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Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal

Croatian parliament ratifies Slovenia border deal

AFP - Yesterday, 05:59 pm

ZAGREB (AFP) - The Croatian parliament ratified on Friday a deal with Slovenia for international arbitration to resolve a border row between the two countries that blocked Zagreb's bid to join the European Union. More »

  • Belgians proud but concerned over Van Rompuy exit

    Reuters - Yesterday, 02:43 pm

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgians on Friday mixed pride with trepidation over Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first president of the European Union because of the risk of instability after his exit as prime minister. More »

  • Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy (L) laughs with France's President Nicolas Sarkozy during a family photo with European Union leaders after Van Rompuy was elected EU President during an extraordinary summit in Brussels November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Thierry Roge

    EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 09:57 am

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy, who is little known outside his own country, as the bloc's first president on Thursday to lead efforts to make it more influential on the world stage. More »

  • SNAP ANALYSIS - EU backs consensus over egos for top jobs 

    Reuters - Yesterday, 09:57 am

    BRUSSELS (Reuters) - In a surprisingly quick compromise, European Union leaders have named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton as EU president and foreign policy chief. More »

  • Brown welcomes EU role for Labour peer

    Brown welcomes EU role for Labour peer

    ITN - Yesterday, 06:50 am

    Gordon Brown has said Britain will remain a powerful voice in Brussels after Baroness Ashton was appointed as the EU's foreign minister. More »

  • Europe names Belgian PM as first president

    Europe names Belgian PM as first president

    AFP - Yesterday, 06:46 am

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU leaders picked little known Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile. More »

  • Who is EU's Catherine Ashton?

    Reuters - Thursday, November 19 11:34 pm

    (Reuters) - European Union leaders appointed Catherine Ashton as its foreign affairs chief at a summit on Thursday, EU officials said. More »

  • Belgian prime minister named first EU president

    AFP - Thursday, November 19 09:24 pm

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - European leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the European Union's first president on Thursday, the EU presidency announced, after Britain dropped its backing for Tony Blair. More »

  • EU leaders name Belgian premier president: diplomats

    AFP - Thursday, November 19 08:55 pm

    BRUSSELS (AFP) - EU leaders chose Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy Thursday as the European Union's first president, diplomats said, after Britain dropped its backing for Tony Blair. More »

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