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Defence Minister Fotis Fotiou pointed out today that the December 2013 European Council should be perceived as an historic landmark for boosting the domain of defence in Europe. Fotiou was today one of the speakers at the...

ATHENS, MAY 23 - The Greek government appeared satisfied with the outcome of Wednesday's European Union leaders' summit in Bruxelles as it appeared to back Athens' plans for gas and oil exploration in the Aegean, as daily...

Published: May 23, 2013 Updated 15 minutes ago The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Travis Tygart addresses the media at the EU Council in Brussels on Friday, May 17, 2013. Tygart is bitterly complaining that the UCI world...

GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Travis Tygart addresses the media at the EU Council in Brussels on Friday, May 17, 2013. Tygart is bitterly complaining that the UCI world cycling... All similar articles: 121 »

Speaking in Strasbourg today on the European Council - Tax Havens and Tax Evasion discussions - Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson said that it is beyond time that the EU and Member States took firm action against Tax evaders and... All similar articles: 57 »

Enda Kenny came under pressure from reporters in Brussels ahead of a European Council meeting with a focus on tax evasion and fraud. via Council of the European Union AFTER DAYS OF scrutiny from the US Senate and international... All similar articles: 1549 »

EU leaders have agreed to keep the old EU set-up of one commissioner per country (with the EU Council and EU foreign policy chief posts included in the total). The Lisbon Treaty said the number should fall to two thirds of EU...

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Wednesday European Union leaders had no discussions over the tax rate paid by Apple Inc. (AAPL) in the country as he again defended the country's corporate tax rate regime. All similar articles: 2816 »

EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, May 22, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – The Council of the European Union gave on 22 May the green light for EUBAM Libya, a new mission under... All similar articles: 71 »

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates) Market Operations Eligibility of debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Cypriot government On 2 May 2013 the Governing...

A revision of the principle of the privacy of bank deposits and energy security of the European Union (EU) will be the main subjects of discussion at a meeting of the Heads of State and Government of 27 EU countries, opening... All similar articles: 218 »

SmartDebit, the UK’s leading Direct Debit service, have responded to the Council of the European Unions’ call for member states, banks and end users to increase their efforts in preparation for the migration deadline in...

Courtesy of ZeroHedge . View original post here . Submitted by Tyler Durden. In the absence of major data releases, the focal point of the week for markets becomes the release of the minutes of the May FOMC meeting. The most...

Small Lithuania takes over the EU Council Presidency on July 1st. Exactly when the Union will accept its 28th member - Croatia. On this occasion the speaker of the parliament of Lithuania, Vydas Gedvilas, said that small...

Brussels, May 17 (CNA) — Pafos was proclaimed today the 2017 Cultural Capital of Europe, during a ceremony at the Council of the European Union, in Brussels. Present during the ceremony were Cyprus Education Minister Kyriacos...

BNS During the upcoming presidency of the EU Council, during discussions on youth policies, Lithuania intends to stress the need to integrate young people, who do not work or study, into public activities, Lithuanian Minister...

Approximately 120 members of the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned to a joint military unit with counterparts from the United Kingdom, Latvia, the Netherlands and Sweden have been certified for the European Union Battlegroup...

On May 15, 2013, the Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas in the Ministry of National Defence met the Deputy Secretary General of the European External Actions Service Maciej Popowsky, Defence Ministry has informed....

Strengthening relations with Uzbekistan and Central Asia will be a priority during Latvia's presidency of the Council of the European Union, according to Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics (Reform Party), who is currently on a...

15.05.13 President and colleagues, the prospective of the Italian fishery sector are closely connected with the decisions that shortly will be made within the EU. By June, in fact, the definition of the CFP is expected. In this...

With the recent news that the Council of the European Union is demanding that SEPA migration efforts are doubled , the question remains, do payments professionals fully understand the steps to becoming SEPA compliant before the...

EDA Chief Executive, Ms Claude-France Arnould, visited Lithuania on 13-14 May, in preparation of Lithuanias Presidency of the Council of the European Union starting on 1 July 2013. Ms Arnould had… Review: Claude-France Arnould...

Europe’s Education Ministers have adopted Conclusions on the social dimension of higher education. The EU Council of Education Ministers in Brussels was chaired by Irish Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D. At...

Fisheries Minister Michelle O’Neill, MLA attended the EU Council meeting in Brussels this week at which Ministers reached a final position on key reforms to the Common Fisheries Policy. The final CFP reform package is decided...

15.05.13 “Italy was particularly active during the negotiations and the aims that has, as a Country, were achieved. I would like to express my appreciating for the work carried out by the Presidency and I consider the...

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Necas on Thursday met with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevicius and promised full support for Lithuania's presidency of the European Union Council, informs LETA/ELTA.

On 17 May, 2013, in Vilnius, the Chancellor of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jūratė Raguckienė will chair a meeting of EU State Secretaries and Secretaries General, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed....

ON BOARD: William Hague stressed the similar attitudes toward security and trade between the UK and Lithuania. VILNIUS - President Dalia Grybauskaite met with the European Commissioner for Energy, Gunther Oettinger, last week...