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Czechs flip-flop, give Lukashenko a seat in Prague To the dismay of human rights supporters, Czech officials defended their decision to invite Belarusian President Aleksander Luka - shenko, whose undemocratic rule earned him the label of Europe’s last dictator, to this week’s summit Slovenia tells EU to back off over Croatia European Union officials have urged Slovenia and Croatia to quickly resolve their border dispute, warning that the row could also slow down the EU membership bids of other Balkan nations as well, but Slovenia isn’t Non-partisan technocrat to head the new Czech government; Topolanek, Vondra, Schwarzenberg out  Following the April 4 evening negotiations in the Czech Republic between the three outgoing governing parties (Civic Democrats, Greens and Christian Democrats) and the biggest opposition party, former Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek made an announcement Amnesty writes a letter Pushing for death penalty elimination in Belarus Amnesty International penned a letter this week to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Czech republic as the current rotating Presidency of the European Council calling for pressure EU and Palestine push Israel on two-state solution  The Palestinian Authority and the European Union have cautioned Israel’s prime minister-designate, Benjamin Netanyahu, against forming a government that does not believe in a two-state solution for the Middle East. A government whose members are EU Evaluation to commence in March Montenegro submitted its application to be accepted as an EU candidate country in Paris in December amid pressures from European capitals not to undertake the move. However, once the application was submitted, both the European Prague, Paris to hold regular talks French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg said on February 23 their countries would be holding regular talks following extensive media reports suggesting strong disagreements between the former and current presidencies Clinton pours on the praise in her first EU visit  US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton brought her country’s diplomatic charm offensive to the European Union’s headquarters when she began a series of meetings with “young Europeans” and the bloc’s top representatives. “Europe today Smaller EU states say “cliques” undermine unity over economy  The European Union’s battle against righting countries crippled by the recession is being undermined by political infighting and insider clubs more concerned about national interests and excluding smaller members, a group of diplomats and ministers Clinton says Iran key to US missiles in EU US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has suggested the United States could “reconsider” placing a missiledefence system in Eastern Europe if Iran dropped its pursuit of nuclear weapons, but cautioned that the Islamic state EU can’t decide what to do about Guantanamo  After demanding for years that the US should close its terrorist suspect camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – and then getting its wish when new US President Barack Obama said he would do just that More EU advisors seen coming for Afghanistan The European Union plans to increase its staff of legal and police advisers in Afghanistan in the coming months, EU officials said after meeting with their Afghan counterparts in Prague. The current contingent of 180 Israel tells EU it wants secure crossings into Gaza  Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has told her European Union counterparts that her government is willing to reopen border crossings into the Gaza Strip for humanitarian reasons but insisted that weapons smuggling to the terrorist A rocky start to a barrier-free European future  It hasn’t been such an auspicious start for the Czech Republic’s EU Presidency. After taking over the reins from the French on January for a six-month as the country holding the rotating leadership of the Czech mate 2009 has already brought so many gifts; it’s barely been a couple of days and yet it seems to be the year that will keep on giving. Gazprom decided to go ahead and cut Ukraine Israel launches ground offensive as EU troika visits  The European Union leaders were hot in pursuit of the elusive cease-fire in the Middle East as Israeli ground forces moved in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the eighth day of a massive Israeli Czech Republic takes over EU chair amid crisis  The Czech Republic assumed the sixmonth rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1, nearly two decades after communism collapsed in the central European country of 10 million. The second formerly communist nation after Palestine bets on Czech presidency for peace  Palestine hopes that the Czech EU presidency in the first half of 2009, along with the new US administration, will contribute to the peace process between Palestine and Israel, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Malki said Prague visit gives hope to accession talks  Following a meeting with his Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg, Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic said he was convinced that Czech EU presidency in the first half of next year will largely push Serbia and the Czech Republic to speed up Croatia EU accession talks  Croatia may complete EU accession negotiations next year, but probably only after Czech presidency in the first half of 2009, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said after a meeting with his Croatian counterpart Gordan Jandrokovic Turkey pins hopes on EU Czech presidency Turkey firmly believes that progress in its talks on entry to the European Union will be achieved during the Czech Republic’s forthcoming EU presidency, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said in Prague on November 6. Second radar treaty in September Czech and US negotiators are likely to complete talks on the second missile shield treaty in September, Czech Defence Minister Vlasta Parkanova said on August 28. Parkanova said she also expects the centre-right cabinet of Technical Russian oil cuts to Czechs coincide with US deal  The Czech Republic seemed unfazed by a Russian decision to cut oil deliveries by about 40 percent, but voiced its confusion as to the motivation behind these cuts. Russia stopped sending up to 7,000 tonnes Prague, Washington ink radar deal US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg on July 8 signed a treaty under which the Czech Republic is to host a radar base for a missile defence shield the US plans to build in Europe. Czech Republic is not a risk factor…  As Europe is bracing for its newly-jacketed copy of the constitution, now named as the Lisbon treaty, the Czech Republic last week indicated it would “probably” ratify the treaty on the future arrangement of the Czechs say US missile-shield signing is delayed The signing of a deal to place a US missile defence site in the Czech Republic, once tentatively set for this month, has been postponed, Czech officials said. Remarks by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek suggested Czech-US missile defence talks are likely to end soon Czech and US officials are likely to wrap up talks on the second missile defence treaty this week, the Czech Defence Ministry said. The negotiating teams are scheduled to meet in Prague for three days Topolanek says he won’t be in Beijing for the Games opening  Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has said he will not attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Beijing, press reports said. “I will not go to Beijing. I am certainly not for an Olympics boycott Czech-US missile talks go on, Russia involved wants a presence  Over heavy objections from citizens, Czech and US negotiators are still negotiating a treaty that defines the status of US troops to be stationed at a planned US missile- shield radar base on Czech soil, US-Czech Republic missile deal could be at hand  After months of uncertainty, American and Czech Republic officials said they are close to signing a diplomatic treaty under which the former Soviet satellite would host a radar station for a planned US missile defence |
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China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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