Ukraine firms up promise on Tymoshenko monitoring
22.05.12 @ 17:38
Ukraine has confirmed details of an EU parliament mission to monitor the well-being of former prime minister Tymoshenko.
Highlights
Obama endorses French ideas ahead of EU summit
22.05.12 @ 09:08
US leader Obama has effectively taken France's side against Germany in the EU debate on the financial crisis.
EU ministers disagree on Ukraine boycott
15.05.12 @ 09:38
Poland and Sweden have questioned the value of a sports boycott on Ukraine, but Austria and Belgium back the idea, while others are waiting for new developments.
'Accidental war' waiting to happen on EU periphery
14.05.12 @ 10:25
The risk of an "accidental war" sparked by a minor incident between Armenia and Azerbaijan is getting bigger.
Spanish oil company sues Argentina
16.05.12 @ 09:28
The Spanish oil and gas giant Repsol-YPF filed a lawsuit against Argentina at a US district court in Manhattan on Tuesday for nationalising its majority-owned stake in the energy company YPF.
EU takes aim at Israeli settler products
15.05.12 @ 09:22
EU foreign ministers have "warned" Israel they will take a tougher approach to exports originating from illegal settlements on Palestinian land.
NGO says Nato under-reported civilian deaths in Libya
14.05.12 @ 09:43
"I’m wondering why they did this; why just our houses?" said Muammar al-Jarud, who lost his mother, sister, wife, and eight-month-old daughter.
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NGOs highlight Israeli destruction of EU-funded projects
14.05.12 @ 09:29
NGOs have highlighted Israel's ongoing campaign to ethnically cleanse occupied territories as EU ministers meet in Brussels to discuss the problem.
EU snubs Ukraine, again
10.05.12 @ 09:34
EU Council President Van Rompuy - the Union's highest official in protocol terms - has told Ukraine's prime minister he is not welcome in the EU capital.
Question marks over EU contract for Libya security firm
08.05.12 @ 14:06
The EU's foreign relations service has awarded a juicy contract to British security firm G4S in Libya despite the fact it has no permission to work there.
Poland: Euro2012 boycott based on ulterior motives
03.05.12 @ 09:24
Polish President Komorowski has accused EU boycotteers of the Euro2012 games in Ukraine of ulterior motives.
EU to spend €50mn on private security in Afghanistan
11.05.12 @ 09:24
The EU's external action service plans to spend up to €50 million on private security guards for its Afghanistan mission over the next four years.
Europe Day: Hard challenges, soft democracy
09.05.12 @ 10:46
Europe Day in 2012 saw a small piece of history being made. A direct, transnational and digital tool of formal citizens' participation came into operation for the first time, writes Bruno Kaufmann.
Ukraine tells Reding to be less 'emotional' on Euro2012
04.05.12 @ 09:14
Ukraine's EU ambassador has told justice commissioner Reding that she should be less "emotional" in a riposte to her Euro2012 boycott.
Commission blames China for press gag in EU capital
02.05.12 @ 17:39
The EU commission has indicated that China blocked media from speaking to vice premier Li during his visit to Brussels.
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