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An extraordinary European Council summit in Brussels on September 1 ended without sanctions against Russia, though the 27-nation bloc unanimously condemned Russia’s decision to recognise the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and offered comprehensive support to Georgia. … Read More »
European leaders ended their Brussels conference on Friday (20.6.08) unsuccessful in settling political problems over their governing Treaty, but declaring confidence in being able to find a way in the coming year.
The 27 heads of government and heads of state have also taken up a package of short term measures, to ease crisis brought on in parts of the European Union, by steeply rising prices for foodstuffs and oil. … Read More »
The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pottering, has lined up with leaders of the EU insisting its planned reform treaty is set to go ahead – despite a knock-back by voters in Ireland, one of the Union’s 27 member countries.
Mr Pottering was speaking near the end of the first session of this week’s summit of European heads of government, at Brussels. … Read More »
Last week (19.3.08) the European Parliament blew out 50 candles.
It celebrated the occasion in style on the 12.3.08 at a special sitting of the Parliament in Strasbourg. … Read More »
Headlines at the start of this week seemed likely agenda-setters for 2008: a run on stock markets; Pervez Musharraf parleying with the EU over democracy; the nationalist man in front, in Serbian elections; a round-up of alleged jihadists in Spain. … Read More »