Новости по теме European Union

Desmond Tutu rejects Nobel Peace Prize for EU Archbishop Desmond Tutu and two other Nobel Peace laureates have written to the foundation in protest at the decision to award the 2012 prize to the European Union.

01 December 2012

Kazakhstan and EU to sign expanded cooperation program A bilateral extended cooperation program for the nearest years will be signed during the visit of Catherine Ashton to Kazakhstan.

29 November 2012

EU leaders suspend budget talks until noon Friday European Union leaders on Friday called an overnight suspension of talks aimed at reaching a deal on a hotly contested long-term budget.

23 November 2012

Record number back UN vote against death penalty A record 110 countries on Monday backed a resolution voted every two years at a UN General Assembly committee calling for the abolition of the death penalty.

21 November 2012

EU budget talks collapse The first round in two weeks of tough talks on the European Union budget collapsed Friday after austerity-minded states refused to plug a 2012 budget shortfall in funds destined for Europe's needy.

10 November 2012

Ukraine ruling party ahead in election: early results Ukraine's ruling party was set for victory in legislative polls, comfortably ahead of the party of ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko, whose jailing sparked Western concerns of foul play.

29 October 2012

EU, US warn against political vacuum in Lebanon The United States and the European Union have expressed concern at the political situation in Lebanon, where the opposition has called for the premier to step down over a deadly blast blamed on Syria.

25 October 2012

Kazakhstan working on new cooperation agreement with EU: Nazarbayev Nursultan Nazarbayev met with members of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes during his official visit to Austria.

23 October 2012

Kazakhstan and EU will jointly counter terrorist propaganda We are working on a new agreement between Kazakhstan and the European Union to jointly counter propaganda of terrorism: deputy chairman of the National Security Commission of Kazakhstan.

21 October 2012

EU 'regrets' Israeli settlement plan The European Union's foreign policy chief on Thursday criticised Israel's plan to build hundreds of homes in annexed east Jerusalem and called for it to hold fresh talks with the Palestinians.

20 October 2012

As euro-tension eases, EU summit mulls eurozone redesign EU leaders will go into a brainstorming session Thursday in the first of three summits being held before Christmas in the hope of ending the year with a deal on a stronger economic and monetary union.

18 October 2012

US tipped again for Nobel Economics Prize, as Europe lags Americans top the list of favourites for Monday's Nobel Economics Prize, an award that increasingly rarely seems to go to a European.

14 October 2012

EU's Van Rompuy details eurozone budget rationale EU President Herman Van Rompuy argued Friday that the 17-state eurozone could have a central 'Treasury' with a shared budget and raise funds on commercial bond markets.

14 October 2012

Nobel for EU praised in European, not British, press European newspapers on Saturday praised the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace prize to the EU, with the notable exception of the British press, most of which poured scorn on the decision.

13 October 2012

EU to sanction states in bid to streamline air traffic The European Commission plans to sanction EU members to nudge them into action on efforts to create a pan-European airspace that would cut costs and delays.

12 October 2012

Giants EU, China meet in 'challenging' times Global giants the European Union and China meet at a Brussels summit on Thursday under pressure to bolster slowing economic growth and tackle tough international dilemmas.

21 September 2012

EU calls for halting Pennsylvania man's execution The European Union made an appeal Thursday to stay the execution of a Pennsylvania man subjected to childhood abuse who is due to be put to death next month for killing two of his abusers.

16 September 2012

EU chief urges Bosnia to abolish political discrimination EU president Herman Van Rompuy urged Bosnian leaders on Sunday to undertake reforms needed for the country's approach to the bloc, notably those abolishing political discrimination of Romas and Jews.

11 September 2012

West seeks to pressure Iran at IAEA Western countries will seek to turn the screw further on Iran at a meeting of UN atomic agency board of governors from Monday following the watchdog's latest damning report on Tehran's nuclear programme.

10 September 2012

EU ministers explore fresh help to Syria opposition EU foreign ministers gather in Cyprus some 100 kilometres from the Syrian coast Friday to explore how to best assist its opposition while defusing a humanitarian crisis looming in Europe's backyard.

08 September 2012

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