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/ 10 December 2010
The EU executive launched a campaign this week for a new Europe-wide system of penalties, fines and possible jail terms in financial services.
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/ 6 December 2010
One of South Africa’s richest men, Christo Wiese, is appealing a UK court decision to confiscate R7,2-million seized from him an an airport.
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/ 5 December 2010
Leaked diplomatic memos said EU president told the US ambassador that the EU no longer believed in success in Afghanistan.
Africa squared up to fight for a better economic deal with the EU on Monday as Libya’s Moammar Gadaffi opened a summit in Tripoli.
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/ 29 November 2010
African nations are refusing to sign a joint statement with the EU on climate change, saying the proposal does not reflect the continent’s priorities.
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/ 29 November 2010
Sudan announced it would boycott the African-European Union summit in Libya to "avoid embarrassment to Libya".
The EU has expressed "great concern" over President Robert Mugabe’s unilateral appointment of new Zimbabwe ambassadors.
European Union supremo Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday said the bloc was ready to take a fresh look at sanctions against Zimbabwe after pressure from SA.
The European Union may take legal action against France for the way it has handled the expulsion of Roma migrants.
The European Union nearly doubled its aid to flood-stricken Pakistan to €70-million on Wednesday.
European competition enforcers on Tuesday cleared a $3-billion merger between United and Continental that will create the world’s biggest airline.
The European Union hammered Iran on Monday with fresh sanctions against its vital energy sector.
Zimbabwe has accused the EU of delaying a new round of talks meant to assess progress in long-delayed political and human rights reforms.
The EU on Thursday sanctioned Madagascar over the "unacceptable" actions of its "de facto authorities" who seized power last year, by slashing funds.
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, the only sitting head of state wanted for war crimes, will be sworn in on Thursday.
Greece on Wednesday was to receive a first dose of a bailout loan agreed with the EU in exchange for austerity cuts which are sparking new protests.
The EU has launched its observer mission for elections in Ethiopia, which rights groups say have already been tainted by political repression.
The EU said on Wednesday said it was considering withdrawing its election observers from Sudan’s Darfur region over fears for their safety.
The European Union’s finance executive on Friday called for banks to pay into a fund that could be drawn upon in case of collapse.
The EU on Tuesday renewed its sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing a lack of progress in the country’s power-sharing agreement.
The European Union on Thursday announced a $13-million fund to help thousands of Zimbabwean smallholder farmers.
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/ 17 December 2009
The European Union on Wednesday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s rulers to end violence against civilians in the country.
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/ 11 December 2009
European Union foreign ministers agree to drop their call in a draft document for East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future Palestinian state.
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/ 2 December 2009
EU finance ministers were near a deal to set up new super-watchdogs to police banks following the economic crisis, the Swedish finance minister said.
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/ 23 November 2009
European labour markets have seen employment gains since 2000 virtually wiped out by the economic crisis, an EU report said on Monday.
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/ 20 November 2009
Europe’s quest to establish a more democratic regime came to a climax when Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy was appointed as the top official.
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/ 17 November 2009
The EU may launch its mission to train Somali forces as early as next month, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana said on Tuesday.
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/ 13 November 2009
Europe’s deepest recession since World War II officially ended on Friday when it joined Japan and the US in returning to growth.
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/ 3 November 2009
The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU’s Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification.
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/ 30 October 2009
European Union leaders resolved a funding dispute on Friday to agree a negotiating position for talks on a global deal to combat climate change.
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/ 27 October 2009
The very real risk of failure on climate change is worrying EU leaders ahead of a summit starting on Thursday.
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/ 27 October 2009
The European Union agreed on Tuesday to impose an arms embargo on Guinea over the killing of anti-government protesters.