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21.10.2008, 17:36
Angela Merkel doesn’t like it when French President Nicolas Sarkozy touches her during any official meeting or negotiations, according to Spain's El Pais newspaper. It claims the German Chancellor has forwarded a complaint to its embassy in Paris which wi
07.11.2008, 18:20
The European Commission Chief Jose Manuel Barroso, speaking at the EU summit in Brussels, has stated that Lithuania and Poland shouldn’t block on new agreements and that it’s better for them to listen to what other member states think of the relations wit
13.11.2008, 22:24
The financial crisis has cost the global economy a staggering $US 1.5 trillion, according to Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian president was speaking at the 10th EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table in Cannes, France.
14.11.2008, 12:54
Moscow is ready to continue talks with the EU on a new strategic bilateral agreement, which is due to replace the outdated partnership and cooperation agreement, at the earliest opportunity. President Dmitry Medvedev made the announcement after the EU-Rus
14.11.2008, 20:07
The conflict in South Ossetia may have driven a wedge between Russia and the EU, but now the two sides are talking to each other again. At the Russia-EU summit in Nice, Dmitry Medvedev, the French President and the EU Commission President agreed to meet a
03.12.2008, 19:07
The European Union is offering a package of financial aid and free trade pacts to six former Soviet states in return for democratic and market reforms.
04.12.2008, 05:37
Anti-aircraft missiles, which Poland sold to Georgia, have ended up in the hands of Chechen militants, according to Russian newspaper Isvestia. The article has caused a controversy which is far from being resolved any time soon.
11.12.2008, 09:13
A European Union summit is under way in Brussels as the trading zone faces its worst recession in decades. Leaders are discussing a multi-billion euro stimulus package as well as a range of measures to reduce global warming.
Published: 21 October, 2008, 11:36
The world doesn’t need a new confrontation with Russia and anyone wanting one is irresponsible. That was the message from French President Nicolas Sarkozy to the European Parliament as he outlined the outcomes of last week's summit in Brussels.
