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The EU’s Nonproliferation Efforts: Limited Success

ondrejliska.cz     May 12, 2008       Send to a friend

In 2003, European states, shaken by their inability to unite around a common strategy toward Iraq, determined to forge a common and independent approach to dealing with proliferation threats. Five years later, the EU’s hopes of being an independent power broker on arms control and...


EU offers new compromise on utilities split

bbj.hu     May 14, 2008    Send to a friend

The European Commission has put forward a new compromise proposal in a bid to reach agreement with Germany and France on the fiercely controversial issue of breaking up big energy companies in Europe, EU sources said. A group of liberal-minded countries, led by Britain and Sweden, are pressing...

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EU Election Campaigning Underway, Over A Year Early

sr.se     May 14, 2008    Send to a friend

Christian Democrat Leader Göran Hägglund The elections to the European Parliament are over a year away, but the Swedish Christian Democrats are already drawing up their election platform. One of their priorities will be to campaign to reduce alcohol import quotas from the EU. At the moments...

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Questions raised over EU diplomatic service

euractiv.com     May 13, 2008    Send to a friend

The European Parliament is trying to influence the ongoing preparations for the establishment of a 'European External Action Service' (EEAS), to be set up jointly between the EU Council of Ministers and the Commission after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. But critics say this major...

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E-who? The EU power game has begun ("Democracy" EU style)

freerepublic.com     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

Behind closed doors, over diplomatic dinners, in the corridors of departments, embassies, ministries and chanceries, Europe’s rulers are playing a “once in a lifetime” game for the future of the European Union. As I have already noted, here and here, this is a power play to which the public is...

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E-who? The EU power game has begun

telegraph.co.uk     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

Behind closed doors, over diplomatic dinners, in the corridors of departments, embassies, ministries and chanceries, Europe’s rulers are playing a “once in a lifetime” game for the future of the European Union. As I have already noted, here and here, this is a power play to which the public is...

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