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Van Rompuy and Ashton may prove the doubters wrong, but until then the transatlantic partnership will remain troubled. In Washington, the selection of Herman van Rompuy as...

There is no room for for informal small groupings such as the G6. You correctly quoted me (“G6 to discuss ways to combat terrorism”, 29 October-4 November) as...

Irish government hopes for agreement on treaty protocols ahead of June summit. Ireland is hoping for agreement on its three protocols to the Lisbon treaty and a declaration...

EU leaders are set to back proposals that would allow up to 60,000 EU troops to be deployed on a mission. Agreement on a set of French proposals to strengthen the European...

Rebuilding an Afghan police force is proving an uphill struggle, writes Francesco Guarascio. A patrol in the southern Afghan district of Uruzgan near the town of Chora:...

For the last century, Europe has been the undisputed focus of US foreign policy. Millions of US troops were deployed to Europe during the First and Second World Wars and...

Missile defence is an issue that rears its ugly head every few years, emitting much heat and fear then dropping off again, somewhat like a dozy dragon that is prodded into a...

AMERICA will not renegotiate the controversial deal under which European airlines must hand over air passengers' personal data to US security agencies to enable them to...

Another week, another letter. Last week's epistle to the Irish presidency from six member states affirming the need for consistent and non-discriminatory application of the...

The justice and home affairs ministerial conference in Brussels tomorrow (28 November) will give a clear signal of a united front in the fight against organized crime. This...

THE EU's envoy to Afghanistan has voiced concern that the international community has deployed proportionately fewer troops in the central Asian country than in other trouble...

GERMANY, the current holder of the UN Security Council presidency, will attempt to paper over the cracks in the EU's policy towards Iraq during the emergency summit in...

THE former head of Germany's armed forces says the European Union will not be ready to meet its military 'headline goal' for at least five years - despite a pledge to the...

FRANCE and Germany agreed yesterday (31 January) to hold informal meetings every six to eight weeks in a bid to forge a common reform plan for Europe. French President...

FOREIGN ministers called on Algeria to be more constructive in cooperating with international efforts to end its civil strife. "Our willingness to help needs to be matched by...

INTENSIVE diplomatic manoeuvring looks set to lift a French governmentthreat to delay approval of the long-sought 'stability pact' formaintaining budgetary discipline in a...

23-29 May 1997Friday 23 May NOORDWIJK: Special European summit on Intergovernmental Conference negotiations, in preparation for the Amsterdam summit threeweeks later.

THE past year has been a period of self-analysis for the European Union. Like any adult approaching a 40th birthday, it has been time to take stock. Reminiscences, as actual...