructuring Greek debt is on the cards

A year on from bail-out, Greece is still in trouble as Athens is told to restart privatisation programme.
? No deal on expanded European rescue fund
? Raising Ireland's corporate tax rate ‘would slow down recovery'
? Agreement struck on short-selling
? Draghi wins backing for ECB presidency

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Parliament and Council move to end-game on food-labelling law

MEPs and national diplomats are to intensify negotiations next week on a law governing food labelling.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

EU to increase Syria sanctions

Assad to face asset freeze and travel ban as EU foreign ministers meet to discuss Arab uprisings,

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Commission seeks to break deadlock on asylum talks

Member states dismissed previous proposals.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Bosnian Serb deal on agenda

EU to discuss Ashton-Dodik agreement.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Swing to the right could hit compromise talks in Cyprus

A parliamentary election in Cyprus on Sunday (22 May) could complicate the search for a solution to the island's division into Greek and Turkish halves.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Migration proposal aims to help Mediterranean countries

Commission to launch dialogue with the countries of the southern Mediterranean.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

EU clashes over 2012 budget

Member states take aim at Commission proposal.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Barnier to seek sweeping reform of intellectual property regime

Strategy to highlight initiatives until 2014.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Call for increased competition in audit sector

MEPs to vote on the independence of audits.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

MEPs to vote on tougher rules on derivatives

Vote could put Parliament at odds with member states.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Finance ministers strike deal on short selling

Ban on ‘naked' short selling can be suspended if liquidity of debt falls below threshold.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Juncker flags up Greek debt restructuring

Eurogroup president says changing repayment deadlines might need to be considered.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Draghi wins finance ministers' backing for ECB presidency

EU leaders set to endorse Italian at June summit.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Finance ministers agree €78bn bail-out for Portugal

Juncker refuses to rule out debt "reprofiling" for Greece.

Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Eurozone growth picks up

Germany leads stronger growth picture.

Friday, 13 May 2011

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Europe's environmental footprint

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Editorial

EU must put up credible IMF candidate

The IMF must protect the legacy of the past three-and-a-half years.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

People

Founding father

Hungary's junior foreign minister has been at the heart of the Fidesz party since day one.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

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The vulnerabilities of Schengen

Divisions emerge over Schengen rules, while Commission is irritated by national decisions.

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Fifteen years of peace ‘under attack'

Bosnian Serb leader told he could face sanctions if he goes ahead with referendum on international authority.

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Crisis, what crisis?

A secret meeting to discuss the eurozone's sovereign-debt crisis was not secret for long, and the markets are getting increasingly worried.

Thursday, 12 May 2011

How much access is too much access?

MEPs to vote on tougher rules for lobbyists but there is a split over need for a mandatory register.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

Which way for the digital highway?

Neelie Kroes, the European commissioner for the digital agenda, will have to work harder to convince telecoms firms to invest more if her vision for a high-speed Europe is to come true.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

A subterranean revolution?

Energy firms and Polish politicians are excited at the prospect of capturing what could be Europe's largest reserves of shale gas, but a note of caution remains.

Thursday, 5 May 2011

All sides braced for spending row

Commission seeks 4.9% increase in 2012 budget but UK and Netherlands lead calls to reduce spending.

Thursday, 28 April 2011

Growing pressure to change EU biofuel policy

Hopes that plants could help Europe wean itself off its dependency on oil have been given a serious dent as the consequences of using land for biofuel become clearer.

Thursday, 28 April 2011

The clock ticks for treaty change

Size of Commission has to be addressed and eurozone crisis prompts minor treaty change.

Wednesday, 20 April 2011

MEPs show only modest restraint

Draft budget for 2012 is 2.3% higher than in 2011, but the Commission renews call for austerity measures.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Three down, how many more to go?

Talks on Portugal's bail-out deal were fraught, but finance ministers hope that they have done enough to stop contagion.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Towards a fairer EU agriculture policy?

As the EU embarks on further reform of the Common Agriculture Policy, the Union's newest member states are demanding that their views are taken into account.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

An election tainted by eurozone bail-outs

Sunday's general election in Finland could have far-reaching consequences for the rest of the EU.

Thursday, 14 April 2011

Pressure builds at the periphery

EU migration patterns challenge the EU, but most member states are against burden-sharing.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Commission told: you are not welcome here

Debate highlights tensions between the EU and local governments, with local mayor voicing opposition to Commission plans to develop Delta site.
? ‘EU's capital' struggles to live up to its billing
? What role for residents in Brussels's development?

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Hope of recovery and fear of more failures

The result of Ireland's stress tests show that the financial crisis is far from over.

Thursday, 7 April 2011

Markets will test eurozone claims of strength

Details of permanent mechanism now in place as Germany wins longer timeframe for contributing.
? No to a bail-out (for the time being)
? Support for nuclear safety tests
? Encouraging growth
? Show of unity on Libya marred by criticism of French leadership

Thursday, 31 March 2011

Strategy sets targets for education and jobs

Roma strategy sets targets for education, housing, employment and health.

Thursday, 31 March 2011

How arbiters of taste decide on quality

More than 1,000 products have so far qualified to display EU quality labels, but distinguishing the real stuff from imitation is not always straightforward.

Thursday, 31 March 2011

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