EU Meetings

EU ministers to outline expectations for Copenhagen

Published: Friday 20 November 2009 EU environment ministers will meet on Monday (23 November) to define what a successful outcome of Copenhagen's UN climate conference next month would entail. An agreement on a new treaty is...

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A Puzzle for Our Time

Critics of the EU’s mild policy on Uzbekistan say it’s the Karimov regime that’s running the show, not the West. But the move also must have dismayed critics of the EU’s relationship with Uzbekistan, who had hoped for something...

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EU elects discrete, consensual leaders

Eight years of soul-searching and intricate manoeuvres to revamp the EU as a more powerful player in world affairs culminated yesterday (19 November) with the appointment of two discrete politicians, who pledged to profess...

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Consummate negotiator

Published on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 10:45PM EST Nationality : British Formal title : Baroness Ashton of Upholland, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Education : She studied economics at the...

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Informal meeting of eu heads of state or government

Vrijdag 20 november 2009 | Raad van de Europese Unie ] The Heads of State or Government of the European Union noted with great satisfaction that the Lisbon Treaty will enter into force on 1 December 2009

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The World From Berlin: New EU President 'Will Only Add to the Current Confusion'

Leaders of the European Union meet on Thursday evening to discuss who should get the bloc's new top jobs. German commentators suggest that, before the meeting, the leaders should do some homework and put aside national...

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Let down by Obama, Palestinians see few options

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - With U.S. diplomacy seemingly going nowhere, Palestinians are exploring desperate and at best symbolic measures to press a demand for a state that even firm believers in peace among them fear may...

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Brussels readies plans for EU '2020 strategy'

The European Commission will propose plans for a wide-ranging strategy to lift the EU out of recession next week, inviting member states to lead Europe towards a green, knowledge-based economy by 2020, according to a draft...

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BACKGROUND: The European Union's new top leadership posts

Brussels - European Union leaders were set to hold an informal dinner summit in Brussels on Thursday evening to reach a final decision on who should take the top three positions created by the Lisbon Treaty, which takes effect...

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Recognizing Palestinian State Premature: EU's Bildt

A Palestinian child stands in front of a closed gate of a United Nations food distribution center in Gaza City. (AP) Palestinian children play in an alley of a West Bank refugee camp. (EPA) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

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