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European Union

Type: Organization

Name: European Union

Nationality: Belgium

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for European Union

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 6 Documents

Turkey and EU in spat over Bashir

Abdullah Gul, Turkey's president, has accused the European Union of 'interfering' after the bloc asked Ankara to reconsider its decision to allow Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the indicted Sudanese president, to attend an Organisation of the Islamic Conference ... [Al Jazeera - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Turkey, European Union, International Chamber of Commerce

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 4 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

Mahinda Samarasinghe

Sri Lanka hopeful of EU trade concessions

COLOMBO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- A senior Sri Lankan minister said on Saturday that the government was hopeful that the European Union (EU) would extend its preferential trade concessions known as the GSP+ for its garments exports from the island. 'We are ... [Xinhua News Agency - 4 hours ago]

Entities: European Union, Sri Lanka, Concession, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Human Rights

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 32 Documents (in Environment)

Fredrik Reinfeldt

Reinfeldt warns India of climate change dangers

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Friday cautioned India about the impact of climate change if upcoming UN climate talks fail to produce a new agreement to reduce emissions.Reinfeldt criticizes US climate bill (5 Nov 09)Reinfeldt targets US and China ... [The Local Sweden - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Fredrik Reinfeldt, Global Warming/Climate Change, Copenhagen, Climate, India

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 20 Documents

World Trade Organization

China defends export restrictions on raw materials

BEIJING - China on Thursday defended its restrictions on the export of certain raw materials, countering accusations from the United States and Europe that the curbs amounted to trade protectionism.On Wednesday, the United States, joined by the European ... [Philippine Daily Inquirer - 11/05/2009]

Entities: China, World Trade Organization, European Union, Mexico, Steel

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 4 Documents (in Politics)

EU undecided on presidency

The UK foreign secretary is emerging as the frontrunner to be the European Union’s next head of foreign policy, but the contest for the bloc’s full-time presidency is still open, say diplomats ... [Financial Times - Asia homepage - 11/06/2009]

Entities: European Union, Foreign Policy, United Kingdom

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 5 Documents (in Politics)

Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

India, EU officials to discuss drug-confiscation issue

Indian and EU officials will meet shortly to resolve the issue of confiscation of Indian drugs en route to Africa and Latin America."We talked about this issue. Our commitment on pharma, on generics, is to find a solution that works for India," EU Trade ... [Individual.com - 11/06/2009]

Entities: European Union, India, Catherine Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 5 Documents (in Politics)

Jean-Paul Gauzes

UPDATE: EU Parliament Study Blasts Proposed Hedge Fund Rules

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Legislation drafted by the European Commission that would tighten regulation of hedge funds and private equity firms is 'poorly constructed, ill-focused and premature,' according to a study requested by the European Parliament.The ... [Nasdaq - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Hedge Fund, European Union, Jean-Paul Gauzes, Matthew Dalton

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 9 Documents

Turkey defends invitation to Bashir

President Abdullah Gul accused the European Union of 'interfering' by asking Ankara to withdraw an invitation for Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Sudan's indicted president, to attend an Islamic summit in Istanbul ... [FT.com - Brussels - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Turkey, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir, Abdullah Gül

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 8 Documents

Turkey warms to Greek government

CommentANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The Turkish government approached its Greek counterparts to discuss forming a strategic cooperation council to improve bilateral relations.The European Union is scheduled to consider Turkey's bid to join the bloc ... [UPI - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Ankara, Turkey, Cyprus

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 5 Documents

Regions angered by EU budget proposals

The European Commission is pressing for a 'root-and-branch reform' of the EU's €140bn-a-year budget in a proposal that is stirring outrage among Europe's regions, which risk losing their grip on vast sums of financial aid ... [FT.com - Brussels - 11/05/2009]

Entities: European Union, European Commission

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 35 mins ago - 2 Documents

Prague: Leader rejects offer to join EU

CZECH Interim Prime Minister Jan Fischer has rejected an offer to step down and take a job as the Czech representative in the EU executive, the European Commission.Mr Fischer, who holds no party affiliation, confirmed media reports that the main political ... [Brisbane Courier-Mail - 35 mins ago]

Entities: European Union, Prague, Jan Fischer

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 9 Documents (in Environment)

US, EU start 'clean energy economy' talks (AFP)

WASHINGTON (AFP) The United States and the European Union opened high-level talks Wednesday aimed at boosting chances of switching "to a clean, sustainable energy economy," US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said.Cabinet ministers from both sides, in Washington ... [Yahoo! News - 11/05/2009]

Entities: European Union, Richard L. Morningstar, Maud Olofsson, Global Warming/Climate Change, Copenhagen

Quotes

"India and the EU stand together in combating terrorism which is a serious threat to international peace and security" said Reinfeldt

'No information about plot' [Express Buzz - 1 hour ago]

Speaking to reporters after the meeting of finance ministers from the group of 20 leading economies, Borg said "we have not formed a common E U position on this issue, but from the Swedish position, there is a strong argument for some stability tax on bank assets."

G20: EU Borg: Strong Argument For Stability Tax On Bank Assets [Nasdaq - 2 hours ago]

... As Vaclav Havel has said, "the vision of becoming part of the EU was…the engine that drove the democratisation and transformation of" of Central and Eastern Europe”

The global change we need: Campaigning Diplomacy [Foreign and Commonwealth Office - 2 hours ago]

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Blogs

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Sun's Business in Shambles Thanks to "Unce... [All Things Digital - 18 hours ago] “The decrease in ____ revenue was primarily due to _____ “and uncertainty associated with the proposed acquisition by Oracle (ORCL) and increased competition.” That ...
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The taxman cometh [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 18 hours ago] In the 60s, the Isle of Man recast itself as an offshore tax haven. How will the Manx 'nation' react now that status is under threat?Of all the ways to think about ...

Audio/Video

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Riz Khan - Stronger EU? - 5 Nov 09 - Pt 2 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/06/2009]
Riz Khan - Stronger EU? - 5 Nov 09 - Pt 1 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/06/2009]
Burning issue of Spain's wetlands - 5 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
EU offers file-sharers protection [Reuters - YouTube - 11/05/2009]
EU offers file-sharers protection [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/05/2009]

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