Barroso team set for parliament approval after lengthy delay

08.02.2010 @ 22:19 CET

The new European Commission team is set to win a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday after a three month delay and a prolonged period of infighting between the EU's two main institutions.

EU endorses Ukraine election result

08.02.2010 @ 17:39 CET

EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton has congratulated Ukraine on holding free and fair elections, in remarks that will make it harder for the losing side to contest the result.

Damning report hits out at EP expenditure

05.02.2010 @ 16:45 CET

A damning report by a member of the European Parliament's own budgetary control committee is set to question the very fundamentals of the institution's budgetary discharge procedure, with its author coming under considerable pressure from the institutions's bureau as a result.

Russia in stand-by mode over US missile plans in Romania

08.02.2010 @ 17:52 CET

Moscow is "concerned" and expects "proper explanations" on US plans to deploy anti-ballistic missile defence systems in Romania, but it is still interested in contributing to a "common assessment" of threats with Europe and the US, Russia's envoy to Brussels told this website.

US links EU security partnership to bank data deal

08.02.2010 @ 09:29 CET

US national security advisor James Jones on Saturday reassured Europe that the transatlantic partnership continues to be strong, but underlined the need for the European Parliament to allow American investigators to access EU banking data to track terrorism funding.

Germany speaks out in favour of European army

08.02.2010 @ 09:20 CET

German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has said Berlin supports the long term goal of creating a European army, which will bolster the EU's role as a global player.

Narrow victory sets stage for post-election tussle in Ukraine

08.02.2010 @ 09:18 CET

The stage is being set for a post-electoral dispute in Ukraine after the villain of the Orange Revolution, Viktor Yanukovych, won by a thin margin on Sunday.

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Markets turn on Portugal as EU trade union opposition grows

05.02.2010 @ 09:23 CET

There was no let-up in the turmoil caused by European budget deficits on Thursday, with investors turning their attention to the weak state of Portugal's public finances.

Europe to sell helicopters to Taiwan

05.02.2010 @ 16:44 CET

U-China relations have been placed under increased strain following news that a European firm is to sell a number of helicopters to Taiwan, the disputed island over which China claims sovereignty.

EU alarmed by pre-election turbulence in Ukraine

04.02.2010 @ 17:47 CET

EU diplomats at internal meetings in Brussels and Kiev on Thursday raised concerns about the potential collapse of Ukraine's election process.

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Icelandic PM warns EU over Icesave

05.02.2010 @ 09:24 CET

The prime minister of Iceland has warned the European Commission of the "damage" that could be caused by making links between the Icesave banking dispute and economic support being delivered by the IMF.

Clinton calls parliament chief over bank data deal

04.02.2010 @ 15:08 CET

US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has called EU parliament chief Jerzy Buzek to voice concern over a vote due next Thursday in which MEPs could scrap a deal allowing American investigators to track down terrorist funding via European bank transactions.

Romania to host new version of US missile shield

05.02.2010 @ 09:30 CET

Romania on Thursday announced it had agreed to the new US anti-missile defence shield envisaged by the Obama administration after scrapping initial plans in Poland and the Czech Republic.

Palm oil plantations are now 'forests,' says EU

04.02.2010 @ 17:43 CET

The European Commission hopes to redefine palm oil plantations as "forests" according to a leaked document from the EU executive.

France and Germany to unveil 10-year plan

04.02.2010 @ 09:28 CET

Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are set to unveil their own economic and political strategy document in an attempt to put some substance in the widely advertised but not always smoothly working partnership between the EU's two major economies.

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Commission extends deadline for Romanian deficit

08.02.2010 @ 15:17 CET

The EU commission on Monday extended until 2012 the deadline it had given Romania to bring its deficit below 3% of GDP. "The worsening of the economic situation since the initial recommendations were made justifies extending the deadline by one year," it said. Romania's current gap is 7.8% of GDP.

Election monitors give all clear to Ukrainian vote

08.02.2010 @ 14:46 CET

The top monitoring mission at the Ukrainian election, the ODIHR, has said the second round of voting was free and fair. "This has been a well-administered and truly competitive election," ODIHR mission chief Heidi Tagliavini said on Monday, cementing a narrow win by Viktor Yanukovych.

Sri Lanka set to lose preferential EU trade status

08.02.2010 @ 09:01 CET

Sri Lanka is set to lose its preferential trade status with the EU due to concerns over the island's human rights record. "European ambassadors have taken the decision," one of bloc's diplomats told AFP. At present, 16 poor countries benefit from preferential treatment under the EU's GSP+ scheme.

Illegal migrant shelter closed by French police

08.02.2010 @ 09:00 CET

French police closed down a make-shift shelter in Calais over the weekend, just a day after it was opening. The building was rented by an activist group and housed around 100 migrants, reports the BBC. In September, a makeshift camp in Calais known as "the jungle" was also closed.

Bulgaria risks losing billions of EU money

08.02.2010 @ 09:00 CET

A Bulgarian parliament committee warned on Sunday that the country risked losing "billions" of EU funds because of a failure to submit well-budgeted, corruption-free projects to Brussels, reports AFP. The commission has so far rejected a majority of the projects submitted for the 2007-13 period.

Zapatero facing dwindling support

08.02.2010 @ 09:00 CET

A new poll conducted by Spanish rightwing newspaper El Mundo shows support for the country's Socialist prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero dipping below support for opposition leader Mariano Rajoy for the first time. Spain currently holds the EU presidency.

EU workers suffer from skills shortage

08.02.2010 @ 08:59 CET

A report published last week has warned that a skills shortage among European workers is a key factor behind the bloc's unemployment problem. The findings of the 'New Skills for New Jobs' report will feed into debate on the EU's 2020 economic plan, the topic of an EU leader's meeting on Thursday.

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