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Gaza fighting continues as diplomatic efforts falter

Today @ 09:35 CET

Fighting in the Gaza Strip continued on Tuesday reaching Gaza city, despite international calls for ceasefire and multiplying diplomatic efforts in the region.

Germany nears agreement on new stimulus package

Today @ 09:16 CET

The governing coalition in Germany on Monday indicated that its latest economic stimulus package could run to €50 billion.

Russian gas supplies to EU dive overnight

Today @ 09:16 CET

Russian supplies of gas to the EU via Ukraine dived by 70 percent overnight from Monday to Tuesday Ukraine says, with Bulgarian consumers told to turn off gas stoves after an emergency government meeting.

Cold War politics haunt EU gas crunch response

05.01.2009 @ 17:44 CET

Ex-Communist EU states are again accusing Russia of using energy as a political weapon in the Ukraine gas crisis, despite European Commission efforts to paint the dispute as a purely commercial matter.

Czechs face tough time at helm of EU

05.01.2009 @ 17:44 CET

With a weak government and a eurosceptic president, the Czech Republic will have to make a Herculean effort to ensure that its six-month stint at the EU's helm does not sink into incoherency and recriminations.

Terror list complicates EU diplomacy in Middle East

05.01.2009 @ 17:45 CET

As two European delegations arrive in the Middle East for talks aiming to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza Strip, governed by Hamas, EU negotiating is being hampered by its own list of proscribed organisations, which forbids the bloc's officials from having contact with groups on the register.

Google, Fastest Rising EU Searches 2008

  • 01M6 replay (French Television Station).
  • 02Meinvz (German Social Networking).
  • 03Kino.to (Online Music Platform).
  • 04Ikariam (Free Browser Game).
  • 05BBC I player (BBC's download services).
  • 06Facebook (Global social network).
  • 07Wkw (German Social Network).
  • 08Tuenti (Spanish social network).
  • 09Obama (The next U.S. President).
  • 10Heath Ledger (Mourned Australian actor).

Fastest rising searches. Provided exclusively by to and covering the 27 EU states. For more information on Google Zeitgeist click here.

Google, Top EU Trends Of 2008

  • 01Euro.
  • 02Neuwagen (Cross-border car sales).
  • 03VAT.
  • 04Fuhrerschein (Driver's License).
  • 05Directive.
  • 06Import.
  • 07Ireland.
  • 08NATO.
  • 09Commission.
  • 10Romania.

Most popular searches. Provided exclusively by to and covering the 27 EU states. For more information on Google Zeitgeist click here.

EU sends mixed message as Gaza death toll mounts

05.01.2009 @ 09:27 CET

The Czech EU presidency this weekend retracted its support for Israel amid the ground attack on Gaza, while France switched its criticism from Israel to Hamas.

EU ambassadors meet on Ukraine gas row

05.01.2009 @ 09:27 CET

Deputy ambassadors from the 27 EU countries are to hold an extraordinary meeting on Monday in Brussels, after gas disruptions were registered in several EU states amid the Russia-Ukraine gas row.

EU, NATO increase troops after Kosovo explosions

05.01.2009 @ 09:27 CET

European Union and NATO forces have ordered additional troops to Mitrovica, the ethnically-split town in northern Kosovo, after a fresh spurt of violence between Serbs and Albanians over the weekend.

EU forces prevent Somali pirate attack

05.01.2009 @ 09:27 CET

EU forces in the Gulf of Aden have prevented several pirate attacks in the last few days and arrested more than 25 pirates.

EU concerned as Russia cuts off Ukraine gas

02.01.2009 @ 09:24 CET

The EU and the US have voiced concern after Russia has cut gas supplies to Ukraine on 1 January due to a price dispute. But EU consumers are less likely to be hit by disruptions as in early 2006.

Three EU states open up to Bulgarian, Romanian workers

02.01.2009 @ 09:28 CET

The new year has brought with it the lifting of restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian workers in Greece, Spain and Denmark, but a number of EU states would be keeping the barriers to their labour markets for three more years.

EU sending two Middle East peace missions

02.01.2009 @ 09:30 CET

The new Czech EU presidency and France will next week send two overlapping peace missions to the Middle East, amid sensitivities on Prague's capability to lead Europe.

Gaza war goes on despite EU diplomacy

31.12.2008 @ 09:33 CET

Israel on Wednesday morning rejected an EU ceasefire proposal as fighting continued in Gaza, with international pressure building around the New Year war.

Belgian king appoints ex-finance chief as PM

31.12.2008 @ 09:23 CET

Belgium's King Albert on Tuesday (30 December) swore in Flemish Christian Democrat Herman Van Rompuy as the country's new prime minister heading a five-party coalition government.