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France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Belgium’s papers all lead with the nomination of Herman Van Rompuy to the post of President of the European Council. In the UK however there's less interest in Catherine Ashton’s selection as the EU’s first High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Political directors, or deputy foreign ministers, from Russia, the U.S., the U.K., China, Germany and France held talks in Brussels Friday urging Iran to agree to a UN-proposed scheme
Global Security (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The United States and five leading world powers meeting in Brussels expressed disappointment Friday that Iran had not accepted a uranium enrichment offer, even as the outgoing head of the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Tehran to agree to the plan.
Middle East Analysis (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Well yes, we already knew the outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim - USSR and China watered down all previous sanctions resolutions, didn't they? But as the Obama administration had about 10 months to prepare for this moment, you would've thunk they had thought about the problema and worked out solutions, no? Apparently not. Don't ever take it for granted that the people in charge know what they...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
It was, of course, the IoS wot won it. Our "No, non, nein" campaign against Tony Blair ensured that he was not chosen as the first President of the European Council last week. Well, our campaign, and attitudes towards the Iraq war across Europe, and trade-offs between the broad political blocs in the European Union – and, undoubtedly, the unwillingness of some European leaders to be...
Labourlist (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
By Brian Barder / @BrianLB The EU’s appointments of the Belgian prime minister Herman van Rompuy (what comical names these foreigners do have!) as permanent Chairman (”President”) of the European Council, and (subject to the approval of the European Parliament) of the EU’s (British) Commissioner for Trade, Baroness (Cathy) Ashton, as High Representative for Foreign Affairs...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Spokesman says trade commissioner has not yet decided whether to attend crucial World Trade Organisation meeting after her unexpected elevation to foreign policy role Trade commissioner BaronessBaroness Ashton will take up her duties as Europe's new foreign policy chief on 1 December, halfway through a critical summit of world trade ministers in Geneva, and will be without a permanent replacement...
France24 (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Belgian ex-premier Wilfried Martens met party leaders Saturday as he began a royal commission to organise a smooth political transition after current PM Herman Van Rompuy was named as EU president. King Albert II tapped up Martens on Friday to help find the next PM without causing the kind of political crises which had beset Belgium before Van Rompuy took the reins of a coalition government less than...
Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
BERLIN -- Mohamed ElBaradei, the departing chief of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency, said Iran's continued refusal to accept tighter scrutiny of its nuclear activities would likely force the international community to impose new sanctions. Though he described sanctions as a "grievous violation of human rights" that "affect the weak" and "do not solve problems,"...
The Ephemerist (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Within all the brouhaha that the election of Herman Van Rompuy as the first European President (or rather, the permanent president of the European Council of heads of states and government) brought along, this cartoon by Zak in De Morgen may be the best reaction. (cartoon © 2009 De Persgroep Publishing – translation : “Europe has [...] Related posts: The US election – Zak style...
Belgravia Centre Hair Loss Blog (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Belgium’s Prime Minister, Herman Van Rompuy, has been named the new President of the European Council. Van Rompuy, a Flemish Christian Democrat, said he accepts the job “with enthusiasm and conviction”. This new role may leave the Fleming less time for his other hobbies. As well as his political work, Van Rompuy is known in his own country [...]
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Representatives of the 27 countries of the European Union chose respected but low-profile leaders Thursday as president of the European Council and chief foreign minister. Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy will become president, while the foreign affairs and security head will be Catherine Ashton, a British baroness who is currently EU trade commissioner. They begin their new duties Jan. 1....
Graham Pointer's Blog (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Is Europe's gain Belgium's loss? In a few weeks, Herman van Rompuy has to step down as Belgian Prime Minister to take up his new job as President of the European Council- which means that it's an end to his role of holding Belgium together across its linguistic and cultural divides. One question that arises with regards to Scottish independence is whether an independent Scotland would be bound by the...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday
In its “A Week in the Horn” report, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) raised issues on the Saudi Arabia – East African Partnership Forum, the preparation of Africa's Committee for the Copenhagen Conference, Ethiopia-Djibouti High Level Joint Commission, a controversial conference on Eritrea and the need of action in Somalia. Source: (Ethiopia) Waltainfo.com - Government statement...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | yesterday
Political directors, or deputy foreign ministers, from Russia, the U.S., the U.K., China, Germany and France held talks in Brussels Friday urging Iran to agree to a UN-proposed scheme.
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bharatbook | 10/28/2009
Bharatbook.com included a new report on "Baby food in Belgium to 2012" which gives future direction of the baby food market in Belgium with reliable historical data and full five year forecasting. Baby food in Belgium to 2012 This databook is a detailed information resource covering all the key data points on Baby food in Belgium. It includes comprehensive value volume segmentation and market share
patrickguillard | 09/02/2009
On 19 June 2009 a workshop on the rules on Cohesion Policy investments in energy efficiency and renewable energies in the residential sector was organised in Brussels by the European Commission.
steven_whittaker | 08/25/2009
Watch Anderlecht vs Lyon live at LivefootballStreams from The Champions League Qualifying Round – 2nd Leg. It will take one of the biggest turn-arounds in football history for RSCA to qualify with a 5-1 hammering in the 1st leg in France. Anderlecht would need to win by 4 goals at least to knock out Lyonnais at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels. The home side must face this daunting task...
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