The EU is sending 55 observers to monitor Malawi’s May 19 general election, in which President Bingu Wa Mutharik is vying for a new term in office.
Czech opposition Social Democrats have their best chance yet on Tuesday of toppling Mirek Topolanek’s minority centre-right administration.
Moscow warned on Monday that the EU’s energy security might suffer if Russia was not consulted on a Ukrainian gas ”master plan”.
EU leaders will urge the G20 leading and emerging economies to double the size of the IMF’s arsenal for fighting global recession to -billion.
The EU questioned the Obama administration about Guantánamo on Monday, as member states weigh whether to accept a US request to take detainees.
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/ 20 February 2009
Switzerland was feeling the heat on banking secrecy on Friday after the US stepped up its high-stakes tax probe against the biggest Swiss bank, UBS.
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/ 17 February 2009
Leading cellphone makers had good news for anyone with a drawer full of old phone chargers on Tuesday: the industry plans to standardise the device.
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/ 13 February 2009
G7 finance ministers are under pressure to prove they can work together to stop the rot rather than engaging in a battle of "beggar-thy-neighbour".
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/ 13 February 2009
European new cars sales fell 27% in January to the lowest level for 20 years, trade data showed on Friday.
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/ 13 February 2009
The economy of the nations sharing the euro slumped further in the final quarter of 2008, contracting by a record 1,5%.
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/ 11 February 2009
The G7 meet in Rome this week to kick off a run of high-profile meetings among leaders wrestling to get recession-hit economies back on their feet.
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/ 31 January 2009
Controversial Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp, who has been linked to South Africa’s arms deal scandal, has been blacklisted by the EU.
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/ 27 January 2009
US President Barack Obama told Arab television he would not wait until the end of his administration to deal with Palestinian and Israeli peace.
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/ 26 January 2009
The European Commission announced on Monday that it was providing €58-million in humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians this year.
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/ 23 January 2009
Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the closing of Guantánamo prison and named veteran trouble-shooters for the Middle East and Afghanistan.
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/ 21 January 2009
The war in Gaza may have ended but the territory remains under Hamas rule and Israeli sanctions, which could hinder efforts to rebuild the enclave.
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/ 20 January 2009
EU finance ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss how to mitigate one of the bloc’s sharpest economic downturns in decades.
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/ 14 January 2009
The EU raised the stakes with Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday by threatening to ditch them as gas suppliers and to promote court action against them.
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/ 14 January 2009
Dozens of protesters clashed with police in Bulgaria’s capital on Wednesday when an anti-government rally turned into a riot, police said.
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/ 12 January 2009
Dutch gas company GasTerra said on Monday it is prepared to increase its gas deliveries by 10% to alleviate the ongoing gas crisis in Europe.
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/ 13 December 2008
Angola’s parliamentary election results in September lacked transparency and were marred by serious organisational weaknesses, according to the EU.
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/ 13 December 2008
A UN conference made progress on Friday towards agreeing a fund to help poor nations cope with the impacts of climate change.
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/ 9 December 2008
EU leaders must show US president-elect Barack Obama they are serious about tackling economic slowdown and climate change by agreeing firm action.
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/ 8 December 2008
Rebels opened peace negotiations with a government delegation on Monday in their first direct talks on ending the conflict in eastern DRC.
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/ 8 December 2008
The EU joined calls on Monday for President Robert Mugabe to step down after 28 years ruling Zimbabwe.
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/ 26 November 2008
Unable to hammer out a plan to fight global warming, Europe has ruined its ambition to lead the world at upcoming climate talks.
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/ 21 November 2008
The EU is to launch an inquiry into the cause of the Russia-Georgia conflict, papers seen on Friday show, amid growing recriminations against Tbilisi.
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/ 19 November 2008
Inspired by ancient Alexandria’s attempt to collect the world’s knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library.
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/ 10 November 2008
The EU on Monday formally launched an anti-piracy security operation off the coast of Somalia, the EU’s French presidency said.
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/ 7 November 2008
The French presidency of the European Union on Friday expressed ”strong concern” over a Russian plan to station new missiles near Poland’s border.
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/ 19 October 2008
Swaziland has failed to take advantage of the opportunity to export unlimited quantities of beef to the lucrative European Union market.
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/ 16 October 2008
European Union leaders on Thursday stuck to a December deadline for reaching a final deal on fighting climate change.