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EU police in Kosovo arrest alleged hit man

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:33:24 GMT

PRISTINA, Kosovo European Union police in Kosovo said Monday a man claiming to be a hit man for former ethnic Albanian rebels has been arrested on suspicion of murder and participation in organized crime.
Source: The Bellingham Herald

EU pushes China further after pledge to slow carbon intensity

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:10:06 GMT

Wen the climate is willing, but the action is weak Is Chinese enthusiasm for cutting emissions flagging?NANJING, China—The European Union said Monday that cataclysmic climate change cannot be averted without Chinese leadership, but Beijing stood firm...
Source: Grist

Oracle, Sun Will Face New EC Antitrust Official

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:55:47 GMT

Neelie Kroes, the commission's hard-nosed Competition Commissioner for the last five years, will be assigned to a new job when her term in the antitrust office expires in January.
Source: eWeek

EU police in Kosovo arrest confessed hit man for former rebels on suspicion of murder

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:43:00 GMT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — European Union police in Kosovo said Monday a man claiming to be a hit man for former ethnic Albanian rebels has been arrested on suspicion of murder and participation in organized crime.
Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Turkey looks to ease minority tensions with one eye on EU

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:39:43 GMT

Tuesday, December 01, 2009 ISTANBUL: Turkey is making moves to reconcile with the countrys minority communities, but analysts are divided on whether this new form of openness indicates a seismic shift in policy. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Source: The News

Moldova presidential hopeful eyes EU entry in decade

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:39:43 GMT

Tuesday, December 01, 2009 BRUSSELS: A man who expects to be elected Moldovas president next week said on Monday his impoverished country could join the European Union in 10 years if it pursued tough economic and political reforms.
Source: The News

Russia Unveils Proposal For European Security Treaty

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:14:42 GMT

(RFE/RL) -- Moscow has released a draft of a proposal for a new European security agreement the Kremlin says should replace outdated institutions such as NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Source: GlobalSecurity.org

Macedonia welcomes EU lifting visa restriction

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:06:55 GMT

TIRANA, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia welcomed on Monday the European Union's decision to lift the visa restriction for its citizens as of December 19, saying it is a red-letter day for the western Balkan country.
Source: Xinhua

Quoted in 'Eq. Guinea leader expected to win near 100 percent'

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:01:40 GMT

said in Boston Globe:

We feel isolated and disappointed because we are doing what little we can while those who have interests in this country should be putting pressure on this regime; countries like the United States and the European Union have the power to intervene with this dictatorship

Quoted in 'EU statement on Kashmir contradictory: Hurriyat'

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:27 GMT

said in DNA India:

These (EU) countries have their own political interests and are giving preference to these over other issues. The European Union has failed to take a clear stand on Kashmir and Palestine

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:58 GMT

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009.

Photo from AP Photo

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:55 GMT

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009.

The EU Parliament and the Treaty of Lisbon.

Thu, 21 May 2009 09:53:40 GMT