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IMF releases EUR 3.2 bn aid payment to Greece — 16 January 2013, 22:41 CET

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday it would release 3.2 billion euros in aid to Greece that had been frozen for months amid fears about the country's ability to surmount its debt crisis.

EU pledges $26.6 mn to fight hunger in Haiti — 16 January 2013, 16:08 CET

The European Union has pledged $26.6 million (20 million euros) to help improve food security in Haiti, where a study found more than 1.5 million people are at high risk of going hungry.

Raunchy Bulgarian pop-folk genre gets EU aid — 15 January 2013, 22:01 CET

Bulgaria's top promoter of the region's raunchy pop-folk music genre known as "Chalga" is set to receive some one million euros in EU funding, it emerged Tuesday, sparking an outcry among parts of the cultural establishment.

Ashton confirms Mali crisis talks this week — 14 January 2013, 23:11 CET

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Monday confirmed she had convened an extraordinary meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers to discuss the crisis in Mali.

EU grants Haiti fresh aid on quake anniversary — 11 January 2013, 18:48 CET

The European Union said Friday it is giving Haiti another 30.5 million euros ($40.7 million) in aid, three years after the Caribbean country was devastated by a massive earthquake.

Bulgaria hopes to use all available EU funds — 10 January 2013, 18:34 CET

Bulgaria has spent just 35 per cent of European aid money made available since it joined the bloc, but plans to use it all by a 2015 payment deadline, the minister in charge of EU funds said on Thursday.

EU not to blame for austerity: Barroso — 10 January 2013, 17:49 CET

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso denied on Thursday that the European Union was behind the tough austerity measures that have swept the continent in recent years.

Britain should leave EU: former Commission chief Delors — 28 December 2012, 15:54 CET

Britain could leave the European Union and enter into a different sort of partnership with the political and economic bloc instead, former EU Commission chief Jacques Delors said on Friday.

EU says to set out anti-trust case against Samsung soon — 20 December 2012, 21:37 CET

The EU will set out its case against Samsung Electronics "very soon" following an anti-trust probe of the smartphone and mobile tablet market, Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Thursday.

EU to fund Djibouti desalination plant — 19 December 2012, 21:23 CET

The European Union said Wednesday it will pay for most of a combined renewable energy and water desalination plant in Djibouti, to supply some 200,000 people, a quarter of the country's population.

Barroso tells Berlusconi to mind Italy's interests first — 13 December 2012, 22:00 CET

European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday said he told his "old friend" Silvio Berlusoni, who may run again for election, that he must be mindful above all else of Italy's stability.

'Schizophrenia' rules in budget battle: Commissioner — 29 November 2012, 16:28 CET

"Schizophrenic" positions by EU member states led to the breaking down of negotiations over the bloc's budget for the rest of the decade, says the EU's budget commissioner.

Barroso sees treaty change for euro's future — 29 November 2012, 00:18 CET

Greater EU integration through changes to its basic treaties is the long-term answer to the crisis undermining growth and jobs, says Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso.

Malta's Tonio Borg appointed new Health Commissioner — 28 November 2012, 13:11 CET

Former Maltese foreign minister Tonio Borg was formally endorsed as the European Union's new Health Commissioner by EU ministers Wednesday despite some debate over his conservative Roman Catholic views.

Bosnia late in EU integration reforms: Commissioner — 27 November 2012, 21:10 CET

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Tuesday warned Bosnia it was seriously late in its progress toward EU membership as it had failed to meet the conditions set by the bloc.

EU urges Croatia, Serbia to reconcile — 26 November 2012, 23:15 CET

EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele on Monday urged Croatia and Serbia to settle their disputes over war crimes after their relations hit the lowest point since the end of the 1991-1995 conflict.

Swedish EU minister slams Commissioner-designate — 16 November 2012, 21:23 CET

Sweden's Minister for European Affairs, Birgitta Ohlsson, on Friday lashed out at Malta's European Commissioner designate Tonio Borg, describing his views on abortion and same-sex marriage as "terrible".

Maltese Health Commissioner gets Parliament green light — 15 November 2012, 22:25 CET

Euro-MPs have approved the nomination of former Maltese foreign minister Tonio Borg, a well-known Catholic conservative, to the EU's top health job, according to documents seen by AFP.

Commissioner says Spain off the fiscal hook for now — 14 November 2012, 19:22 CET

The European Commission on Wednesday took some pressure off Spain by saying it would not require more austerity measures this year and next even if Madrid is unable to meet budget commitments.

EU to give Nobel prize cash to war-impacted children — 14 November 2012, 19:11 CET

The European Union will donate almost one million euros that came with this year's Nobel Peace Prize to children affected by war and conflicts, officials said Wednesday.

EU approves EUR 5.0 bn financial aid package to Egypt — 14 November 2012, 19:10 CET

The European Union has approved a 5.0 billion euro financial aid package to Egypt after its economy was battered by a 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, the EU and Egypt said on Wednesday.

EU suspends Afghan aid over reform failure — 12 November 2012, 18:09 CET

The European Union announced Monday that it is suspending 20 million euros in aid for Afghanistan, warning that cash will be increasingly conditional on the government sticking to agreed reforms.

EU hands Liberia EUR 42m to cut maternal mortality — 08 November 2012, 22:16 CET

The European Commission on Thursday pledged 42 million euros to Liberia's president and Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to help halve one of the world's highest maternal mortality rates.

EU staff strike against budget cuts — 08 November 2012, 16:51 CET

Workers in the European Union's main institutions went on strike Thursday to protest planned spending cuts they say will be detrimental for the EU's 500 million citizens.

EU offers EUR 6m to help Caribbean after Sandy — 08 November 2012, 13:19 CET

The European Commission offered six million euros Thursday to help Caribbean countries devastated by Hurricane Sandy which caused massive damage and heavy loss of life.