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ECB president says agreement on cuts has been reached. The Greek government has reached a deal on additional austerity measures that it must implement to qualify for a...

Humanitarian experts could be sent within days, while several EU states have recalled ambassadors. The EU is poised to strengthen its delegation in Syria, despite the growing...

Talks to be held in Beijing and New Delhi. Talks in the coming days between the European Union's leadership and Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister, and Wen Jiabao,...

German diplomat to represent EU in peace talks between Israel and Palestine. National foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (23 January) have appointed Andreas...

Concern that oil ban would hit energy supply. The European Union's member states remain divided over how quickly a planned oil embargo against Iran should take effect, just...

UN chief hopes talks in New York produce a breakthrough. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, will urge the leaders of Cyprus's Greek and Turkish...

EU later this month expected to agree on a ban on imports of Iranian oil. Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, has said that Italy will only agree to an embargo on imports of...

Status of 3,000 opponents of Iranian regime to be checked before transfer or re-settlement. The EU has welcomed an agreement between the United Nations and the Iraqi...

The EU must do all it can to stop the brutality at Camp Ashraf. In May, I wrote that Iraq appeared to prefer to shed the blood of Iranian refugees than to seek a solution...

Additional sanctions in response to fierce security crackdown. The European Union has tightened its sanctions against Syria in a bid to increase the pressure on the regime...

Funding from European Investment Bank to be suspended. National foreign ministers will today (14 November) suspend funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Syria,...

Ban Ki-moon to meet the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, is to meet the leaders of the Greek...

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...

Confusion for the Cypriots. Cyprus's preparations for its presidency of the European Union's Council of Ministers, which starts on 1 July 2012, are behind schedule. 

Turkish membership of the Union would benefit the EU geopolitically I agree with European Voice that Turkey's European Union accession talks are at a standstill (“Shifting...

Easing Turkish citizens' movement in Europe would help relations between the two sides. Turkey and the EU have failed this year to open even one new chapter and their...

Foreign ministers also discuss Middle East, Bosnia and Herzegovina. National foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg today (10 October) have expanded sanctions against...

Kornelios Korneliou has been appointed permanent representative of Cyprus to the EU. Previously Cyprus's ambassador to France, he replaced Andreas Mavroyiannis on Monday (3...

At a crucial time for talks on the future of Cyprus, Turkey is showing that it is not afraid to take on either the EU or Israel. Emboldened by its rising profile and...

The prospect of a ‘Turkish summer' following the ‘Arab spring' may be luring Turkey eastward, but Turkey will still need Europe. A few days ago, Turkey's Prime Minister...