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Supporters of the self-determination movement shout slogans during a demonstration in Pristina. The protesters said the United Nations Interim Kosovo Mission (UNMIK), and the Kosovo Albanian government were responsible for failing to use their powers to prevent Serbia's plans to hold weekend elections in Kosovo.

Serbia adopts EU, Russia deals ahead of crunch polls

AFP - Friday, May 9 06:41 pm

BELGRADE (AFP) - Serbia's coalition government, which collapsed in disarray over East-West ties, adopted deals with the European Union and Russia on Friday, two days before crunch general elections. More »

  • Italy's new government on Thursday named Antonio Tajani, seen here in 2006, at the EU Commission's Headquarters in Brussels, from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, to replace Franco Frattini at the European Commission, a statement said.

    Italy names successor to Frattini as EU commissioner

    AFP - Friday, May 9 01:06 am

    ROME (AFP) - Italy's new government on Thursday named Antonio Tajani, from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia party, to replace Franco Frattini at the European Commission, a statement said. More »

  • EU gives cautious welcome to Medvedev pledges

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 04:58 pm

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - A top European Union official on Thursday welcomed a pledge by Russia's new president to protect freedoms and improve the rule of law, but said it remained to be seen if this would become a reality. More »

  • EU probe says travel Web sites mislead consumers

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 01:15 pm

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - One in three European consumers are being misled or ripped off by Web sites selling airline tickets, the European Union's consumer chief said on Thursday, warning the industry to improve or face legal action. More »

  • Juncker says Sarkozy should be at Olympics opening for EU

    Reuters - Thursday, May 8 11:08 am

    PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy should represent the European Union at the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games and European leaders should support him, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday. More »

  • A man with a flag attends an anti-Russia protest rally at the Russian embassy in Tbilisi May 7, 2008. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

    Georgia seeks EU police for breakaway region

    Reuters - Wednesday, May 7 08:31 pm

    STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - Georgia wants the European Union to send police to the separatist region of Abkhazia, Georgian Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Baramidze said on Wednesday. More »

  • L-R: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French State Secretary in charge of European Affairs, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, his Turkish counterpart Ali Babacan and EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn arrive for a press conference in Ankara. The EU said that a legal bid to ban Turkey's ruling party threatened the country's political stability and urged Ankara to accelerate its reform drive.

    EU concerned over political stability in Turkey, calls for reform

    AFP - Tuesday, May 6 07:48 pm

    ANKARA (AFP) - The European Union said Tuesday that a legal bid to ban Turkey's ruling party threatened the country's political stability and urged Ankara to accelerate its reform drive to overcome domestic tensions and ease its entry into the EU. More »

  • EU commissioner seeks to kill telecoms plan

    Reuters - Tuesday, May 6 04:11 pm

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Commission proposal to boost competition by forcing telecom companies to run their networks and commercial arms separately should be scrapped, a top European Union lawmaker said on Tuesday. More »

  • EU urges Turkey to probe May Day police crackdown

    Reuters - Tuesday, May 6 03:52 pm

    ANKARA (Reuters) - The European Commission accused Turkish police on Tuesday of using excessive force against protesters during an outlawed May Day rally and called on authorities to investigate the events. More »

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