EU concerned about potential instability in Jordan
08.02.12 @ 17:52
With all eyes on violence in Syria, some EU countries are becoming increasingly concerned about the risk of instability in neighbouring Jordan.
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EU and Russia: The pipeline race delusion
08.02.12 @ 09:21
The EU can do more for energy security by internal gas market reforms than by grandiloquent pipeline politics.
Commission still pulls the strings on EU foreign policy
06.02.12 @ 18:28
A new deal between the European Commission and Catherine Ashton sheds light on how much power the EU executive still has on foreign relations.
France calls for EU-Arab action group on Syria
04.02.12 @ 23:25
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EU to keep paying new Hamas-linked government
07.02.12 @ 09:29
The EU has said it will keep on giving money to the Palestinian authorities despite their new deal with Hamas, an EU-designated terrorist group.
EU considering global summit on Syria crisis
06.02.12 @ 17:49
UK foreign minister William Hague has said EU countries my convene a global summit on how to bring down Syrian leader Bashar Assad despite a blockage in the UN.
Deja vu as Russia gas cuts hit eight more EU countries
03.02.12 @ 09:26
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EU official predicts major anti-Putin rally
02.02.12 @ 18:39
EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has predicted there will be a big turnout at a pro-democracy rally in Moscow on Saturday.
EU pushes Arab plan for regime change in Syria
31.01.12 @ 00:57
EU leaders have urged the UN Security Council to adopt an Arab League plan for getting rid of Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
The EU and Belarus: Sanctions? What Sanctions?
27.01.12 @ 08:29
Brussels and Paris' decision to let Belarusian interior minister Anatoly Kulyashou - a man accused of torturing political prisoners - is a a shameful betrayal of the Belarusian people.
EU and Arab countries put forward new UN resolution on Syria
26.01.12 @ 09:17
EU countries on the UN Security Council and a handful of Arab states have put forward a new resolution on Syria. But Russia is unlikely to let it fly.
Russia cuts EU gas, blames cold weather
01.02.12 @ 10:05
Gazprom has begun cutting gas supplies to the EU in order to meet higher demand in Russia caused by severe cold weather.
EU points to oil reserves after Iran threat
27.01.12 @ 18:50
The European Commission has noted that "there is a lot of oil around" inside reserves in EU countries even if Iran makes good on threats to stop shipments next week.
Israeli minister: EU reports are 'Israel bashing'
26.01.12 @ 17:36
Israeli information minister Yuli Yoel Edelstein has questioned the accuracy of EU reports about the Israeli occupation of Palestine in an interview with EUobserver.
Organised crime problem dogs EU record on Kosovo
25.01.12 @ 09:08
Four years after EU police came to Kosovo it has not indicted any top suspects on organised crime, posing questions about its work and the integrity of Kosovo's leaders.
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