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EU officials to head to the US in March to find more about the US"s intentions; free-travel zone places question mark over re-settlement.
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Commission flags possibility of new rules after campaign for better treatment of animals in transit. |
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New secretary of state will meet EU troika during her first official trip to Europe; NATO meeting is primary reason for visit. |
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Economic background thrusts Valdis Dombrovskis to the fore of Latvian politics. |
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Requests for help from troubled carmakers are becoming more and more urgent, but they might not get the assistance they want from governments. |
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Czech presidency sounds a note of caution.
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Tax havens face regulatory backlash; Germany pushing hard for tougher action.
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Concerns about crime and territorial disputes mean it is far from certain that the country"s 2011 target date for joining the EU will be met. |
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Environment ministers to vote on maize bans; concerns over reaction of US to Europe"s stance. |
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Decisions on providing homes for released detainees would rest with national capitals. |
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Commission rules could lead to misleading labels, watchdog warns. |
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Arguments over how to share €3.5bn of funding; list said to contain "regional imbalances". |
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Director says idea of buying carbon credits is not "overwhelmingly logical". |
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Ministers to discussproposal to cut pollution; Czech-drafted compromise offers exemptions. |
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Proponents of total ban foreground public sentiment in their arguments. |
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Czech prime minister in bid to mend financial splits; member states complain about too many summits. |
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De Larosière's much-awaited report calls idea of single regulator 'unrealistic', but wants ECB's president to chair pan-EU stability council. |
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Bid to allow two new GM crops into the EU is blocked; just one form of GM crop is allowed in the EU. |
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Draft proposal would lower tariffs, but not as much as the EU had already offered in WTO talks.
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De Larosière report wants co-ordinated supervision of the financial markets rather than single EU regulator. |
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Three candidates remain on short-list to become the next director of Europol. |
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Hungary seeks refuge in eurozone and seeks help from financial institutions. |
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European Ombudsman upholds Scottish fishermen"s claim that Commission wrongly reduced their days at sea in 2007. |
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BusinessEurope calls on EU to tackle protectionism more aggressively.
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Serbian and Russian opposition blocks British candidate. |
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Central and eastern European financial institutions to get a rescue package to support them in the economic crisis. |
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European Commission gives sceptical response to report suggesting quotas would be legal.
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Central and eastern European leaders prepare united front ahead of summit called to discuss financial and economic crises. |
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Central and eastern European leaders prepare united front ahead of summit called to discuss financial and economic crises; plane problems delay Merkel"s arrival. |
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Date for the US"s president first summit with EU leaders has been set for 5 April. |
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Summit stresses need for action on "toxic" assets; some EU leaders press for crack-down on tax havens. |
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EU leaders reject idea of easing access to the eurozone but hint at more flexible rules for entry into the eurozone"s waiting room. |
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French president gives distinctly cool response when asked about European Commission"s president. |
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Potentially fractious meeting ends on quiet note of unity; Sarkozy rejects protectionist tag. |
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Environment ministers seek to refine common position ahead of UN climate-change summit.
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The Palestinian government seeks more than €2bn in aid; Israel and Hamas not present at meeting. |
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Council of Ministers votes in favour of allowing member states to keep national bans on GM maize. |
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Internal market and consumer protection committee wants total ban on trade in seals in the EU. |
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The party of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen vote break away from Eurosceptic and far-right parties. |
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Ministers step up pressure ahead of United Nations climate change conference. |
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More rural development funds should be spent on improving rural internet access. |
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US secretary of state to join Parliament president in town hall meeting. |
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European Court of Justice says Sweden and Austria were wrong to offer investors fee-free money transfers. |
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Decision comes in response to US subsidies, which have helped exponential growth in exports to Europe. |
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European Commission president wants to act on de Larosière"s proposals three years faster than de Larosière himself suggested. |
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Centre-right group says no to minimum standards; lead MEP optimistic plan will be approved. |
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Draft says agriculture must reform, too; feuds brewing within the Commission. |
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A new report suggests that less could mean more if student stays were shorter. |
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Billions of euros have been pledged to help banks in eastern and central Europe but the amount needed may be much higher. |
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Changes to EU rules on banking are crucial to restoring stability. |
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Carbon prices sharply down since last summer; analysts predict further market contraction. |
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Pledges of solidarity and respect of EU rules; Juncker warns of "multiplying expectations" |
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Defence chiefs to discuss three EU operations; mission in Chad seen asa relative success. |
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Sceptics say there would be little benefit to cuts; Czech presidency draws up list of compromises. |
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The coolness of Nicholas Sarkozy. |
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Commission wants funds' rules to be more flexible; extension of maternity leave also on agenda. |
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Slovenia has urged EU to postpone accession conference with Croatia. |
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Idea of including passenger cars in congestion-charging proposal is proving controversial. |
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Commission's president wants de Larosière's proposals acted upon immediately. |
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US unhappy at EU's choice of Austrian ambassador as international community's high representative. |
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Ashton says a deal is weeks away. |
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MEPs are split on whether to extend the EU"s existing price cap for calls. |
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The European Central Bank cut its base lending rate to 1.5% today, an all-time low for eurozone interest rates. The cut was fifty basis points from the previous level of 2%. More to follow shortly. |
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Court says that forcing to people to retire at the age of 65 is justified. |
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ECJ says French fishermen"s use of drift nets to catch bluefin is illegal. |
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'Mystery shoppers' to be used to identify problems. |
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Area to get fewer, larger buildings with space for homes, shops and restaurants. |
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Jean Claude Trichet rejects relaxing eurozone criteria and says sticking to the rules is important for stability. |
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NATO-Russia Council to resume regular meetings following hiatus in the wake of the Georgia conflict. |
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Vice-president to help US erect "big tent" on Afghanistan – belatedly, some NATO allies believe. |
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Airlines ask Commission to change rules that could prevent them cutting capacity. |
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Ministers offer easier access to EIB cash, but say carmakers must shoulder the main responsibility.
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Commission argues that new rule will benefit consumers and producers.
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"We don"t have a choice: we have to come together", US secretary of state tells European Parliament. |
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Prime minister denies feeling abandoned by EU"s and NATO"s renewal of normal relations with Russia. |
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Secretary of state outlines the key challenges facing the US and Europe |
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Agreement possible on easing Globalisation Adjustment Fund rules; extension of maternity leave remains a vexed issue.
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Agreement possible on easing Globalisation Adjustment Fund rules; extension of maternity leave remains a vexed issue.
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Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland want international discussions on banking secrecy. |
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Olli Rehn to meet foreign ministers of Croatia and Slovenia tomorrow. |
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Transport and water management projects to get bulk of the money. |
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European Investment Bank president says bank is lending the maximum it can EU carmakers. |
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Ministers reject US calls for budget injection and would-be members of the eurozone"s calls for easing of criteria.
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Proposals to lower costs, reduce fixed charges and cap data-roaming fees win parliamentary committee"s backing. |
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Idea of easing access to fund for laid-off workers encounters resistance; proposal to extend maternity leave remains stymied. |
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ECJ rules that Austria was wrong to force traveller off a plane for carrying a tennis racquet. |
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"We Don"t Wanna Put In" deemed too political by the European Broadcasting Union. |
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Parliament president blocks vote to bring carbon emissions within the scope of the new law. |
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Activists arrested in Brussels after blocking exits from the Council of Ministers |
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Anti Lisbon treaty movement expands campaign ahead of European Parliament elections. |
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But Commission report finds decline in cannabis consumption and frequent heroin users. |
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Proposal to reduced VAT for environmentally friendly products and services could be shelved. |
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Austrian diplomat is now all but certain to become the international community"s representative. |
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Nicolas Sarkozy officially announces end of four decades of arm"s-length relationship with the transatlantic alliance. |
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Nicolas Sarkozy officially announces end of four decades of arm"s-length relationship with the transatlantic alliance. |
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Banking secrecy rules coming under attack; political parties rethinking isolationism. |
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Fundamental split over the European Commission's right to intervene. |
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Public authorities would be told when to pay bills; business organisations welcome proposals. |
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The winning design to revamp Brussels"s rue de la Loi – between Rond-Point Schuman and the city"s inner ring – opens up the possibility of a new generation of skyscrapers, but also more shops and homes. |
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The EU"s current policy is an example of its old technocratic and apolitical approach. |
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Parliament preparesfor its next term; proposals face competing agendas. |
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Lead MEP appeals for more time; MEPs propose more than 1,000 amendments. |
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Concern that Afghanistan could dominate summit; hopes of a new US policy on Iran. |
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Agreement sought on €5bn spending plans; call for improved financial regulation, |
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Formal bid needs formal answer; some ministers believe application is premature. |
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Arguments over VAT rates too fractious; Commission says it will reconsider proposal. |
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Only substantial result of Slovenian-Croatian talks was an agreement to meet again. |
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Group of 71 MEPs could emerge if talks with Czech and Polish parties produces a new parliamentary group. |
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Plan is intended to "keep the momentum" of changes to the Common Agriculture Policy. |
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EU will agree to change weighting of votes in IMF in bid to secure backing of developing economies. |
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High-rise building would be showpiece in bid to transform "sad, enclosed long corridor". |
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UK prime minster will outline the agenda of the G20 summit. |
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Funding will benefit major carmakers across Europe |
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Penalty measures on EU goods put back by a month |
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Information to be shared with foreign authorities but banking secrecy to be maintained |
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European Commission to see if Dexia deal complies with state aid rules |
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Parliament's civil liberties committee to discuss recommendations |
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Finance ministers agree on handling of toxic assets and pledge to reform financial system. |
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Environment committee postponement will push back legislative timetable by at least six months. |
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EU foreign ministers confident of talks on human rights with officials in Minsk in the near future |
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Opt-outs and on-call calculations are among factors preventing a deal being struck. |
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Tax havens have made some concessions, but some EU states want more. |
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Call for more control over make-up of Commission; concern that some parties are being left out. |
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Calls for fresh legislative start after elections; discontinuity principle" disputed at EU level. |
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Parliament willing to drop proposed rules governing international financial groups. |
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Centre-right EPP-ED group in favour of approving deal; concerns remain over human rights record. |
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Nanomaterials under scrutiny; plans to phase out animtal tests unchanged. |
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Farmers struggle to cope after milk prices fall; Fischer Boel says structural changes are needed. |
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European Parliament seeks to keep regulation national and independent.
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Service to be created only if Lisbon treaty is ratified; Commission says training is within existing treaties. |
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Proposed time limit could threaten Caspian pipeline and CCS projects. |
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Draft law will be scrappedif there is no deal by May; Commission could take member states to court. |
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Decades-old 'gentlemen's agreement' in question as the Parliament turns spotlight on Council of Ministers' spending. |
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G20 positions and debate about European Commission fund for infrastructure projects are likely to be major issues at EU leaders" spring summit. |
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EU leaders to hold informal summit in May to discuss plans to support employment. |
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EU import ban on US beef top of agenda. |
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Agreement could be reached before summer; lower cap on call rates remains divisive issue |
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Four months of wrangling brought to an end by agreement to spend money by end of 2010.
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EU leaders set to approve extra funding for the IMF and to call for developing countries to have larger role in economic system.
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Four months of wrangling brought to an end with agreement to spend money by end of 2010.
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EU leaders will give formal backing to scheme to deepen the EU"s relations with six eastern neighbours, including Ukraine and Belarus.
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EU leaders endorse Commission's strategic energy review. |
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EU states set to rebuff call by Commission president to increase funds available for struggling economies. |
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Commission and some member states oppose 'risk-sharing' agreements. |
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Czechs put energy security and climate change on the agenda of the EU-US in April. |
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Slovenia plays down worries about Renault "repatriating" jobs.
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Economic crisis puts international financial institutions, tax havens and supervision of financial markets on EU"s to-do list. |
