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Belgium

Type: Country

Name: Belgium

population: 10,443,010

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 2 hours ago - 55 Documents

Jean-Claude Juncker

Europe, 51 Desperately Seeking Leaders (Energetic, Multilingual, from Small Country Preferred)

Today's think tanks 51 Desperately Seeking Leaders (Energetic, Multilingual, from Small Country Preferred) BRUSSELS – On November 3, the Czech Republicâs Constitutional Court ruled that the European Unionâs Lisbon Treaty is compatible with the countryâs ... [Zaman - 2 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Lisbon Treaty, Jean-Claude Juncker, Brussels

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 19 hours ago - 100 Documents

Barack Obama

Obama welcomes EU apppointment

US President Barack Obama has welcomed the appointment of the European Union's first president, saying it would make Europe an 'even stronger partner' for the United States.Mr Obama issued his congratulations after the EU's 27 heads of government named ... [RTE Online - 19 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Barack Obama, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Diplomatic Corps

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 13 hours ago - 30 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

International Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA head hopes Iran won't miss chance

Article's topics: Iran, Iranian Nuclear Program, Iranian Nuclear Threat, Mohamed El-baradeiArticle's topics: Iran, Iranian Nuclear Program, Iranian Nuclear Threat, Mohamed El-baradeiAs representatives of six world powers met in Brussels on Friday ... [Jerusalem Post - 13 hours ago]

Entities: International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Sanctions, The Rods, Cristina Gallach

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 7 Documents

Herman van Rompuy

Herman Van Rompuy is the 'shrewd master of the shabby compromise'

Devoid of patriotism and contemptuous of democracy, Herman Van Rompuy perfectly embodies the culture of the EU.His sole political ideal is the creation of a federal superstate, destroying national identities across Europe.As someone who has known him ... [Mail Online UK - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Herman van Rompuy, European Union, Flemish, Paul Beliën

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 24 Documents

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

Ashton named EU foreign supremo: diplomats

BRUSSELS (AFP) - Britain's Catherine Ashton was on Thursday named the European Union's new foreign affairs supremo by European leaders meeting in Brussels, two diplomatic sources said."Mrs Ashton has been chosen," one diplomat told AFP."Everything is ... [Yahoo! Canada - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Brussels, European Commissioner, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Herman van Rompuy

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 Documents

European Commission

Brussels warns on accounts rules

The European Commission has warned that it will be months before it decides whether to support a radical overhaul of accounting rules on how banks and other financial institutions value their assets ... [FT.com - Brussels - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Brussels, European Commission

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 34 Documents

European Union

European Union: Fading presidential ambitions | Editorial

Who do you call when you want to call Europe? After five years of wrangling designed to deal with the Henry Kissinger question, the EU last night failed to provide a satisfactory answer. The first ever president of the European council is to be the haiku-writing ... [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents (in Politics)

The Brussels Name Game: Who Will Fill the EU's Top Jobs?

Who Will Fill the EU's Top Jobs?Female members of the European Parliament protest against the male-dominated candidate list.European leaders are getting ready for a long night of discussions as they prepare to choose the EU's first full-time president ... [Spiegel Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: European Union, Brussels, Fredrik Reinfeldt, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Council of the European Union

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 12 Documents

Europe picks troupers for starring roles

When the concept of a new president for Europe was first drawn up by Valery Giscard dEstaing, it was assumed widely that the august former French President was writing a job description for himself. It would be a role fit for a former President of France, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, European Union, Jean-Claude Juncker, Fredrik Reinfeldt, David Miliband

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 9 Documents (in Politics)

US still hopes Iran will change mind on nuclear deal

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it hopes Iran will still accept a confidence-building nuclear deal even as it plans to meet again with five other world powers to discuss steps to end Tehran's defiance.Meeting in Brussels on Friday, the six powers ... [The News International - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iran, Robert Wood, Tehran

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 8 Documents

Europe names Belgian PM as first president (AFP)

BRUSSELS (AFP) EU leaders on Thursday picked little known Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy as Europe's first president with a mission to give the continent a greater world profile.Catherine Ashton of Britain became the European Union's foreign ... [Yahoo! News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: European Union, Carl Bildt, Pierre de Boissieu, United Kingdom, 2003 invasion of Iraq

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 Documents

Research and Markets: Belgium In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1a7472/belgium_in_vitro_d) has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Belgium In Vitro Diagnostics Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" to their ... [Individual.com - 17 hours ago]

Entities: In Vitro Diagnostics, Belgium

Quotes

...4 million tonnes. 'While our total turnover is Rs.5,500 tonnes, our export component accounts for about Rs 1,200 crore,' Bhattacharya said. "While the US and European Union countries are major export destinations for Indian jute products, jute bags for packing cocoa and coffee are sought after in Africa." Turkey and Belgium also import the fibre for manufacturing carpets and South America is another emerging market, he added

Panaji: Jute Council to Focus on Goa to Boost Sales [Daijiworldcom - 2 hours ago]

...Congratulating the ambassadors, N Nazarbayev expressed confidence that their diplomatic mission in Kazakhstan will be successful. "I would like to congratulate you on the beginning of your responsible diplomatic work in Kazakhstan. I am certain it will be fruitful and its practical results will allow our countries to develop up to a new, higher level of political and business cooperation" the President of Kazakhstan said

Ambassadors presented credentials to President of Kazakhstan [Kazakhstan Today - 4 hours ago]

"There are lots of unanswered questions in what led the world to this situation" Sharan Burrow, president of the International Trade Union Confederation, Belgium, said at a press briefing

What does it take to balance the global books? [Gulf News - 6 hours ago]

...constitutional and political crises, he emerged from an emergency meeting with Belgium's King Albert II to make a typically gnomic statement. "Every human being must choose between mystery and the absurd. I chose mystery" was all he said to the crowd of waiting and expectant journalists

Herman Van Rompuy: quirky exterior conceals sharp operator [Telegraph - 7 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Got it at last! [EU Referendum - 1 hour ago] "The choice of two low-profile leaders means that there are two immediate political winners from the process. The first is the European commission, under its renominated ...
Poland: Catholics Propose Adding Cross to Natio... [Global Voices Online - 2 hours ago] The recent ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Soile Lautsi, who was offended by crucifixes displayed in her child's school in Italy, states: The ...
European Union: Now to make it work [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago] Are Herman van Rompuy and Cathy Ashton the best of all available choices as the European Union council president and the high representative on foreign policy respectively? ...
EU: The Next Generation (Blast Furnace Canada B... [Progressive Bloggers - 4 hours ago] After what was thought to be a potentially crisis meeting for the current rotating chair of the EU Council Presidency, Sweden's PM Frederik Reinfeldt, the 27 heads ...
EU Who? [The New Republic - The Plank Feed - 5 hours ago] Today the European Union finds itself with two new top leaders--Herman Van Rompuy, the EU’s first president, and Catherine Ashton, the new high representative ...

Audio/Video

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EU's new foreign policy chief speaks to Al Jazeera [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 17 hours ago]
Belgian trumps Blair [ITN News - YouTube - 20 hours ago]
New leaders on the block [CNN International - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
Al Jazeera speaks to the EU foreign policy chief [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/20/2009]
New leaders on the block [CNN.com - Video - 11/20/2009]

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