EU's Juncker wants 'to avoid Grexit'European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.
07 July 2015
EU to make latest proposals on Greek crisis on Monday: MoscoviciThe president of the European Commission will make his latest proposals later to try to avoid a Greek default, adding that Athens was 'centimetres' away from a deal when discussions broke down.
29 June 2015
Nazarbayev meets Jose Manuel Barroso in AstanaNazarbayev received Jose Manuel Barroso in Astana and thanked him for his contribution into strengthening of cooperation between Kazakhstan and the European Union.
Juncker named to top EU job in bitter blow for BritainJean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the European Commission with backing from most EU leaders, dealing a bitter blow to opponent David Cameron and threatening to increase the chances of Britain leaving the bloc.
28 June 2014
G7 leaders take tough message to Putin on UkraineWestern leaders said they stood united Thursday ahead of their first direct meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, with President Barack Obama giving him a month to back down or face more sanctions.
06 June 2014
Merkel conservatives win EU vote, neo-Nazis gain seatGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives came out ahead in European Parliament elections, official results showed Monday, but a neo-Nazi party also won a seat in Brussels, echoing far-right gains elsewhere.
26 May 2014
Air Astana dropped from EU's grey listAir Astana left the European Commission’s "grey list" and can now increase the number of flights to the European Union countries.
14 April 2014
EU not competent to investigate Kazakhstan's AliyevWhen asked to get Eurojust and Europol investigate Aliyev, Commissioner Malmstrom says that EU lacks legal framework to investigate cross-border money laundering cases.
Nazarbayev calls EU to support Kazakhstan’s accession into WTOSoonest signing of the updated Agreement on extended partnership and cooperation between the two sides will give a new impetus to the mutually beneficial cooperation and lay foundations for a higher level of dialogue with the EU: President of the European Commission.
24 January 2014
EU is slow in implementing its Central Asia assistance planThe European Court of Auditors (ECA) has concluded that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) had developed a good plan of assistance to Central Asia, but was implementing it slowly.
16 January 2014
Euro "too strong", says European Commission's TajaniEuropean Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani said Wednesday the euro was overvalued and urged the zone's central bank to help exporters by weakening the single currency.