European Parliament delegation to join UN climate talks in Cancún

An official delegation of 15 MEPs will join the final week of the UN climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico (6-10 December) to press for critical steps to be made towards a binding international deal. more »

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Published: 03/12/2010

Snow causes Europe travel chaos

Snow storms across western Europe cause travel chaos forcing the closure of airports, schools and severely impacting public transport. more »

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Published: 02/12/2010

Serbia's EU membership path

Serbia's progress on reform, and the Council's recent request that the Commission examine its EU membership application, were welcomed in a Foreign Affairs Committee resolution approved on Wednesday. more »

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Published: 02/12/2010

Bush fire rages in Australia

Firefighters race to put out a fire in south of Perth believed to have been deliberately set and that has already destroyed 250 hectares of bush. more »

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Published: 02/12/2010

Anti-N Korea balloons take flight

Protests against last week's North Korean artillery attack continue in the South, including the launch of balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets. more »

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Published: 01/12/2010

Suu Kyi reassures prisoner families

Recently freed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets the families of political prisoners still being held by the government in Myanmar. more »

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Published: 30/11/2010

Parliament welcomes Commission's quick adoption of new Draft Budget

Following the presentation of a new Draft Budget for 2011 by the European Commission today, President Jerzy Buzek said “Parliament will do its utmost to reach an agreement before the end of the year, so that by the beginning of 2011 all the EU projects and policies will be fully operational”. more »

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Published: 29/11/2010

Protests in Ireland over bailout

Thousands take to the streets in Dublin in a mass protest against drastic spending cuts and the international bailout. more »

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Published: 29/11/2010

3rd Africa-EU Summit: team up for more “Investment, Economic Growth and Job Creation”

On 29-30 November, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, will attend the Africa-EU Summit in Tripoli (Libya). more »

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Published: 25/11/2010

EU crisis mechanism needed for disasters or terrorist attacks

A special European Crisis Reaction Mechanism should be set up to help cope with any chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disaster caused by an accident or terrorist attack, believes the EP Civil Liberties Committee. more »