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Barroso team wins approval from EU parliament

AFP - Yesterday, 07:43 pm

STRASBOURG (AFP) - The European Parliament on Tuesday gave overwhelming approval to the new team of EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso who urged governments to step up the fight against the economic crisis. More »

New EU Commission team to get green light, finally
AFP - Yesterday, 02:56 am
BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso's new team is set to get the green light from the European parliament Tuesday, ending a three-month limbo period during the bloc's worst ever economic crisis. More »
Iran announces nuclear expansion
ITN - Monday, February 8 04:22 pm
Iran has announced it will expand its nuclear programme, in a move likely to fuel tension with the West. More »
Germany supports European army: foreign minister
AFP - Saturday, February 6 10:48 am
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Germany supports the creation of a European army in the long term so that the EU can be a "global player," Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. More »
Germany supports idea of European army: FM
AFP - Saturday, February 6 09:00 am
MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Germany supports the creation of a European army in the long term so that the EU can be a "global player," Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. More »
NKorean-flagged Libyan ship hijacked off Yemen: EU
AFP - Wednesday, February 3 07:56 pm
BRUSSELS (AFP) - A North Korean-flagged and Libyan-owned cargo ship was hijacked on Wednesday south of the Yemeni coast, the EU's anti-piracy naval force said. More »
EU Backs Plan To Save Greece From 'Abyss'
SkyNews - Wednesday, February 3 01:24 pm
Greece's plans to tackle its growing budget crisis by increasing retirement age, hiking fuel taxes and freezing civil servants' pay have been approved by the European Commission. More »
Britain urges military co-operation with France: report
AFP - Wednesday, February 3 05:34 am
LONDON (AFP) - Britain is calling for greater military co-operation with France in a bid to map out a more secure future for the country's cash-strapped armed forces, a newspaper reported Wednesday. More »
UK to struggle to meet green energy targets
Reuters - Tuesday, February 2 02:05 pm
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Britain could struggle to hit its target of getting 15 percent of its energy from renewable resources within the next decade, according to a UK government report submitted to the European Union. More »