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Van Rompuy, Ashton selected to revive european project Le Roi des Belges; or perhaps not so royal but democratic, although his new Foreign Minister is a Baroness sending a message to the world that the new European Council President and his High Representative EU, US boost cooperation through Energy Council  EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and US Secretary for Energy Steven Chu attended the launch of a new EU-US Energy Council on 4 November in Washington DC, aiming to boost transatlantic energy cooperation.
The EU said Joined-up ‘development’ thinking  Joined-up thinking has become a valuable business management mantra. It’s now being put to work for EU development policy, too, in the first ever European Report on Development which was launched at the European Development Outgoing EU Commission will be no lame duck  There will be no slackening of work at the European Commission when its mandate expires at the end of October, even though no new commission will be ready to replace it, commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger Commission fines transformers cartel  THE European Commission on 7 October imposed a €67.6 million fine ($99.5-million) on French, Swiss and Japanese producers of power transformers for forming a market-fixing cartel. Germany’s Siemens also participated in the illegal agreement but EU and Arab world seek co-operation on green energy THE European Union and the governments of Egypt, Israel, Syria and much of the Arab world began discussions on 9 October on the launch of a common green energy market. The occasion was a conference Consumer prices dive deeper into negative  CONSUMER prices in the 16-member eurozone tumbled deeper into negative territory in September, according to data released on 30 September. Annual consumer prices slipped to minus 0.3% in September from minus 0.2% in August, the Why the Euro Corridors Matter: The Case of the South Moravia  The South Moravian Region (1,130,000 inhabitants) lies in the southeast of the Czech Republic on the borders with Austria and Slovakia. The region is home to the Czech Republic’s second largest city Brno, an important EU helps broker Iran okay on nuclear inspections deal  With the European Union’s chief diplomat helping lead the way, a stubborn Iranian government has agreed to international inspections of a mysterious nuclear facility and said it would continue talks about its nuclear program with Yes to the Lisbon Treaty  There are many loose ends to tie up after 2 October and we must assess the changes needed to effectively communicate Europe to its citizens. European People’s Party (EPP) Secretary-General Antonio Lopez Isturiz told New Lisbon countdown  The crucial vote on Ireland’s 2 October re-vote on the European Union’s governing document, the Lisbon Treaty – which replaced the failed EU Constitution and was rejected by the Irish last year – became even Can Lisbon help to fight poverty?  All eyes are on Ireland this week and the much-anticipated outcome of the Referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. If the majority of my compatriots do vote ‘yes’ on October 2, it will be largely down Facing Europe  Anna Diamantopoulou, former EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs is in the midst of a hectic election campaign schedule leading up to the ballot on 4 October in her country, Greece, where she is Obama Goes Historic on Nuclear Weapons: Let the Battle Begin  President Obama marked his chairing of the United Nations Security Council on September 24 with the submission of a US-sponsored resolution intended to promote the ultimate goal of the abolition of nuclear weapons. The resolution EU must take a lead in ensuring Europeans are Fit for Work  A Call to Action is being launched this week to seek proper intervention and treatment for the more than 44 million EU citizens who have a longstanding health problem that affects their ability to work. India tells the EU: US, China – now it’s our turn  With the eyes of the world riveted on China and hopes it can help end the recession still gripping the planet, the other great power of Asia – India – has quietly begun to make Barroso reelection strengthens EU abroad  Clearly relieved and sporting a winning smile, José Manuel Barroso reenters the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg to the applause of the MEPs after waiting outside for them to cast their secret ballot that Power games  It is not always easy to follow or understand the inner workings of the European Parliament – or the dynamics within and between the different political groups. The “power games” that undeniably go on behind One fearful step forward; one fearful step back  As we edge closer to the Irish referendum, even some of the most doubtful citizens of Ireland have been convinced that accepting the Lisbon Treaty is the right thing to do.
Both the government and the The EU Communication ‘propaganda’ debate  A brutal debate flared up over the hottest days of the summer in Europe, about the European communication efforts.
The discussion was sparked by a report by Swedish think-tank, Timbro, entitled “The European Union’s Burden |
EU-Russia energy game EU budget: Naming and Shaming of Member States allowing fraud A message for Turkey: tear down Cyprus’ wall now! India says global warming is not to blame for Himalayan glacier melt A misled Merkel takes a swipe at GM over its Opel U-turn Lesbian Bisexual Gay and Transexual (LBGT) organisations across Europe cooperate under the umbrella of the International Lesbian and Gay Association This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide The end of World War II found the United Kingdom winners, but literally bankrupt. The After months of networking, secret briefings, it seems that the candidates for the Council President In a meeting in Washington with the current Swedish Presidency of the European Union, US President Barack Obama said that As the United States and NATO have urged European countries to take a bigger role Europe must step up its efforts in Afghanistan if it wants to avoid straining relations Six months after they met in London and established a $1.1 trillion-dollar support package for As the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrapped up Despite French carmaker Renault’s earlier statement that it will not invest any more money in The United States and Russia on 9 November began another round of talks over nuclear Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the government will continue to adopt measures to better The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed |
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