- European Socialists Object to Portuguese PM for Top EU Job (June 27, 2004)
...dent. The Party of European Socialists (PES) said the new chief of the European Union executive should not automatically be drawn from the ranks of the centre-r... - Prime Minister Erdogan Meets With Chirac (March 26, 2004)
...acques Chirac on Friday. The two leaders are currently in Brussels for European Union (EU) summit. Turkey-EU relations and Cyprus issues were primarily disc... - US Security Forces May Draft British ISPs in Spy Game (June 19, 2002)
...rsial directive passed by the European Parliament last month allows the 15 European Union member countries to force ISPs to collect and keep detailed logs of each c... - Death penalty to be reinstated in Iraq (August 8, 2004)
...nth, Iraq's Foreign Minister, Hoshiyar Zebari came under pressure from the European Union in Brussels to oppose the reinstatement of capital punishment, a measure m... - Green Minister's Resignation Shocks Belgium (August 27, 2002)
...iuron, simazine and alkylphenols. During the Belgian Presidency of the European Union last year, Aelvoet stated her priority as "sustainable development and qua... - A Polite Mutiny (July 25, 2002)
...ssibly that of the Israelis and Arabs as well). Few understand that the European Union does not have to wait until it has built up its feeble military forces in... - German Army Living Hand to Mouth (April 18, 2002)
...product on defence, according to Defence Ministry figures, compared with a European Union average of two percent.... - Wrangles Over Int'l Court Highlight Transatlantic Rift (June 11, 2003)
...eady strained U.S.-European relations, the Bush administration charged the European Union on Monday with actively undermining its efforts to shield Americans from p... - Europe-US Terror Treaty Raises Rights Fears (September 3, 2002)
...European Union governments are secretly drawing up a treaty with the US on issues ranging... - US Presses for Total Exemption From War Crimes Court (October 9, 2002)
...for Europe today to try to persuade several governments to ignore a recent European Union compromise on the international criminal court that would exempt only some... - Questions Over Int'l Force for Iraq (June 30, 2003)
...ed by logisitical and training difficulties. Poland surprised its Nato and European Union allies by announcing in May it would be commanding one of the stabilisatio... - Powell Tells Europeans to Lay Off US (May 18, 2002)
...idies would harm the world's poorest nations. Speaking at the end of a European Union summit with Latin American leaders in Madrid, Mr Chirac said that what the... - US Will Accept Arafat as Figurehead (July 17, 2002)
... quartet - which includes Mr Powell, US secretary of state, Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy chief, Mr Annan and Igor Ivanov, Russian foreign minister -... - Protesters call for a Chestnut Revolution (November 25, 2004)
...t. While central European and Baltic states have been welcomed into the European Union and Nato, Ukraine, Belarus and many other former Soviet republics still li... - Sudan's Darfur War Still Ongoing (February 26, 2004)
...ing to reports presented in the European Parliament and referred to by the European Union (EU), the war in Darfur is far from over. The EU Presidency yesterday expr... - Europe Rethinks Its Relationship With Washington (July 22, 2002)
...d. Renewed US unilateralism is giving weight to the old French idea of the European Union as a counterbalance to Washington. Even more striking, some Europeans a... - Rich, Poor Countries' Rift Still Dogs World Trade Bargaining (July 27, 2004)
...a's Trade Minister Kamal Nath, US trade representative Robert Zoellick and European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy, held a flurry of bilateral meetings in Gen... - Next Transatlantic Policy Clash Could Be Iran (May 28, 2003)
... the Iraq crisis, you'll love the coming transatlantic clash over Iran. European Union officials say they are bracing for the next tug-of-war in strained ties wi... - Developing Nations Deserve to Have Leading Positions on International Bodies (March 27, 2004)
...dia and Brazil, two huge countries? Does it really make sense that two European Union member countries hold a veto power on the Security Council while the Third... - US Says Protesters Strengthen Saddam (February 16, 2003)
...r to home. Mr Blair, who on Monday travels to Brussels for an emergency European Union summit, after a weekend in which London experienced its largest ever anti-... - Across Europe, a Weekend of Anti-War Rallies (January 20, 2003)
...y using methods of violence." The rally in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, was called by a coalition named "Stop U.S.A." and included labor union le... - Pakistan Elections 'Seriously Flawed' (October 13, 2002)
...Observers from the European Union yesterday blamed Pakistan's government for "serious flaws" in its general... - Keeping Troops out of the Question, Schroeder Lists Criteria for 'Yes' Vote on Iraq (May 28, 2004)
...an military general staff. These plans were finalized last autumn when the European Union set up a joint military planning initiative which it described as the core... - Easing Sanctions on Bin Laden Associates Urged (August 16, 2002)
... was distributed to Security Council members today, has broad support from European Union members, American and European diplomats say. The United States is plannin... - Don't Blame Us For Kony War - Donors (February 28, 2004)
... reason for the continuation of the rebellion. However, the head of the European Union delegation, Ambassador Sigurd Illing rejected this argument yesterday when... - EU Seeks to Firm Anti-Terror Commitment from Pakistan (May 18, 2002)
... a further reinforcement of Pakistan's newly-revived relationship with the European Union and access to millions of euros in EU aid and trade benefits available sin... - EU Threatens to Block Afghan Aid (April 15, 2002)
...The European Union is losing patience with the Afghan interim government of Hamid Karzai, fea... - Europe's Fury (March 28, 2002)
...e ready to fight back. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the European Union is planning to target Florida orange juice and Wisconsin-made motorcycles... - US Loses Block on UN Torture Convention (July 25, 2002)
... the rest abstaining. Denmark, which read a statement on behalf of the European Union, accused the United States of intentionally stalling in order to kill the... - Europeans Fret, Fearing a Bolder Bush (November 5, 2002)
...nd veer off course? No, I don't believe that." FEARS OF MORE TENSION European Union diplomats expressed concern privately that the Republican sweep could take... - US Quietly Chides German for Dissent on Iraq (August 16, 2002)
...ants any special "German way" in foreign policy separate from NATO and the European Union. "Our whole education," one German official said, "is to never go it alone... - Germany to Limit Evidence It Provides to US (June 11, 2002)
...tlawing the death penalty is a requirement for membership in the 15-member European Union. "Effectively combating terror must be in the foreground, but it's well... - White House in Disarray Over Cheney Speech (September 2, 2002)
...eat posed by Saddam Hussein, echoing the position taken by Britain and the European Union. Those comments directly contradicted the speech by Mr Cheney to US wa... - Scraping Home (September 23, 2002)
...m programme set out in the so-called Lisbon process which aims to make the European Union the most competitive region in the world by 2010. That was always an ambit... - Allies Recoil at Turkey's Plans for Troops in Iraq (March 24, 2003)
... of AWACS surveillance planes and other specialist units to Turkey. The European Union also warned Turkey against entering northern Iraq. Such a move could hurt... - New US Doctrine Worries Europeans (September 29, 2002)
... the rule of law and open markets throughout the world," Chris Patten, the European Union's external affairs minister, said in an interview Friday. "Why should anyo... - Turkey Still Ambivalent About US Bases for Iraq War (February 18, 2003)
...ed over Washington's plans to deal with Iraq. And Turkey, keen to join the European Union, is trying to satisfy both it and the US. The parliamentary vote scheduled... - 'Global South' Flexes its Trade Muscle in Brazil (June 18, 2004)
...aration for coming talks with rich neighbors up north, like the US and the European Union. Consider that last year, for the first time in history, the US spent m... - European Police Agency Proposes Spying on All E-Mails (June 9, 2002)
... Plans being drawn up by Europol, the police and intelligence arm of the European Union, propose that telephone and internet firms retain millions of pieces of da... - Arab Leaders Hope to Soften Bush Stance on Palestinians (July 15, 2002)
...owell, the Tuesday meeting will include U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivano... - France's Socialists Beat Ruling Coalition in Regional Elections (March 28, 2004)
...s is key to the government's deficit reduction efforts after exceeding the European Union's 3 percent limit for the past two years. The government estimates a 1... - Resignation Speech (March 18, 2003)
...international bodies of which we are a leading partner — not NATO, not the European Union and, now, not the Security Council. To end up in such diplomatic weakne... - Press Freedom Day Marks General Decline In Access To Independent Media (April 30, 2004)
...urope remained in the "free" category, as did the 10 countries joining the European Union this week. Other Eastern European nations fell into the "partly free"... - With Hamas Boycotting, Fatah's Moderate Leader, Abbas, Appears Favorite (November 23, 2004)
...about it." The brief meeting by members of the so-called quartet -- the European Union, Russia, the United Nations and the United States -- came a day after Powe... - Johannesburg Global Talks on Ecology Open With Warning (August 26, 2002)
... Johnson said the $350 billion that taxpayers in the United States, the European Union and Japan pay every year to subsidize their agriculture contributes to the... - What Now? (February 17, 2003)
...e of Turkey in the event of a war. A day later, the divided members of the European Union met for an emergency summit on Iraq. Javier Solana, the EU’s foreign-po... - Turkish Ruling Party Bolsters Strength in Municipal Polls (March 28, 2004)
...of the conservative party's drive to accelerate Turkey's membership of the European Union and of its aggressive economic reforms. The Justice and Development Pa... - Survey: Turks Opposed to US Using Bases (December 5, 2002)
...uding the lack of economic growth and their struggle to become part of the European Union. "They're not really down on us, they're down on themselves," said Kohu... - Iraq Contract Decision Reopens US-European Rift (December 10, 2003)
...ructure Iraq's debt. Canada threatened to stop sending aid to Baghdad. The European Union said it would study whether global trade rules had been violated. Acros... - EU Deal to Exempt US from New World Court (October 1, 2002)
...The European Union has blinked first in a stand-off with the United States over whether Ameri... - Pakistan, Saudi Arabia Need to Work on Common Plan to Thwart US Allegations (September 12, 2003)
...but none of the European countries is interested in making a member of the European Union (EU). This is despite Turkey's secular constitution and because of its bei... - US Peacekeepers Given Year's Immunity From New Court (July 13, 2002)
... States and a growing body of nations. Those nations, including the entire European Union, Mexico and Canada, formed a strong front to resist the American demands f... - Spain Will Pull Troops from Iraq and Loosen Its Alliance With U.S., Premier-Elect Says (March 16, 2004)
...bes, announced at a news conference on Monday that a high-level meeting of European Union antiterrorist services would take place in Madrid "in the coming days" to... - To keep a population in line, wage perpetual war against a vague enemy (March 10, 2002)
...s not the ravings of a European flushed with anti-American sentiments. The European Union countries may be accused of political spinelessness and irresponsible comp... - Southern Nations Demand More Power in IMF, World Bank (April 24, 2004)
...endations as guidance for the future, they were never implemented. The European Union has already settled on a candidate, former Spanish finance minister Rodrig... - US Peacekeeping at Risk (June 21, 2002)
...y establishing the court has been ratified by 67 nations, including all 15 European Union members and Canada. In the Security Council, Britain, France, Ireland,... - Armed to the Teeth (February 10, 2002)
... biggest in 20 years, more than double the military spending in all of the European Union. The rise will be $36 billion (£26.5bn) this year, $48 billion next year a... - No Justification (March 19, 2003)
...ging democracy to the region. Instead, it must work cooperatively with the European Union, Russia and the UN to dismantle Israeli settlements in the occupied territ... - War Is Talk of the Town in Baghdad (August 6, 2002)
...r is coming and they are slowly preparing for it," a businessman said. European Union leaders agree with Washington that U.N. weapons inspectors must be let bac... - Blair in Rift With Bush Over Israel (June 26, 2002)
...his first serious rift with Tony Blair last night after Britain joined the European Union and the United Nations in rejecting American calls for Yasser Arafat to be... - UN General Assembly Expected to Condemn Israel (May 5, 2002)
...will all turn around and focus on the political search for peace." The European Union deplored the UN decision to call off a fact-finding mission into Jenin and... - US Tariffs Fuel Global Trade War (May 17, 2002)
...de and open markets worldwide. Japan this week said it would follow the European Union in imposing tariffs on some US steel exports. This is in retaliation for a... - Skirting the Issue (February 5, 2004)
...cting the court's authority to rule in the matter: 15 member states of the European Union, 10 further members-in-waiting, as well as the United States, Canada, Aust... - Sharon: Stop Blabbing About Iraq (October 7, 2002)
... comment at a press conference yesterday evening, following a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana. Peres said he agreed with Sharon's cal... - Bush Concerned by 'Omissions' in Iraqi Declaration (December 18, 2002)
...age that could lead to war. Powell's comments, after a meeting with top European Union officials, suggested the United States did not for the moment intend to ta... - We Shouldn't Make Arafat the Issue (July 19, 2002)
...nal constellation is with us. The program of the "Quartet" (United States, European Union, Russia and the U.N.) and the Arab League peace plan provide the context f... - Genocide: Darfur Ceasefire Eases Pressure on the US (April 12, 2004)
... with the US. The New York Times argues that the African Union and European Union must also become involved. And The Washington Post has suggested that... - Towards A More Relevant United Nations (December 2, 2004)
...ish European power without one. (It instead proposes a single seat for the European Union, a non-starter since this would require Britain and France to give up thei... - US Backs Off Court Immunity Demand (July 16, 2002)
...cause it was not "in perpetuity." At the open meeting, nations from the European Union, Latin America, Africa and Asia argued that the Rome treaty has sufficient... - The Bubble (November 21, 2003)
...British concern: US steel tariffs, which have been declared illegal by the European Union, and the fate of the British citizens who've been detained without trial f... - It's Not Only The Portfolios (December 6, 2004)
...Minister Miguel Moratinos of Spain, who visited Israel a few days ago, the European Union is pushing the Americans not to let Sharon miss the opportunity to replace... - Palestinian Cease-Fire Was in Works Before Israeli Strike (July 24, 2002)
...and 14 others, including 9 children. More than 140 people were injured. European Union officials led the effort for a cease-fire, which intensified over the past... - Iraq Policy Is Broken (July 14, 2003)
... economic advantages of a more multinational process are also obvious. The European Union and Japan, the two donors with big aid budgets, are far more likely to put... - Bombs Kill 60 in Liberia as US Marines Arrive (July 21, 2003)
...e a new cease-fire in Liberia as U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and the European Union urged swift international action. Dozens of mortar bombs smashed into M... - Pressure Mounts on Nuclear Iran (June 16, 2003)
...coming out of the IAEA itself, out of the United States and now out of the European Union who are considering their relationship with Iran." He spoke with report... - Quiet Negotiations Develop Possible Mideast Peace Plan (November 2, 2003)
...lan is an alternative to the "Quartet" road map fashioned by the U.S., the European Union, the United Nations and Russia. That also offered an encouraging prospect... - Russia Rejects US Draft on Iraq (October 22, 2002)
...nish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency. Earlier, before seeing the draft, French U.N. Ambassador Je... - A Bigger, Looser EU? (November 1, 2003)
...round for European defence at Berlin in 1996 by proposing that the Western European Union be given the power to borrow Nato assets. How do you see things now? M... - A Bigger - Looser EU? (November 1, 2003)
...round for European defence at Berlin in 1996 by proposing that the Western European Union be given the power to borrow Nato assets. How do you see things now? M... - Sanctions Against Zimbabwe - a Complex Matter (March 16, 2004)
...other goods primarily consumed by the ruling elite can be banned. The European Union recently extended its travel ban on ruling members of the Zimbabwean regim... - Sharon, Abbas to Talk Peace, Violence Spirals Upward (May 27, 2003)
...he document, drawn up by the United States, United Nations, Russia and the European Union, proposes the creation of a Palestinian state by 2005. Bush is expected... - World Powers, Neighbours Unite Behind Iraqi Elections In January (November 23, 2004)
...essor to Yasser Arafat, who died November 11. The quartet comprises the European Union, Russia, the United States and the United Nations.... - Islamists Gain Votes as U.S. Acts (November 6, 2002)
... policy positions. It favors continuing membership in NATO and joining the European Union. Those would be anathema to more radical religiously oriented groups in... - Powell, Straw Press Conference (May 8, 2002)
...ll of the visitors we've had here and the consultations we've had with the European Union, with the United Nations, with the United Kingdom, with Crown Prince Abdul... - Security Council Holds Meeting on Rantisi Assassination (April 20, 2004)
...g from the so-called road map peace plan endorsed by the U.S., the UN, the European Union and Russia with his unilateral plan to withdraw from Gaza and parts of the... - Afghanistan Imperiled (September 26, 2002)
...ing funds. Yet Washington's own contribution has been half that of the European Union. So far this year the United States has given $300 million, nearly all of... - Pakistan Tilting Toward Extremism? (October 13, 2002)
... that supports Musharraf won the largest block of seats in parliament. The European Union, which observed the elections, complained that Musharraf's government made... - In Gaza, Blame Turns Toward Arafat (July 19, 2002)
... of international mediators in the conflict — the United States, the European Union, Russia and the U.N. — agreed that a decision by Israel to allow ful... - Compromise In Kiev, Confrontation Abroad (December 10, 2004)
...ip on Russia’s “near abroad” and preventing Ukraine from slipping into the European Union’s and NATO’s orbit, which is what Mr Yushchenko wants. Under intense press... - Protests Grow as Ukraine Vote Crisis Deepens (November 24, 2004)
...e Dutch prime minister, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, telephoned Mr. Kuchma to express the presidency's "serious concerns" abou... - Unilateralism Revisited (July 12, 2002)
...rings in Europe, although any action would have to await the completion of European Union enlargement. If Europe and a China-led Southeast Asia arrayed themselves a... - Notes on Summits and Counter-Summits (August 1, 2003)
... certified pig. He will be managing the summit of foreign ministers of the European Union that will be held at Riva del Garda next September 4 through 6. Do you und... - Israel: Industrial Estates Along the Wall (June 1, 2004)
... Israel. The PA is Israel’s third most important trading partner after the European Union and the United States. "For the unemployment rate in Palestine to stay... - German Interior Minister on Deportations, Detainees, Iraqi Aid (September 15, 2003)
...th the European Convention on Human Rights. If a country wants to join the European Union, then its circumstances must be such that not a trace of doubt on that poi... - The United States, Territorial Security and the Threats Against It (November 22, 2004)
...tially it did not accept the participation of United Nations, NATO, or the European Union as partners, but after facing the challenge of Iraq, it made a request to... - PLO Urges Bush to Reconsider Torpedoing 'Roadmap' (May 9, 2004)
...akat accused Bush of effectively torpedoing the peace plan drawn up by the European Union, Russia and the United Nations as well as the United States, and published... - Iraq's Humanitarian Crisis (March 28, 2003)
... Oxfam head Jeremy Hobbs, who says the group will work with the UN and the European Union. Secretary General Kofi Annan this week stiffly reminded the U.S. that... - Turkey, Drugs, Faustian Alliances & Sibel Edmonds (June 28, 2004)
...tegic and business interests. Turkey continues its push for entry into the European Union and the USA wants that to happen as the June 2004 meeting of NATO, and Pre... - A New Grand Strategy (January 1, 2002)
...ted States a "hyperpower." Even the Dutch Prime Minister declared that the European Union should make itself "a counterweight to the United States." American int... - Meager Harvests in Africa Leave Millions at the Edge of Starvation (June 23, 2002)
...n February, when many households went without food for a week or more, the European Union found that the number of cases of severe malnutrition identified in local... - Manifest Destiny Warmed Up? (August 14, 2003)
...ind of imperialism”, albeit one that would be provided by the “post-modern European Union”. Michael Ignatieff, a Canadian now at Harvard, has also been ready to arg... - The Empire Expands Wider and Still Wider (June 11, 2003)
...ountry with one of the largest populations on the globe, still (unlike the European Union) growing due to almost unlimited immigration. There are differences in sty... - Has the War on Terror Changed Attitudes on Torture? (August 13, 2002)
...the U.N. convention against torture. Denmark, speaking on behalf of the European Union, accused the United States of intentionally stalling in order to kill effo... - American Primacy in Perspective (July 1, 2002)
...t population of France or the United Kingdom. Some might argue that the European Union is an exception to the big-or-rich rule. It is true that if Brussels were... - US Prisoners in Cuba Run the Gamut (June 13, 2002)
...ut the conditions from diverse critics, including human rights groups, the European Union, various clergy, intellectuals and lawyers. But by far the biggest protest... - Are the War and Globalization Really Connected? (October 1, 2004)
...es and an immediate complaint to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by the European Union, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland. The WT... - America's World Role — Present at the Creation (June 27, 2002)
...by 2006. That is a big rise from a small base (it is less than half the European Union's combined aid budget, which at almost 0.4% of GDP by 2006 will remain pro... - Women Waging Peace (May 15, 2001)
...ember, the European Parliament passed a hard-hitting resolution calling on European Union members (and the European Commission and Council) to promote the equal par... - Middle East Speech of President George W. Bush (July 24, 2002)
... independence to govern effectively. The United States, along with the European Union and Arab states, will work with Palestinian leaders to create a new consti... - Court Order (July 21, 2003)
...d, perhaps most importantly, no effective regional association such as the European Union or the Arab League with which to formulate a common response to American b... - A Commitment and a True Coalition to Rebuild Iraq (September 1, 2003)
...ributions should be 40 percent of the total, with the bulk coming from the European Union and Japan, and some contributions from oil-rich Arab countries. Without ou... - Diplomatic Breakdown (April 27, 2003)
...ncreasingly secular Europeans increasingly seduced by the expansion of the European Union as the institutional expression of human progress. With a president in... - Plan B (June 28, 2004)
...ections in 2002, relatively secular. It is now vying for acceptance in the European Union. In contrast, Turkey and Syria have been at odds for years, at times comin... - The Perils Of Empire (April 20, 2003)
...uge trade and budget deficits and economic rivalries from an equally large European Union and a fast-growing China. It has taken on military commitments all over th... - The Deal (March 1, 2004)
...ans on our side.’” (At the time, Iran was engaged in negotiations with the European Union on trade and other issues.) It’s clear from the intercepts, however, the f... - A Road Map to the Oslo Cul-de-Sac (May 15, 2003)
...n has yet to accept the initiative developed by the Quartet of the US, UN, European Union and Russia. Powell's May 11 visits with Sharon and Palestinian Prime Minis... - The Disintegration of Palestine (April 29, 2004)
...of anger through the Arab world and provoking condemnation by Britain, the European Union, and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The milder reaction in Washington (t... - The Currency War (January 26, 2003)
...articularly oil exporters, a chance to usher in a new chapter in ties with European Union's member countries. He said that the United States dominates other coun... - Many Balk at Preparations for War Against Iraq (August 8, 2002)
...d who is interested in peace.... The Arab countries, Russia, China and the European Union must now assert what they want to do: Either they reject America's war lou... - How to Get Out of Iraq (April 15, 2004)
...on to think that Yugoslavia - and not just Slovenia - would be joining the European Union this May. Still, a loose federation will have many drawbacks, especiall... - What Michael Moore Misses About the Empire (July 5, 2004)
...uns on oil is a source of incredible leverage over competitors such as the European Union, Japan and China. The Iraq invasion, however incompetently planned and... - Outcry of the Student Reform Movement (February 23, 2004)
...n a world where prosperity reigns, where the Cold War has ended, where the European Union is emerging, and where the new threats come from terrorists and rogue stat... - What I Heard about Iraq (February 3, 2005)
...ng gun” to be a mushroom cloud.’ I heard the American ambassador to the European Union tell the Europeans: ‘You had Hitler in Europe and no one really did anythi... - Iraqi Press Summary (19-27 Dec. 2004) (December 27, 2004)
...ference on Sunday, 20 December, as saying that his country, Japan, and the European Union donated $118 million to support the upcoming elections in Iraq. Al-Da'w...
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