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French President Nicolas Sarkozy stunned a European summit Thursday, clashing with top officials and tripping up on a claim that Germany was about to copy controversial Roma deportations.
Sarkozy angrily rejected suggestions by the European...
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Roma groups protested at France’s expulsion policy and threatened to take Paris to the European court Saturday, as another top EU official took aim at President...
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A row over France’s crackdown on Roma (Gypsy) migrants from Romania and Bulgaria looks set to dominate a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
President Nicolas...
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The EU Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, says the European Commission is considering legal action against France over its deportations of Roma (Gypsies).
Ms Reding...
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France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy faced new pressure on Thursday, including fresh criticism of his recent law-and-order drive and a police search of his ruling...
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During a debate in the European parliament, MEPs expressed grave concerns over Mr Sarkozy’s policy or returning the Roma from illegal camps to Eastern...
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France, which has been sharply criticized for deporting hundreds of Roma, defended its actions on Tuesday and accused Romania of not doing enough to integrate members...
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Finland’s finance minister, siad Tuesday that Finland would agree with the budget supervision proposed by the European Commission last week.
made popular May 19 2010
Peru may conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union next week, state news agency Andina reported.
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Greece will face the most stringent monitoring of any European Union country as it attempts to balance its finances over the next few years.
The news came as the...
made popular Feb 4 2010
Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the conflict in Somalia are being forced to live in woeful conditions, the aid agency Oxfam says.
It says overcrowded and badly...
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The UK is “closer than ever before” to joining the euro, according to the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.
Speaking on a French...
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The Philippines was selected to be a target country for the 15-million-euro (P950-million) global joint initiative of the European Commission and the United Nations...
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The European Commission is eyeing the X-ray vision that will flash images of European airline passengers on a computer screen in all their glory - minus their clothes....
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One of the diagnoses of why the Great Depression was so bad is that countries engaged in “competitive devaluation” — weakening their exchange rates to make...
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The European Commission on Wednesday approved the application of Slovakia to adopt the euro as its currency on Jan. 1, 2009, completing a fast and furious...
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The President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, underlined here Monday that Islam is part and parcel of Europe and he also condemned the concept of clash...
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Australia and Europe will enjoy closer relations under an agreement reached between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and European Commission President Jose Manuel...
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Reporters gather at Sabanci University to discuss Turkey’s EU bid and how the country is reported on and perceved by the media. Panelists from Austrian, British,...
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If European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso will evaluate the efforts of the U.S. against the complex problems arising from climate change, surely it...
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The European Union has certainly given the fight against climate change a new direction by approving a compromise agreement binding member countries to environmental...
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