Sweden's prime minister, the current chair of EU summits, says he is half-way through consultations to determine a shortlist for the new EU top jobs. Fredrik Reinfeldt said he expected to be ready soon to call a special EU summit to appoint the permanent EU president and foreign policy chief. The Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, has emerged as a frontrunner for the post of EU president, the...
Berlin - The European Union's Swedish presidency will set the date within days for an EU summit to decide who should be the bloc's first president, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Monday. I will call a summit within a matter of days, Reinfeld...
EU president Fredrik Reinfeldt sounds out fellow leaders over choices for president of the European council and EU foreign secretary European leaders launch a week of summitry tomorrow consumed by secret wrangling over who should get the two top jobs in the EU created by the union's new rulebook. Fredrik Reinfeldt, the Swedish prime minister and current EU president, has been sounding out fellow leaders...
NEW DELHI: Lauding the role of voluntary organisation Sulabh International in providing hygienic and cheap toilet facilities to poor in India and other developing nations, visiting Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt has said the toilet ...
Over half of Swedish voters put their faith in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt according to a new poll. Green Party spokesperson Maria Wetterstrand has emerged as his biggest competitor, surpassing Mona Sahlin in the popularity stakes.
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt can once again lay claim to the title of Sweden's most power person, having nudged his own finance minister Anders Borg from the top spot in a new ranking released on Thursday.
Hair blows in the wind After years there is still wind Sadly no hair Now, that might go down in history along with "I have a dream", "We will fight them on the beaches" and the Gettysburg Address. Or it might not. There's plenty more where that came from- the pen of Herman van Rompuy, the Belgian Prime Minister, and apparently now the front-runner to be President of the European...
The European Union and India need more talks to bridge differences on climate change and social issues before they sign a free trade pact, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Thursday.
Not that there's any urgency , but the United Nations Climate Change Conference , which will begin December 7, in Copenhagen, already is in deep trouble. Guess why... According to The Guardian : A global deal to fight climate change will take at least six months and possibly another year to finalise, according to negotiators at the heart of the UN talks. In a series of briefings, senior British and...
New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Thursday held talks on a wide range of issues in hopes of providing a fresh impetus to bilateral ties in the areas of trade, energy and environment. Sing...
Contending that developing nations account for a significant share in green house gas emissions, Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt said such countries are vital to the solution to tackle global warming.
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday criticized US efforts to adopt new climate change legislation, casting fresh doubt on whether the upcoming Copenhagen conference would result in a binding deal on carbon emission cuts.
Stockholm - Consultations have started regarding the new post of European Union president, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Wednesday. Sweden is current holder of the rotating EU presidency. ...
The United States and the European Union on Tuesday sent their congratulations to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for his re-election, saying they are looking forward to working with the new Afghan government. "We welcome the conclusion of the electoral process, and we congratulate President Hamid Karzai on his reelection. We look forward to the formation of a new government, representing the will...
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