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Barroso to tell Obama: Together we do better
US President Barack Obama will meet EU leaders for a two-hour meeting in Lisbon on the sidelines of a NATO summit on Saturday (20 November).more »
EU-IMF team en route to Dublin for bailout talks
A team from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank are en route to Dublin this morning to assess help for Ireland's struggling banking sector and decide whether an EU loan is...more »
EU says €200bn needed for energy grids by 2020
€200 billion is needed to upgrade Europe's gas and electricity grids over the coming decade, the European Commission said yesterday (17 November), adding that half of the sum will have to come from government coffers...more »
Regions reject linking EU funds to budget rules
Local government leaders have spoken out against plans by the European Commission to suspend the payment of EU funds to countries that fail to rein in their national budget deficits and keep a lid on public debt levels. They...more »
Summit to test Ukraine's EU credentials
EU diplomats said they will scrutinise the EU-Ukraine summit on 22 November, the first to be held with newly-elected President Viktor Yanukovich, to find out whether or not their neighbour is turning away from Europe.more »
Moldova's president denounces border treaty with Romania
Mihai Ghimpu, the acting president of Moldova, has described a border treaty recently signed by the country's government with Romania as "illegal and unconstitutional". The move heightened the political atmosphere...more »
Irish banks edge closer to EU, IMF bailout
Ireland has started talks with EU authorities and the IMF over a rescue plan focusing on the restructuring of its banking sector, the bloc's finance ministers said yesterday (16 November), hoping to calm fears of a...more »