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US-EU take firm stance against Iran, together

Greece gets an EU reprieve – three years to solve budget woes

Yanukovich wins Ukrainian election

Commission Commissioned!

Since 50 years of isolating Cuba and Castro haven’t worked, open the door

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Commission Commissioned!...
In the first of two main votes in Strasbourg, the Framework Initiative was approved by a large majority. In the
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Will There Be Blue Skies Over...
The atmosphere is more poisonous than usual in Brussels at the moment. The city is under a smog alert and
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US-EU take firm stance against Iran,...
In a rare joint effort, the European Union and the United States have sought to underline what must remain basic
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Google makes first TV appearance ...
Last night’s Super Bowl game marked Internet search engine Google’s debut onto the television advertising market. Top executives at the
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Yanukovich wins Ukrainian election ...
In an unlikely comeback, the opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich appeared on 8 February to have won a narrow victory in
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EU Commission
Kristalina Georgieva European Parliament Hearing Report
Described as the Commissioner with the least time to prepare, Ms Georgieva was cool, calm and collected. Haiti was the
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EU says medical treatment getting to those in need in Haiti
While some critics have decried what they said is the slow progress in helping the
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Amnesty calls on the EU to stop Roma exclusion now
As the opening conference of the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion
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Kristalina Georgieva to replace Jeleva as Bulgarian Commissioner-designate
  Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov has informed European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso of his intention
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EU Parliament
Parvanova - Loyal Servant or Loose...
Following our revelations last week into Ms Antonyia Parvanova MEP and Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for
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Europe Marks Holocaust Memorial Day...
The 65th anniversary of Soviet troops liberating the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps was marked throughout Europe, and by a group of
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EU lawmakers want SWIFT agreement...
After a request from the Greens/EFA party, the European Parliament Conference of Presidents agreed that President Jerzy Buzek will send
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Enlargement
No Mladic yet, but Serbia readies its application for the EU’s club
Hoping that the Netherlands - angered that Serbia hasn’t found accused war criminal Ratko Mladic, who has been seen in
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G8 officials call for clean energy
Top world energy officials meeting in Rome on May 25, pledged to promote global economic
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Troubled Iceland is knocking on the EU’s door too
A nearly-ruined economic country, Iceland said it hopes to start talks this year to eventually
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Minister says Turkey wants only full EU membership
Turkey’s new foreign minister has ruled out Turkey accepting anything but full membership of the
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Opinion and Analyses
Medics and politicians unite in Brussels to screen out cervical cancer
The European Cervical Cancer Association brought together policymakers and medical experts from as far away as Georgia and the United
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Auschwitz liberation memorial; 65 years on
On the same day last week that Israeli President Shimon Peres delivered an emotional address
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On the Ethiopian Airlines crash; a commentary
 People whom have traveled extensively in Africa have a special place for Ethiopian Airways, for
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EU-phemisms: No one fails around here, they have “deferred success”
Just when you thought no one could beat we Americans in butchering the English language
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Energy
LUKoil and Statoil sign Iraq contract
The Iraqi government has awarded a contract to Russian oil major LUKoil and its Norwegian partner Statoil to develop for
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Novatek, Total to develop Yamal field
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek and French oil and gas major Total have
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Azerbaijan, Turkey agree on some gas terms
Azerbaijan and Turkey have agreed on the price of gas from the first phase of
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RWE plans giant offshore wind farm
German utility RWE Innogy announced it teamed up with manufacturer REpower to employ giant five-megawatt
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Environment
Beware the Environmental-Industrial Complex
As the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference gathers momentum, we can anticipate an increase of urgency, finger-pointing and awareness-raising. What is
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Obama’s climate promises boosts chances for Copenhagen deal
US President Barack Obama will attend the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December and
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Copenhagen climate talks may depend on US, China
As international leaders prepare to meet in Copenhagen on 7-18 December to try to reach
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In the Blogs
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammo
By dfid.gov.uk
Weblogs - It's Time To Vote!
By 2010.bloggies.com
Europeans and Americans see Copenhagen through different eyes
By Gulf Stream Blues
Seven lessons from Copenhagen
By German Marshall Fund Blog
Witch-hunting and other dirty tricks on the corridors of the European Parliament
By Ideas on Europe
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Kristalina Georgieva European Parliament Hearing Report
Bush For President… again?
US "Iran" like anti missile test fails!
Obama skips out of EU-US Summit
Why Greece? Why Now?
Focus
China the big lure for Volkswagen and Ford as car sales jump
The auto industry recession that hit Europe hard has shown signs of letting up and one of the biggest markets
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EU carmakers hit India auto show with compact cars

Kassandra
Why Greece? Why Now?
For the winds to set sail for the troops of the Greek coalition and battle against Troy in the world
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Murdoch Tries Teabagging
One grass roots movement has emerged in the US, enraged by President Obama's election. Calling
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An EU Expenses Scandal About To Erupt?
British politics has been rocked by abundant evidence of its members of Parliament being caught
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USA
Hillary flies to London for Afghanistan Conference
In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s timely
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The grades are in for Obama’s first year in office – and they’re not so good
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit
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The EU Commission goes To The Opera
Opera Software, a small Norwegian company, that has produced an innovative web browser since 1994,
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Beware the Environmental-Industrial Complex
As the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference gathers momentum, we can anticipate an increase of urgency,
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Russia
Russia finally ratifies Strasbourg Court reform
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 4 February signed a law on the ratification of Protocol 14 of the European Convention
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Russia, Libya sign arms deal
Libya has agreed to buy $1.8 billion worth of weapons from Russia, Russian Prime Minister
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Russia’s inflation below 2% in January
Consumer Price Index (CPI) amounted to 101.6% in January 2010, down from 102.4% in January
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Lavrov hails unification of fishing standards by Norway
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on 3 February held talks in Moscow with his Norwegian
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CHINA
EU firms bullish on China, intellectual property debated
The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of
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China miffed over German snubs at Frankfurt book fair
Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas
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As China cranks up PR machine, media groups want openness
Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed
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Columns
Alexander B Coronakis Rethinking our institutions
By Alexander B Coronakis
Andy Dabilis Obama disses the EU: you just don’t count
By Andy Dabilis
Kostis Geropoulos Yanukovich, Tymoshenko’s litany of empty gas promises
By Kostis Geropoulos
Alia Papageorgiou Our new Achilles’ heel?
By Alia Papageorgiou
Notebook What makes the economy go round?
NoteBook
Editorial Who is really money thirsty in the West?
Editorial



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The Last Tango in Lisbon
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Sauat Mynbayev
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An Argentinean "nightmare"
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Henry Rollins
Like a Rollins stone
Henry Rollins
Viviane Reding, outgoing European Commissioner for Information, Society and Media, and Commissioner designated for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
What happens if a German-Greek couple living in Belgium divorce?
Viviane Reding, outgoing European Commissioner for Information, Society and Media, and Commissioner designated for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
Rumiana Jeleva is European Commissioner designate for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, and Bulgaria's Foreign Minister
The crises the EU helps with always have a human face
Rumiana Jeleva is European Commissioner designate for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, and Bulgaria's Foreign Minister
Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
A united energy system for Russia and united Europe
Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner designate of Development, and outgoing European Commissioner for Energy
From energy to development, oil and gas Piebalgs is still in the European pipeline
Andris Piebalgs, Commissioner designate of Development, and outgoing European Commissioner for Energy
Elmar Brok, member of the European Parliament
In God the EPP trusts, but Turkey and Ukraine have to wait
Elmar Brok, member of the European Parliament
Antonio Tajani, outgoing European Commissioner for Transport, and Commissioner designate for Industry and Entrepreneurship
Tajani takes on a new post, sees a good balance
Antonio Tajani, outgoing European Commissioner for Transport, and Commissioner designate for Industry and Entrepreneurship
Theodoros Skylakakis, member of the European Parliament
Greece’s EU fishing expedition brings up empty nets
Theodoros Skylakakis, member of the European Parliament

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