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Lumps for Czech campaign to sweeten European Union
10 09 2008 A Czech government campaign over its upcoming EU presidency which starsthe humble sugar lump created a stir on Tuesday thanks to an ambiguouslyworded phrase.
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EU to negotiate association accord with Ukraine: statement
09 09 2008 The European Union and Ukraine will negotiate an association accord tobe finalised in 2009, a joint statement said Tuesday, but there was nomention of Ukraine's membership in the bloc.
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US welcomes Russia's 'firm dates' for Georgia pullout
09 09 2008 The US State Department on Tuesday welcomed Russia's agreement to "some firm dates" for withdrawing its troops from Georgia proper, but said it must live up to a commitment to a full pullout.
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Azerbaijan minister backs Nabucco pipeline to Europe
09 09 2008 A top Azerbaijani official on Tuesday renewed his country's support foran EU-backed project to build the Nabucco gas pipeline to Europe,following fears the Georgia crisis could derail the project.
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EU backs Ukraine's territorial integrity: Sarkozy
09 09 2008 Ukraine's territorial integrity is "non-negotiable", French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday following an EU-Ukraine summit overshadowed by the Georgia conflict.
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EU experts to 'closely inspect' European airlines: commissioner
09 09 2008 EU Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani warned airlines in EuropeTuesday that they could come under the microscope following the crash ofa passenger jet in Madrid last month.
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EU offers Ukraine closer ties but no membership pledge
09 09 2008 Ukraine on Tuesday took a step toward closer ties with the European Union but failed to win a pledge of membership in the bloc at a Paris summit overshadowed by the Russia-Georgia conflict.
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Russia, EU got what they wanted on Georgia: media
09 09 2008 Both sides got something they wanted in talks between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and a European Union delegation over the conflict in Georgia, Russian newspapers wrote on Tuesday.
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Serbia's assembly ratifies EU accord
09 09 2008 Serbia's parliament on Tuesday ratified a key accord marking the first step towards membership in the European Union.
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Google cuts time search data held to nine months
09 09 2008 Google will halve the time it keeps users' Internet search data afterpressure from regulators concerned about privacy, it said on itsofficial blog.
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EU economics chief sees economy weakening
09 09 2008 EU Economics chief Joaquin Almunia warned on Tuesday that soon-to-bepublished growth forecasts would paint a dismal picture of the Europeaneconomy.
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Ukraine takes EU hopes to Paris summit
09 09 2008 French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko Tuesday for a summit expected to offer Ukraine closer ties with the EU but no immediate prospect of joining the bloc.
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Tender: using performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of ICT research in FP6 and FP7
09 09 2008 The European Commission's Directorate-General for Information Society and Media has launched a call for tenders to use performance indicators in monitoring the implementation of information and communication technologies (ICT) research in the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes (FP6/FP7).
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Rights groups concerned about EU stance on Italy's Roma policy
09 09 2008 Rights campaigners expressed concern Tuesday about the EuropeanCommission's stance on Italy's controversial Roma gypsy policy and urgedBrussels to release an Italian report on the matter.
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EU preparing new court action against Germany over VW law
09 09 2008 The European Commission is to bring new court action against Germany in its long-running stand-off with Berlin over a law shielding Volkswagen from takeovers.
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Serbia ratifies key pacts that balance its EU, Russia ties
09 09 2008 Serbia on Tuesday sealed two deals seen as a key for its future, balancing a bid for European Union membership with a stronger presence of key ally Russia in its vital energy sector.
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Russia's Venezuela gambit a test for US: analysts
09 09 2008 Russia's decision to send warships to the Caribbean is not just ariposte to US navy manoeuvres in the Black Sea, but a sign of Moscow'sdetermination to contest American influence, say analysts.
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Russian pull-out deal only a 'beginning': Saakashvili
09 09 2008 Russia's agreement to pull its troops from all of Georgia except tworebel regions is only a "beginning", Georgian President MikheilSaakashvili said Tuesday.
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Foreign firms watch Coca-Cola China deal: EU business
09 09 2008 Foreign firms are keeping a close watch on Coca-Cola's bid for Chinese juice producer Huiyuan, as suspicions about economic nationalism are on the rise, says a European business group.
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Ukraine's place is in EU, says Kiev's ambassador to Moscow
09 09 2008 Ukraine has no option but to join the European Union eventually, and thebloc should say so to help the country's leaders continue long-termreforms, Kiev's ambassador to Moscow said Monday.
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EU 'to extend anti-dumping duties' on Chinese shoes
09 09 2008 The European Union is to extend anti-dumping tariffs on shoes from China and Vietnam into next year, an EU source said on Monday.
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Georgia has EU 'solidarity' after Russia conflict: Barroso
09 09 2008 European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso expressed the EuropeanUnion's "solidarity" with Georgia on Tuesday following last month'sconflict with Russia and said it could count on EU "engagement".
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EU ministers in talks on asylum policy
08 09 2008 France urged EU governments on Monday to agree on a common policy for asylum seekers, saying the Union must offer stronger protection for political refugees.
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EU fraud office probes official at centre of media sting
08 09 2008 The European Anti-Fraud office on Monday opened enquiries into media allegations that a senior EU official gave market-sensitive information to reporters posing as business lobbyists.
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EU proposes to hike eastern Baltic cod quota
08 09 2008 The European Commission proposed on Monday raising cod fishing quotas in the eastern Baltic after a bitter clash with Poland last year over restrictions.
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