- July 23rd, 2010
- Posted by EUA Editor
After the International Court of Justice ruled in favour of Kosovo’s independence (22.7.10), outside observers signalled a “business as usual” approach towards the territory, and efforts to help achieve a settlement of its dispute with Serbia. … Read More »
- July 18th, 2010
- Posted by Emma Cillekens
ECONOMY: Debate between maintaining conditions for an after-recession recovery, and on the other hand the drive for budget cutting and settling of public debt, has been contested over EU spending plans. … Read More »
- July 11th, 2010
- Posted by Lee Duffield

The European Parliament has approved new rules (8.7.10) to allow counter-terrorism authorities in America to monitor trans-Atlantic financial transfers using the SWIFT banking system. … Read More »
- July 10th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
An overwhelming vote in The European Parliament is expected to ensure strong legislation will now go into place to ban imports of illegal timber, mostly from tropical forests.
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- July 6th, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
The European Parliament moved close this week (5.7.10) to finalising a long-running problem with the transfer of banking information to the United States, under scrutiny of US anti-terrorism agencies. … Read More »
- June 23rd, 2010
- Posted by EUEditor
The Greenpeace organisation says it is satisfied the European Union will now crack down effectively on illegal imports of rainforest timber. … Read More »
- December 30th, 2009
- Posted by Lee Duffield
COMMENTARY: The European Union has wasted no time implementing changes sanctioned by its new treaty permitting a restructure and further expansion … and more democracy through enhancing the powers of the European Parliament. … Read More »