Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
Your search for "Foreign Relations Of The European Union" produced 866 items.
| 1. Striking the right balance on trade access | February 2, 2012 |
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A European Commission revision of trade privileges risks harming poor countries both inside and outside the EU. The EU has, for the past 40 years, given trade advantages to... | |
| 2. Human-rights convention deal blocked | January 26, 2012 |
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France and UK hold up EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. France and the United Kingdom are blocking a deal on the European Union's accession to the... | |
| 3. Middle East envoy appointed | January 23, 2012 |
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German diplomat to represent EU in peace talks between Israel and Palestine. National foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (23 January) have appointed Andreas... | |
| 4. Preparing the EU for the next disaster | January 19, 2012 |
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The EU has laid the ground for a better crisis-response system. It now needs political follow-through. How many systems does the EU have in place that would be activated in a... | |
| 5. Fighting a losing battle? | January 12, 2012 |
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A book that explores failures in EU foreign policy and suggests how it can rectify the situation. Since its inception in the early 1990s, the European Union's Common Foreign... |
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| 6. EEAS needs support and co-ordination | January 12, 2012 |
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The difficulties faced by the EU's diplomatic service in its first year are symptoms of bigger problems. You wrote that Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, is... | |
| 7. EEAS lacks clarity on development | January 12, 2012 |
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Catherine Ashton and her colleagues need to show more understanding of how essential development is to security. Last week you reported on the storm of criticism facing the... |
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| 8. EU needs a southern Mediterranean strategy | January 12, 2012 |
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There is much to praise in the EU institutions' response to the Arab uprisings, but directionis still lacking. In the past year, democratic uprisings in the southern... | |
| 9. Democracy plans in disarray | December 1, 2011 |
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Endowment struggles to attract funding. The European Union is struggling to find the means to support democratic movements outside its territory. Foreign ministers meeting in... |
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| 10. A high-stakes game in the Balkans | November 3, 2011 |
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While the EU wants to change how it deals with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the fragile peace in the country is rapidly deteriorating. For close to 16 years, Bosnia and... |
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| 11. Divisions limit the EU's influence in the Mediterranean | October 29, 2011 |
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The starting point for a fresh relationship with the southern Mediterranean lies in the EU. Tunisia's parliamentary elections last Sunday and the death on Friday of Muammar... |
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| 12. A changing landscape | October 20, 2011 |
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Giovanni Grevi tells Toby Vogel how things have developed in the world of foreign affairs think-tanks. Last autumn, Giovanni Grevi returned to Brussels – after five years... |
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| 13. Schools for Europe's diplomatic corps | October 20, 2011 |
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The EU's greater foreign-policy ambitions are being reflected in EU studies courses. Next week (25-26 October), the College of Europe will host a conference on challenges... |
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| 14. It's all about jobs | October 20, 2011 |
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Why Poland has called a special conference to discuss the EU's long-term budget. Defining the multiannual financial framework of the European Union (MFF) means defining the... |
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| 15. EU threatens to close access to internal market | October 6, 2011 |
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18 poorer countries told to sign and ratify economic partnership agreements. The European Commission is trying to persuade 18 poorer countries to sign and ratify economic... |
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| 16. The new 'normal' | September 29, 2011 |
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The EU must remain ambitious in developing ties with its eastern neighbours. On 9 October, Poland has nationwide elections to Parliament. About a dozen political parties are... | |
| 17. Split over direction overshadows Eastern Partnership summit | September 22, 2011 |
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EU divided over the role of the Eastern Partnership. The EU's central European member states tend to see the partnership as a first step for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,... | |
| 18. Sidestepping the UK over EU military headquarters? | September 15, 2011 |
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Five countries lead calls for EU military HQ, but United Kingdom remains opposed. The European experience with the civil war in Libya has renewed momentum for the creation... |
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| 19. EU force in Bosnia below required troop numbers | July 7, 2011 |
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Paper says Eufor unable to deal with serious problems as number of troops set to drop to 1,200 in the autumn. The European Union's peacekeeping force in Bosnia and... |
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| 20. MEPs criticise reintroduction of border controls | July 7, 2011 |
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Resolution seeks to protect Schengen area of border-free travel. MEPs have called on member states and the European Commission to prevent the reintroduction of border... |
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