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EU still split over Afghanistan, but the question brings down the Dutch More than 8 ½ years after the US and NATO-led war on terror began in Afghanistan, the anguish over whether to stay and fight has continued to vex European Union countries, many of whom were US says Europe’s pacificism and pacification endangers the world  Frustrated at the European Union’s reluctance to engage terrorists or be more involved in wars on terror by supporting NATO engagements, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said what he called Europe’s demilitarization and said it Kroes says telecom portfolio was own choice The decision to take on the telecommunication and IT portfolio in the European Commission was made by the Dutch commissioner Neelie Kroes herself, reports the Telegraaf early last week. ‘I was asked to make a Amid anger, the EU’s big countries will pick its new no-name president  While Poland has demanded that the European Union’s smaller countries have a say in who will be its first de facto President under the recently-ratified Lisbon Treaty, the leaders of the bloc’s major countries are Thursday’s Last Supper  This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide who will be the President of Europe and its real Foreign Minister. It is almost The first President of the EU may be a name you don’t recognize  With the imminent implementation of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union’s de facto Constitution which creates two new top posts, that of President of the European Union and an EU Foreign Minister in all but What about gender equality?  With the Lisbon Treaty eventually signed by the Czech President Vaclav Klaus earlier last week in the coming days the two remaining top positions of the European Union will be filled. Indeed, out of the Westerschelde bill to go unpaid A new row was brewing last week between Belgium and the Netherlands over a 300 million Euro bill. According to local news reports, the Belgian government indicated that it would not be paying the Netherlands Dutch jump the gun with results, and the Far-Right wins In a move that irritated European Union officials who said it violated the bloc’s rules on releasing results of the elections for the European Parliament, the Netherlands said the far-right Dutch Freedom Party PVV, which PM calls for more and better supervision Europe will have to emerge stronger from the current crisis with stricter rules, more and better supervision, and more powerful institutions, the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said following the European Council meeting in EU leaders call for rapid reforms European Union (EU) leaders and finance ministers have forged a plan aimed at driving forward an overhaul of the world financial system and tightening market regulation. At a mini-Summit, they agreed to “a common and Political support for Iraq invasion under investigation Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on announced the establishment of an `independent committee? early last week to investigate the previous government`s political support for the US- led invasion of Iraq in 2003. In recent World anxious as France offers a hand, Germany an invitation, England applauds  Across the European Union, there was a simultaneous sigh of relief at the departure of George Bush and the arrival of Barack Obama as the new President of the United States in which EU leaders It’s either a crisis or an Irish blessing Ireland’s resounding rejection of the EU Lisbon Treaty met with a mixed bag of reactions ranging from delight from some Member States and Eurosceptics, to disappointment and regret from those who feared another crisis at hand, similar to Dutch PM plans overview of some Royal expenses The Dutch government might shortly start working on plans to implement a new system to ensure that it is easy to get a clear picture of what is spent on the Dutch royal household, media Dutch, Russian premiers sign an agriculture deal A cooperation program for 2008-2010 between The Netherlands and Russia has been signed. The Program aims to encourage the access of agricultural products and foods to each other’s markets, as well as promote investments in Netherlands, Brazil plan biofuel production cooperation  Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on a tour focused on ethanol and other bio-fuels, a sector in which Brazil is a global leader, signed a cooperation agreement with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende says having Poland made EU stronger The accession of Poland in 2004 has made the European Union stronger, according to the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. “Poland has resumed its place within Europe.” The prime minister expressed this message at Much hype about nothing as Fitna hits the virtual world The http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d9_12066- 24103 link was the gateway to Fitna, the film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, but now it has an official statement explaining the removal of the online film, blaming the British media as Don’t Mess with Texas: Exxon’s tough play in Kashagan  At the end of 2006, when Shell was effectively forced to yield majority control over the huge Russia’s Sakhalin II field to Gazprom, Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer stood up at the press conference Positive Russian-Dutch relations may help EU ties Positive Russian-Dutch relations will hopefully help promote and strengthen relations between Russia and the European Union as a whole, President Vladimir Putin has said. “I hope the good example of our relations with the Netherlands Russia, Netherlands in new deal for 2008-2010  Russia and The Netherlands will sign a new joint action plan for 2008-2010 in the near future, Russian President Vladimir Putin said following negotiations with Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende in the Kremlin on Dutch concern Gasunie to join Nord Stream project  Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende of the Netherlands expects that a deal on the Dutch concern Gasunie's joining the Nord Stream gas pipeline project and on Russian gas supplies through the Balgzand-Bacton Line gas Business and political relations with France intensified France and the Netherlands, the two countries which rejected the European Union Constitution, are going to work together to intensify the competitive power of small and intermediate businesses in their countries as well as a Don’t hold your breath, no referendum on new EU treaty  The Dutch government does not want its citizens to vote in a referendum on the new European Union treaty signed in June and so it will be adopted without one to remove a potential threat Unprecedented Merkel moves  German chancellor Angela Merkel successfully used all peaceful options, even extreme ones available to a leader, trying to rope in all 27 member states. Merkel was helped in her marathon endeavour with a midnight diplomatic France, Netherlands agree on “simplified EU treaty” French President Nicolas Sarkozy and visiting Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende on June 17 agreed to support a simplified treaty that would not have the character of a European constitution, the French President’s office Dutch want second referendum on amended EU constitution Two years after 63 percent of Dutch voters cast their ballot against the EU constitution, results of a new poll released on May 28 have indicated support for a second referendum in the country on Dutch leader says EU constitution should be renamed The European Union should rename its planned constitution to win over voters who currently see such a document as a threat to national sovereignty, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said May 23. Addressing the Merkel, Sarkozy, want compromise on Constitution German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 22 called on members of the European Union to compromise on the issue of the stalled EU constitution, while new French President Nicolas Sarkozy said EU governments were rallying |
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