World news about “EU Presidency”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Chinese perceptions of Europe Reinforcing Europe’s influence on the world stage is one of the big goals behind the EU’s streamlining of its highest… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, China
EU gaining appreciation in Washington For an outside look at Europe moving forward, euronews sought out an American expert in international relations who… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Washington
EU shortens its phone number Rounding off coverage of Europe’s launch of new leaders, euronews’ in-house cartoonist harps on Kissinger’s quip which… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
EU to choose executive commission The European Union has turned it’s attention to choosing an executive commission, after electing a new president and… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
Congratulations pour in for new EU president From now on the US knows who to call if President Obama wants to phone Europe – the old so-called Kissinger question… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Politics, President
Pro-Europe Ashton gets to sit at EU high-table The choice of Catherine Ashton could be seen as a nod towards understated efficiency rather than the influence of a… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, United Nations
Blair’s EU star wanes Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was much talked-about at the EU summit and beforehand, but his chances of… 30/10/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
Spain, Belgium, Hungary EU Presidency team Spain, Belgium and Hungary are teaming together for their combined 18-months running of the European Union presidency… 29/10/2009 - tags: Belgium, EU Presidency, Hungary
Belgian and Brit face tough tenure at the topThe European Union has named unassuming Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as the new full time President of the… 20/11/2009 - tags: EU Foreign Policy, EU Presidency
Van Rompuy, Ashton new pan-EU leadersLow-key Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been named the new full time President of the European Council… 19/11/2009 - tags: Council of Europe, EU Presidency, European Union, Foreign policy
EU appoints new leadership teamBelgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy has been appointed as the first permanent European Council President and the… 19/11/2009 - tags: EU Commission, EU Presidency, Foreign policy
Time is ticking for decision on top EU postsWith only a few hours to go, there is still confusion as to who will scoop the European Union’s two top jobs… 19/11/2009 - tags: EU Foreign Policy, EU Presidency, European Union
EU-Russia boost ties with climate and trade pledgesEU and Russian officials have called their latest annual summit “the best yet”. The European Union reiterated support… 18/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, EU-Russia
EU top jobs, names still swirlingThere are lots of names in the hat but only one will be drawn out for each of the EU’s new top jobs. A special European… 11/11/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, EU Summit
Juncker ‘wouldn’t say no’ to EU presidencyAnother contender to lead the EU… Both Tony Blair and now Jean-Claude Juncker are considered as possible future… 27/10/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Treaty of Lisbon
Blair faces a battle in his bid for EU presidencyTony Blair’s bid to become the president of a post-Lisbon Treaty European Council has run into choppy waters. The… 16/10/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Politics
Sweden, Spain coordinate over EUSweden, the EU’s current presiding nation, has been focusing attention on the economy. Spain will take its turn as… 31/08/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
Opponents press for delayed Barroso voteEuropean socialists have stepped up their opposition to picking Jose Manuel Barroso as President of the European… 16/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
Swift moves promised to tighten EU financial rulesSweden’s Prime Minister has promised to move quickly to secure EU agreement on ways to tighten financial regulations in… 15/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Climate, Financial Crisis, Sweden
Swedish EU presidency targets finance and climateThe Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has set out Sweden’s plans for the next six months as holder of the… 15/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Sweden
Sweden to lay down EU priorities of presidencyEight years ago Sweden took the EU presidency in times of relative calm, but those days are long gone. Later… 15/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Sweden
EP, Stockholm discuss BarrosoThe new European Parliament’s group heads have made the customary trip to the EU’s presiding nation, which is Sweden… 06/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Sweden
Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden… taken over the EU presidency, wants to open … made clear the EU presidency will not count … 03/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, France, Turkey, Sweden
Sweden takes the wheel of the EUThe rotating presidency of the European Union has turned to from the Czech Republic to Sweden. The occasion was… 01/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Sweden
Sweden takes the reins of the EUSweden has taken up the rotating presidency of the European Union. Tackling the economic crisis and climate… 01/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Sweden
Swedish EU presidency faces big challengesSweden faces some daunting tasks as it assumes the EU’s six month rotating presidency. The Nordic country of… 01/07/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union, Sweden
Czechs bow out of EU presidency to little applauseThe stormy six-month boat-rocking Czech presidency of the European Union is at an end. Many – among the 27 nation… 30/06/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Sweden ready for challenges of EU presidencyAfter the Czech Republic, it is Sweden’s turn to hold the EU presidency. But are the Swedes ready for the challenge as… 29/06/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Sweden
EU summit finds agreement on Ireland and BarrosoTwo of the men who emerged with the most to smile about from the summit of the 27 EU leaders in Brussels were the Irish… 19/06/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, EU Summit
Barroso’s Lisbon delayJose Manuel Barroso sooner or later? Some European Union countries want to delay formally naming him to continue as… 17/06/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency, EU Summit
Netanyahu to EU: ‘Don’t rush us’The EU Presidency has met the Israeli President but with background rumbling. “We are in the process of reviewing our… 24/04/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, Israel
Turkey-EU horizon turbidThe current Czech EU Presidency has been at work with Turkey’s representatives to try and unjam its EU membership… 21/04/2009 - tags: EU Enlargement, EU Presidency, Turkey
Czech Prime Minister formally quitsThe Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek has formally resigned after losing a no-confidence vote earlier this week… 26/03/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Europe faces fallout of Czech crisisThe European Union goes into next week’s G20 summit with its leadership in question and with rifts with Washington… 26/03/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Lisbon Treaty’s further jolts in PragueRatification of the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty by the Czech Republic will be harder with the government… 25/03/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czech PM: Govt collapse will have “no impact” on EU… affect the EU Presidency," he said. … takes over the EU presidency. … 25/03/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
EU backs Czech presidencyThe European Commission says it is confident the Czech Republic will continue to effectively preside over the European… 25/03/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czech eye patch on humour‘Now you see it, now you don’t!’ This approach leaves a prank artwork hung in the European Council atrium in Brussels… 20/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czechs present EU 6-month planThe European Union’s presiding nation, the Czech Republic, has sketched out its programme for the first half of this… 14/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Parliament, EU Presidency
Parliament welcomes Topolanek warilyPreferring the Lisbon treaty’s predecessor, defending the Czech Republic’s eurosceptic president and distancing himself… 14/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Parliament, EU Presidency
Czech hoax art raises offenceCzech sculptor David Cerny has seriously upset national sensitivities in Europe with a hoax artwork hung in Brussels… 14/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency, Culture
Topolanek sets gas and Gaza as EU prioritiesThe Czech Prime Minister has set out his country’s priorities for the presidency of the European Union. In a launch… 14/01/2009 - tags: EU Presidency, European Union
Czechs make light of EU stereotypesAn artwork portraying stereotypes of each EU country has been hung in the atrium of the Council building in Brussels… 13/01/2009 - tags: Council of Europe, EU Presidency, Culture, Sculpture
Czechs’ Topolanek to face MEPsNow that the Czech Republilc EU presidency has been hard at work for two weeks, Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will… 13/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency, Prime Minister
Crises no crimp on EC-Czech courtesyIn Prague, with gas, Gaza and global economic crises in full gallop, European senior officials presented a calm and… 07/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Gas and Gaza lead Czech Republic’s EU “to-do” listConcerns are growing over the Czech Republic’s ability to lead the European Union at a time of multiple and fast-moving… 01/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czech Republic to announce cabinet reshuffleAiming to quell fears over its ability to lead the European Union, the Czech Republic said it will concentrate on the… 01/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czech takes over EU Presidency from FranceThe Czech Republic has taken the helm of the EU for a six-month stint. And it’s not going to be plain sailing… 01/01/2009 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Czech Rep. prepares for tough EU presidencyThe New Year will see the Czech Repbublic take over the presidency of the EU from France, for what promises to be a… 31/12/2008 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
Sarkozy sums up France’s 6 months running EuropeFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy today made his final speech to the European parliament as rotating EU president, just… 16/12/2008 - tags: EU Presidency, France
European Union “overregulated” says new EU President Mirek TopolanekMirek Topolanek is the current Czech prime minister, and he takes over the six-month EU presidency on January 1st… 12/12/2008 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency, European Union, Nicolas Sarkozy
Czech! One-two! Is this on?!The President of the European Parliament has told Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek in Prague that the success of the… 05/12/2008 - tags: Czech Republic, EU Presidency
