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Why President Whatsisname and Baroness Who could be the death of the EU dream
Nov 20th, 2009 - Mail Online
Whatever your view of the European Union, one thing is for sure: it has a genius for making life hard for its supporters. Now we are being asked to swallow the surreal farce enacted in Brussels this week...EU Leaders Make Unity in the Bloc Their First Job
Nov 20th, 2009 - New York Times
With the European Union's top new jobs going to two low-key bridge-builders, the bloc appears to have set its sights on smoothing over internal divisions before trying to construct a bigger global role. The combination of Belgium's prime minister...
New EU foreign policy chief Ashton to assume office on December 1
Nov 20th, 2009 - Earth Times
Brussels - The European Union's new foreign policy supremo, Catherine Ashton of Britain, will assume office on December 1, earlier than had been anticipated, officials in Brussels said Friday...
The new EU chiefs: Rompuy-pumpy and Cathy Who?
Nov 20th, 2009 - Houston Chronicle
LONDON — Catherine Ashton: International woman of mystery. Ashton is Europe's new foreign policy chief, the international representative of half a billion people...
New EU president raises fears in aspirant Turkey
Nov 20th, 2009 - Reuters
ANKARA (Reuters) - Herman Van Rompuy's appointment as the first European Union president provoked fears in Turkey that he might hinder Ankara's hopes of joining the bloc...
European Union videos from YouTube:
- Herman van Rompuy, EU President...Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy on Thursday picked as first-ever 'President of Europe', a position formally know as permanent president of the European Counci. These stockshots were made available by the European Commission.
- Reinfeldt at 'Historic'...Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, announces at a press conference in Brussels that the leaders of the 27 member states ...
- The EU Parliament and the...The EU-Parliament and its function within the European Union, explained as easy as possible under consideration of the changes caused by the Treaty of Lisbon, which is not in force yet.
- Barroso: European Union...Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission - the executive body of the EU - likens the union to a empire. He made this comment in response to a question: What will the European ...
European Union from WikiPedia:
The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 Member States, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$18.4 trillion in 2008) of the nominal gross world product.
The EU has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws which apply in all Member States, ensuring the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital. It maintains common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Sixteen Member States have adopted a common currency, the euro, constituting the Eurozone. The EU has developed a limited role in foreign policy, having representation at the WTO, G8, G20 and at the UN. It enacts legislation in justice and home affairs, including the abolition of passport controls between many Member States which form part of the Schengen Area.
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