http://www.eubusiness.com Latest news from the Council of the European Union - on EUbusiness.com. daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-economy.f4s China has no intention to "buy out Europe", a top state-run newspaper said Monday, reiterating comments made by Premier Wen Jiabao ahead of a major summit with the European Union in Beijing. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. economy China diplomacy 2012-02-13T08:44:07Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/syria-unrest.f3r The world must stand united in demanding a halt to violence in Syria and for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, the European Union's top diplomat Catherine Ashton said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Syria unrest diplomacy 2012-02-10T23:32:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/india-iran-economy.f36 The EU on Friday pushed India to use its influence to get Iran to resume talks over its disputed nuclear drive, a day after New Delhi said it wanted to boost trade with the Islamic republic. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Iran Headline India trade summit economy 2012-02-10T14:16:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/india-economy-trade.f31 The European Union looks set to push India at a summit Friday to use its commercial and diplomatic influence to try to bring Iran back to the negotiating table over its disputed nuclear programme. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. trade summit India economy 2012-02-09T22:13:33Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f24 Greece is hopeful that eurozone finance ministers will take a "positive decision" Thursday on a key bailout package, finance minister Evangelos Venizelos said before heading for the talks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Finance Greece talks debt Council of Ministers public 2012-02-09T08:17:54Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/syria-politics.f0o The European Union has no plans to withdraw its head of delegation from Syria, a spokesman said Tuesday, stressing that the EU needs a presence there to "report and observe". No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. politics Syria unrest diplomacy 2012-02-07T12:35:06Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/australia-china.eyu Australia's foreign minister launched a fierce broadside at Europe Saturday, saying the financial crisis has caused it to turn in on itself and warning it risked an "early grave" amid Asia's rise. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Australia diplomacy Munich China economy 2012-02-04T21:40:46Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-us-clinton.eyo US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that Europe remains Washington's "partner of first resort," even as the United States marks a strategic pivot to Asia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Clinton diplomacy US Germany Munich 2012-02-04T11:40:26Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-us-clinton.eyl US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Friday for international security talks where aides said she would send a "strong message of support" for ties with Europe as Washington makes a strategic pivot to Asia. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Germany Clinton US diplomacy 2012-02-04T11:39:11Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/brazil-diplomacy.eyi European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton will begin an official visit to Brazil Sunday for wide-ranging talks, notably on the civil strife in Syria and the Iranian nuclear crisis, the foreign ministry said Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Brazil Syria Iran diplomacy 2012-02-03T17:29:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-us-military.eya Europe should not fear a renewed US focus on Asia and must increasingly look after its own backyard militarily without its historic ally, Germany's defence minister said on Friday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. diplomacy US Germany Munich military 2012-02-03T17:31:04Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/china-germany.exj German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that the euro had "made Europe stronger", as she began a visit to China aimed in part at reassuring Beijing that the eurozone debt crisis is under control. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. diplomacy China Germany politics economy 2012-02-02T09:42:34Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-slovenia.ex8 Kosovo's biggest challenge is integrating the ethnic Serb population in the north of the territory, the European Union's newly-appointed representative to Kosovo, Samuel Zbogar, said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Slovenia diplomacy Kosovo 2012-02-01T14:01:02Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ewu Parties in the Czech Republic's ruling coalition locked horns Tuesday after Prime Minister Petr Necas refused to join the European Union's crucial new fiscal discipline deal. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Finance Czech summit debt public 2012-01-31T22:05:05Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-china.ewt The eurozone debt crisis, Iran and Syria will be among the topics up for discussion when German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a two-day trip to China this week, government sources said Tuesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 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. Germany China diplomacy politics 2012-01-31T15:22:08Z News Item