EU officials eye 3.7 per cent pay rise despite crisis
Brussels - European Union officials in Brussels have raised eyebrows by eyeing 3.7-per cent pay rises at a time of deep economic crisis and near-zero inflation. The proposed hikes reflect increases in the cost of living in Brussels. They also take in...
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Socialists propose Ashton as EU foreign minister
Brussels - European Union socialist leaders Thursday proposed Britain's Catherine Ashton as their choice for the post of EU foreign policy chief, sources at a summit in Brussels said. An economist and Labour politician, Ashton currently acts as the b...
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Socialists propose Ashton to steer EU foreign policy
Brussels - European Union socialist leaders Thursday proposed Britain's Catherine Ashton as their choice for the post of EU foreign policy chief, top officials at a summit in Brussels said. The decision could clear the way for EU leaders to pick Belg...
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EU inches towards top jobs deal as Brown backs Ashton
Brussels - European Union leaders moved closer to a deal on appointing the bloc's new top officials Thursday after British premier Gordon Brown dropped his long-held support for Tony Blair in favour of Catherine Ashton as EU foreign policy director. ...
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Consensus on EU top jobs near: diplomats
Brussels - European Union leaders were close to a deal on appointing Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the bloc's first full-time president and Britain's Catherine Ashton as its new foreign policy chief, diplomats in Brussels said Thursday....
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Herman Van Rompuy chosen as EU president
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, prime minister of Belgium, as the bloc's first-ever full-time president on Thursday, diplomatic sources said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force on ...
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Catherine Ashton chosen as EU foreign policy chief
Brussels - European Union leaders agreed to appoint Catherine Ashton, the bloc's trade commissioner, as its first-ever foreign policy director on Thursday, officials in Brussels said. The post was created by the Lisbon Treaty, which comes into force ...
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EU leaders arrive in Brussels for top jobs summit
Brussels - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged fellow European Union leaders to rally behind the most suitable candidates for the bloc's top posts. We need suitable candidates and broad consensus, Merkel said as she arrived in Bruss...
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EXTRA:Sweden seeks to clarify EU president's role
Brussels - The European Union's Swedish presidency on Thursday tried to clarify what the bloc's first-ever full-time president should do as EU leaders arrived in Brussels to nominate the new top official. EU member states are torn over whether the pr...
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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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ANALYSIS:Bid or bluff as the EU plays climate-change poker?
Luxembourg - If you want poker players to show you their cards, you have to put your own hand on the table first. That was the philosophy which led the European Union on Wednesday to publish a near-complete set of demands for United Nations climate-c...
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Brussels seeks end to EU 'asylum lottery'
Brussels - Officials in Brussels on Wednesday called for common and fairer asylum rules within the European Union in order to offer refugees a higher level of protection. The proposals put forward by the bloc's top justice official, Jacques Barrot, a...
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BACKGROUND:The EU's (partial)recipe for Copenhagen
Luxembourg - These are the main points which European Union environment ministers think should be covered by a deal on fighting climate change in Copenhagen in December:TARGETS: global warming should be limited to 2 degrees centigrade above pre-indus...
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Pirates hijack container ship in Indian Ocean
Brussels/London - A Singapore-flagged cargo ship has been hijacked in the Indian Ocean, the European Union Naval Force said Thursday. During the early morning of October 15 2009, a Singapore-flagged container ship, Kota Wajar, was hijacked in the In...
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EXTRA:EU approves watered-down proposals on climate change
Luxembourg - European Union environment ministers on Wednesday agreed a watered-down negotiating position ahead of international talks on fighting climate change by putting off a key debate on billions of euros in emissions permits, diplomats said. T...
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