Fight for treasured EU portfolios heats up - Feature
Brussels - Jose Manuel Barroso vowed to create a strong team Wednesday as European Union heavyweights vying for the bloc's most treasured portfolios piled pressure on the head of the European Commission. I am pleased to have received nominations f...
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Big increase in German military spending in Afghanistan
Berlin - Germany is planning a big increase in its military spending in Afghanistan, according to budget data Wednesday. The Defence Ministry said the reason was an increase in personnel, running and purchasing costs as well as the need to improve a ...
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EU condemns Philippine massacre
Stockholm - The Swedish presidency of the European Union Wednesday condemned the massacre of more than 50 people earlier this week in the southern Philippines. Sweden, holder of the rotating presidency of the 27-nation bloc, said it was confident aut...
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BACKGROUND: Barroso's new European Commission team
Brussels - Officials in Brussels on Wednesday published the complete list of national figures taking part in the incoming European Commission, the European Union's executive arm. Negotiations are now underway to allocate portfolios, with the new 27-m...
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Danish parties fail to agree on EU referendum
Copenhagen - Danish opposition parties Wednesday failed to persuade Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen to call a referendum on some of the country's current opt-outs from the European Union. We should not be too hasty, he said after a meeting with...
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France to tighten laws against domestic violence
Paris - The French government is drawing up a law that will sharpen punishment for those found guilty of domestic violence, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday. The new law will include penalties for psychological violence and will make f...
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Gambling grannies arrested on Cyprus
Athens/Nicosia - Forty-two elderly women, including a 95- year-old, where arrested in a raid on a gambling den on the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus, reports said Wednesday. The women, the majority of them aged between 75 and 85, were charged...
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Belgian king to appoint Leterme as premier for a second time
Brussels - King Albert of Belgium was to appoint Yves Leterme as the country's prime minister for a second time Wednesday following the departure of incumbent Herman Van Rompuy, who is to become European Union president. Political commentators said V...
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