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EU's Solana to step down in autumn

Madrid - Top EU diplomat Javier Solana on Sunday announced plans to retire this autumn, in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC. I think my time has come, said Solana, 66, who has held the position for ten years. He said a decade was more than ...

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GdF and Eon braced for Brussels fine

The utilities face potentially heavy penalties from European Union competition authorities as a decision looms over allegations that they had a deal not to intrude on each other's markets

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Iron Lady pitiful at Fontainebleau, says envoy

Margaret Thatcher's reputation as a defender of Britain's interests in Europe has been challenged by a former French diplomat, who claims that at the moment of her greatest triumph she was a tearful figure

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Portugal's economy minister resigns

Portugal's economy minister has resigned after making an insulting gesture during a parliamentary debate, damaging the image of the Socialist government three months before a general election

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New EU guidelines on broadcasters' activities

The European Commission is to issue new rules under which moves by public sector broadcasters to expand their activities into new areas such as mobile TV will be subject to prior scrutiny

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European Union eyes Indian renewable energy projects

European Union eyes Indian renewable energy projects K. Venkateshwarlu Quality and energy efficiency would be key factors in accepting a productThe EU’s climate and energy policy hinged on reducing emission of GHGsHYDERABAD: Climate change is not all about hot and cold weather spikes, melting of glaciers and rising sea levels triggered partly by emission of green houses gases (GHG), but also...

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The European Union has left the building

Goddam lefties like....errr....Italy and tinpot politically unstable countries like.....errrr..... The United Kingdom have decided that it's probably not a good thing to negotiate with fascist dictators that suspend constitutional rights, force curfews, suppress media and other such trifles. Sweden’s foreign minister said all EU ambassadors have been recalled from Honduras after Honduran President...

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'Interference' rules EU out of Iran talks

Tehran warns the 27-nation bloc that it is no longer qualified to hold negotiations on the Islamic republic's nuclear programme after allegedly meddling in its presidential election

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EU scientific authority says GM maize is safe

The European Food Safety Authority pushes aside doubts raised by several European Union member states and concludes that MON810 is as safe as traditional corn crops

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Fear of being mired in internal politics

Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt wants to ensure the country's EU presidency is not bogged down by obscure institutional issues. The trouble is that Sweden will have no idea whether the Lisbon treaty will take effect until October

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Germany close to ratifying Lisbon treaty

Germany's constitutional court gave a green light in principle to the Lisbon treaty but suspended its ratification until the German parliament had amended the law governing its influence over European legislation

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Europe set for standard mobile phone chargers

Hours spent combing the office to find a mobile phone charger that fits when one's own has been mislaid could be a thing of the past from next year after much of the EU's telecoms industry committed to a 'common charger' product

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EU ready to talks with Iran on nuclear program

Javier Solana: EU is ready to that step despite the methods of protest repression after presidential elections.

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European Union Warns Iran Against Acts of Intimidation

European foreign ministers, meeting in Greece, warned Iran against harassing European diplomatic staff members.

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West hopes for restart of multilateral talks with Iran on nuke issue soon: Solana

European Union (EU) foreign and security policy chief Javier Solana said Sunday that the West hopes to restart talks with Iran on its nuclear program soon. "We would like very much that soon we would have the possibility to restart the multilateral talks with Iran on the important issue," Solana told reporters at an informal meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization for Security and...

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The European Union and Mexico want to collaborate in the fields of education and culture

The Ambassador of Mexico and the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth signed two statements mean greater collaboration in the fields of culture and education The Joint Declarations signed today in the fields of culture and education formally mark the launch of a policy dialogue between the European Commission and the United Mexican States. The European Commissioner for External...

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The European Union and Mexico want to collaborate in the fields of education and culture

The Ambassador of Mexico and the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth signed two statements mean greater collaboration in the fields of culture and education The Joint Declarations signed today in the fields of culture and education formally mark the launch of a policy dialogue between the European Commission and the United Mexican States. The European Commissioner for External...

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Neighbourhood Policy: the European Union involved for the Infrastructures

Thanks to the "NIF Trust Fund Agreement", the Member States can provide additional funds to the Neighbourhood Investment Facility. This will allow notably to influence the funding of the infrastructure projects forecasted in the neighbourhood countries