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Gordon Brown 'went for second best to spite Tories'

Gordon Brown rejected advice from Lord Mandelson to seek one of the big economic posts in the European Commission for Britain once it was clear that Tony Blair could not succeed in becoming Europe’s first president, The Times...

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The EU's nice stitch-up

Lady Ashton is apparently a perfectly personable woman, but she was only chosen because she ticked the right boxes If someone held the patent for the word "nice" they would make a fortune today: the only thing anyone can find...

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Brussels warns on accounts rules

By Nikki Tait in Brussels and Rachel Sanderson in London Brussels has warned that it will be months before it decides whether to support a radical overhaul of accounting rules on how banks and other financial institutions value...

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New EU chief good for ties with China

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy attends a press conference after an EU summit at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, capital of Belgium, Nov. 19, 2009. Van Rompuy was elected the first full-time EU President...

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Campaign Guru Singh to speak at first European Personal Democracy Forum Conference

BARCELONA, Spain /Advertising Industry Newswire/ — In conjunction with the launch of ElectionMall’s new ElectionMall.EU website, Ravi Singh, CEO of ElectionMall Technologies, will be speaking in Barcelona, Spain at the first...

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What Does Europe Think of Ergenekon?

Europe is correct to be skeptical of Turkey's European Union accession prospects - but Brussels should be wary not because Turkey is not "part of Europe," but because its democracy remains fragile and its liberalism incomplete....

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The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?

The EU's new foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton smiles as she addresses the media at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. The EU leaders agreed on trade commissioner Catherine Ashton of Britain...

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Statement of Barroso at the press conference following the summit

José Manuel Dur ã o Barroso P resident of the European Commission Statement of President Barroso at the press conference following the European Council extraordinary Summit Figures and graphics available in PDF and WORD...

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Possible EU President Tells Bilderberg: Levy Green Taxes On Europe

The man tipped to be Europe's first president is already considering new EU taxes to fund the rising cost of Brussels and the welfare state. Herman Van Rompuy, the Belgian Prime Minister, broke his silence before Thursday's...

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'Tough' fishing talks being held

Key fisheries talks for the Scottish fleet in Brussels have been described as "tough". EU ministers are discussing technical measures to govern fishing in 2010, amid calls for a re-think on discards - where fish are thrown...

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