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NEWSFrance and the UK increasingly isolated in seeking to arm Syrian rebels.
An Anglo-French bid to end the European Union's ban on the sale of arms to rebel forces in Syria appears doomed to failure, with other member states struggling to maintain a unified EU position.
In February, the UK and France persuaded other member states, overcoming considerable reluctance, to allow the supply to the rebels of non-lethal [...] Read more
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COMMENTA round-up of the international press on Thursday, 23 May.
NEWSEU leaders agree to some movement on tax avoidance and statement of principles on energy
NEWSLeaders vote to overrule Lisbon Treaty's plan for reduction in the number of commissioners
NEWSLegislation would protect small-scale depositors.
Parliamentary notebook
Parliament in brief
NEWSFirst bids for 2014 expected next week
NEWSTwo-year mission will begin next month.
NEWSLittle progress has been made since 2010 election.
NEWSGroup leaders decide to wait for committee session at which OLAF's chief will face questions.
COMMENTA new report paints a grim picture of efforts to control corruption in the European Union.
EU navigates the murky waters
What is corruption?
NEWSIceland's new centre-right government has agreed to let ordinary voters decide whether accession talks with the European Union should continue.
NEWSNew, long-term priorities for the international community will dominate discussion when development ministers from the European Union's member states meet on Tuesday (28 May).
NEWSAnother round of talks are underway between Serbia's Ivica Dacic and Hashim Thaçi of Kosovo
NEWSAgreement hoped for on overhaul of state aid
NEWSCommission proposal will boost activity at ports.
COMMENTBerlin's support for a transatlantic trade and investment partnership is based on a broader agenda
COMMENTConflict-afflicted states need to be able to determine their own destinies
COMMENTJaroslav Neverovic, Lithuania's energy minister
COMMENTThe West shoul start exploring a response to the mendacity of media run by authoritarian states
Unprecedented numbers of continental Europeans now speak in the angry and resentful tones traditionally heard from British Eurosceptics
We should not ignore the well-documented negative impacts of industrial biofuel
There are many serious and legitimate concerns that have been raised about the role of lobbying in recent years.
Deputy secretary-general at the Elysée, Emmanuel Macron
Alan Shatter, Ireland's minister for justice and equality, and for defence
Finland's minister for international development, Heidi Hautala.
Joseph Muscat - Malta's youngest prime minister
Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans
Chairwoman of the European Parliament's committee on petitions, Erminia Mazzoni
Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliyev
Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius
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Six candidates have met selection criteria, half of them MEPs.
German economy minister says Commission action could lead to a trade dispute.
Analysts reveal that many of the energy-intensive industries resisting changes to the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) are making a profit from the system. Report on EU Rapid Information System shows that majority of cases involved products made in China. Commission threatens telecoms firms with sanctions, with battles over solar panels and ceramics to come.
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Clothing tops dangerous items list
EU-China trade disputes raise fears of retaliation
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Carl Bildt drew on all his diplomatic experience as a foreign minister and ex-prime minister when he observed about the Eurovision Song Contest that “regional patterns persist in voting”.
Aficionados of Croatian wine should stock up now, while trade is still permitted.
As if the European quarter of Brussels did not have enough construction sites already, work is to begin next month on another large office development – this time at the behest of the [...]
The College of Europe has been having a few teething problems with an attempt to extend its famed networking skills into the digital age.
Staff unions at the Council of Ministers are struggling to get across to national governments the message that they are downtrodden and oppressed.
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A debt-mutualisation scheme for the eurozone must satisfy three crucial requirements.
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Ahead of the elections to the European Parliament next year, the EU needs to mend relations with its citizens
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