EU Presidency

US, EU urge Serbia to catch Mladic

rte.ie     Jul 23, 2008   44 related          

The US and the EU have urged Serbia to follow up the arrest of the former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, by apprehending his wartime military commander Ratko Mladic as quickly as possible. France, which holds the...                    

Top War Crimes Fugitive Captured

newslookup.com     Jul 22, 2008   1,903 related          

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic. BELGRADE, Serbia — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused architect of war crimes including Europe's worst massacre since World War II, was arrested after more than a...                    

German Foreign Minister: Europe Needs Lisbon Treaty

newslookup.com     Jul 22, 2008   16 related          

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Steinmeier is still optimistic about the Lisbon Treaty The Irish rejection of the Lisbon Treaty has sent shockwaves across the EU. A few days later, the European Council had its...                    

German Chancellor puts the brakes on Ukraine`s EU hopes

unian.net     Jul 22, 2008   45 related          

In Ukraine for the first time on Monday, July 21, German Chancellor Angela Merkel dampened the country`s hopes for a quick path to EU membership. During her short stay in Kyiv, the German chancellor said that Ukraine would...                    

Eurox-pop on the French European Union presidency: Sarkozy and Europe

cafebabel.com     Jul 22, 2008   7 related          

Nicolas Sarkozy must first and foremost deal with the issues in France, and that’s fair enough. The reason he was voted for was to solve the problems in France. The bigger Europe gets, the harder it will get to tackle the...                    

Finding solutions to a shared problem

iht.com     Jul 22, 2008   18 related          

Illegal immigration is increasingly forcing itself onto the European agenda. President Nicolas Sarkozy recently announced that France will make illegal immigration a top priority for its EU presidency. An EU directive, recently...                    

No EU reward for Serbia's Karadzic capture

euobserver.com     Jul 22, 2008   60 related          

The 27 ministers gathered in Brussels "welcomed" the arrest and said it was "a significant step on Serbia's path towards the EU." EU ministers "encouraged" Belgrade to continue on its EU path. The former Bosnian Serb leader's...                    

Fears move lift trade barriers will see flood of imports

scotsman.com     Jul 22, 2008          

Published Date: 22 July 2008 THE sun may be high in the sky with forecasters predicting fine weather for the remainder of the week, which should help with haymaking. However, the farming industry risks being put to the sword...                    

French parliament divided ahead of vote on Sarkozy's bid to rewrite French political rules

iht.com     Jul 21, 2008   67 related          

President Nicolas Sarkozy's bid to rewrite France's political rules hinged on a few votes Monday, with parliament closely divided on whether the nation's most sweeping constitutional changes in half a century do enough to curb...                    

Sarkozy drafts plans to boost ECB accountability - report

finanznachrichten.de     Jul 21, 2008   3 related          

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy is drawing up plans to boost the political accountability of the European Central Bank, the Financial Times reported. Sarkozy wants the ECB to publish minutes of the...