European Council http://www.eubusiness.com The EU Council is the main decision-making body of the European Union. daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z Serbia's pro-European bloc claims shock poll win http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210543322.69 Pro-West Serbian forces claimed an emphatic victory after general elections on Sunday, giving them a strong mandate to move closer to the European Union despite Kosovo's independence. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Serbia European Council 2008-05-11T23:31:37Z News Item EU ministers cut deal to end Lithuania's veto on Russia talks http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210528923.39 Four EU foreign ministers announced on Sunday they had reached a deal to get Lithuania to lift its veto on launching talks on a new EU partnership accord with Russia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline1 Russia European Council 2008-05-11T21:09:24Z News Item Slovenia ties Georgia mission to Lithuania's EU-Russia veto: report http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210420021.82 European Union president Slovenia reportedly warned Saturday it could skip a five-nation foreign ministers' mission to Georgia that aims to cool tensions with Russia, unless Lithuania drops its veto on separate EU-Russia talks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-10T13:45:45Z News Item Portugal ratifies EU treaty on Europe day http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210354322.15 Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva officially ratified the EU's reforming Lisbon treaty on Friday, symbolically choosing 'Europe Day' to do so. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Portugal Headline3 Institutions European Council 2008-05-09T22:48:23Z News Item New Irish foreign minister urges yes vote for EU treaty http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210350723.27 Ireland's new Foreign Minister Micheal Martin urged the country on Friday to vote "yes" to the European Union's key Lisbon Treaty in a crunch referendum next month. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Ireland Institutions European Council 2008-05-09T17:11:54Z News Item EU foreign ministers to fly to Georgia to cool Russia crisis: officials http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210349822.82 Five European Union foreign ministers will travel to Georgia next week to try to help to cool tensions with Russia over the separatist region of Abkhazia, Slovenia said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T17:09:31Z News Item EU will talk with whoever wins Serbian elections: Slovenian FM http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210339022.66 The European Union wants Serbia to become a member and is ready to discuss its accession even if anti-EU nationalists win Sunday elections, Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia European Council 2008-05-09T15:44:22Z News Item Slovenia confirms EU mission to Georgia http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210334522.56 Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, whose country holds the EU presidency, confirmed Friday that an EU mission would travel to Georgia next week to cool tensions over Abkhazia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-09T12:51:26Z News Item Lithuania and Poland join forces on EU-Russia negotiations http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210266123.03 Lithuania and Poland have agreed to coordinate their strategies on whether to agree further European talks on an EU-Russia partnership pact, Lithuania's government information bureau said Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Russia European Council 2008-05-08T17:28:40Z News Item EU ministers to visit Georgia to ease tensions with Moscow http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210264326.12 The foreign ministers of Slovenia, Sweden Poland and Lithuania plan to visit Georgia on Monday in an effort to try to cool tensions between Tbilisi and Moscow. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia European Council 2008-05-08T17:28:17Z News Item Lithuania, Latvia ratify EU's Lisbon treaty http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210239122.33 The former Soviet states of Lithuania and Latvia on Thursday ratified the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, which aims to reforming decision making in the 27-nation bloc. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Latvia Lithuania Institutions European Council 2008-05-08T11:25:31Z News Item Free speech reform comes into force in Turkey http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210233722.7 A long-awaited law aimed at expanding freedom of speech came into force in Turkey on Thursday after presidential approval. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey European Council 2008-05-08T08:10:35Z News Item Serbia's fragile economy at stake in weekend polls http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210212122.45 Serbia's fragile economy could pay the price if nationalists win Sunday's general elections, depriving it of the benefits of European Union rapprochement, analysts warn. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Serbia European Council 2008-05-08T08:11:06Z News Item France pledges not to snag Turkey's EU accession talks http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210090623.92 A senior French official pledged Tuesday that his country would not seek to block Turkey's European Union accession talks when it takes over the bloc's presidency in July. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey European Council France 2008-05-06T21:38:16Z News Item Berlusconi begins term under a critical eye from Brussels http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/1210088822.35 Whether Naples rubbish, ailing Alitalia's fate or the public finances, Italy and the European Commission have no shortage of sore points likely to ensure rocky relations between Brussels and the incoming government. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2008 AFP. All other Copyright 2008 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Headline Italy European Council 2008-05-06T21:47:37Z News Item