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Lifting of visa bans against top officials first step in gradual normalisation of relations, ministers say. The European Union today decided to lift a visa ban on top...

It is time for the EU to push for a UN-led commission of inquiry into crimes against humanity committed in Myanmar. Four years ago, the people of Myanmar rose up in a...

Policy to be reviewed in wake of release of Aung San Suu Kyi. The EU's foreign ministers will next week review the Union's policy on Myanmar (Burma) following the release of...

Burma's elections may not be equal. but they are still important. This Sunday (7 November), the people of Burma – or Myanmar, as the military regime has re-named it –...

Last month, the military junta in Burma banned the National League of Democracy (NLD), after the NLD refused to register for national elections planned for later this...

Meeting would signal a change of EU policy, while US already has a policy of engagement. Leaders from some European Union member states are planning to meet Thein Sein, the...

Travel bans and asset freezes imposed on those responsible for Aung San Suu Kyi sentence. The European Union has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on members of the...

Promise of 'additional targeted measures' against Myanmar regime after the house arrest of the main opposition leader is extended. The European Union has condemned a...

The rise of citizen journalism puts a fresh onus on the mainstream media to re-consider how they protect freedom of expression. In some circles, political activists have...

Foreign ministers also discuss situation in Sri Lanka, Moldova, Ukraine. The foreign ministers of the European Union's 27 member states agreed today in Luxembourg to extend...

The EU should abandon a policy maintained by those with an eye on noble points rather than on new opportunities to promote change. At next week's meeting of EU foreign...

Maintaining sanctions will not be enough to end the horror in Burma; engagement and ostracisation are both needed. Key decisions about Burma (Myanmar) are pending. The...

Might the EU be about to start 'constructive engagement' with Burma? Experience suggests that would be a mistake. Fraser Cameron makes a well-worn argument for the European...

Isolating Myanmar has failed to produce change; engagement would at least create opportunities. The EU's policy towards Myanmar (Burma) is broke. Sanctions not only do...

A more active role by the UN's secretary-general is one of ways the international community can deepen its engagement with Burma's problems, argues the government-in-exile....

For Vera Goldschmidt Ferreira, helping people struck by disasters is a duty and a vocation. When Vera Goldschmidt Ferreira was 14, her home city of Lisbon was hit by floods....

The cyclone disaster in Myanmar shows the limits of our commitment to prevent genocide. The problem with Myanmar is that we know almost everything. We know it was a horrific...

Louis Michel, the European commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, is trying to meet the leaders over the coming days to secure access for EU aid workers to...

European commissioner kept waiting for Myanmar visa; EU officials call for ‘unfettered' access for aid workers amid talk of UN intervention. With concern mounting that...

Effects of the cyclone are hampering the flow of information as the European Commission begins disaster-relief effort. The €2 million in aid that the European...