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Claudette Abela Baldacchino of Malta, who was elected to the European Parliament last week, is facing criminal charges for alleged fraud involving European Union funding....

Parliament plans to hold on to the Nobel medal The spoils were unevenly distributed at the ceremony in Oslo on Monday to present the European Union with the Nobel Peace Prize...

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The EU wants to forge a stronger partnership with major European cities. European cities were last month being feted by European Union leaders as part of an overt attempt to...

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Ana Garcia on how promoting linguistic diversity has opened up a wealth of cultural opportunities. Ana Garcia has been very busy of late, preparing for the general assembly...

Regional aid to be linked to jobs and growth but concern over possible suspensions of aid. The European Commission's blueprint for the EU's 2014-20 cohesion policy promises...

There are grand plans for the future of regional policy, but also divisions over what the priorities should be. As the European Union's regional policy is reviewed in...

Local and regional governments are sceptical about a ‘one-size-fits-all' approach and tying regional policy to the EU's growth strategy. When politicians wax lyrical about...

Janusz Lewandowski says EU should make cuts to administrative budgets. All European Union institutions should consider cuts to their administrative budgets for 2012,...

There's always the Union for the Mediterranean to fall back on for Egypt's president. Could a diplomatic solution to sidelining Egypt's president Hosni Mubarak be modelled...

Paper called for “a fundamental restructuring” of the Committee of the Regions. ● Group leaders to question Barroso over code of conduct Liberal members of the...

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