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International mediators see chances of new talks dwindle as Israel issues more building permits. International efforts to re-start peace talks between Israelis and...

The failures of the EU's foreign policy chief in the Middle East reflect the EU's own indecision. In politics, the line separating bravery from folly is sometimes very thin....

Last chance for ministers to agree before September, while five EU states champion non-recognition. National foreign ministers from the European Union will make a last-ditch...

Poland's chances of foreign policy success rest on its ability to juggle competing demands from the south and east. Poland is the fourth new-ish member state of the EU to...

Foreign ministers to make bid to revive stalled peace process. Fresh attempts to revive the Middle East peace process will top the agenda when member states' foreign...

Allegations about jet travel and hotel bills have hurt the Commission, which will be sensitive about the possible knock-on effects on staff salaries and pensions. The...

A review of four decades of EU involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should prompt a revision of conventional wisdom. On 14 May, the EU entered its fifth decade of...

A look back at four decades of EU involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Today, 14 May, the EU enters its fifth decade of involvement in the Israeli-Palestinian...

World body votes to give EU representatives speaking rights. The United Nations General Assembly, which gathers the world body's 192 member states, has voted overwhelmingly...

Finland's foreign minister sets out what a dignified foreign policy means and why the EU should pursue it. When world leaders gathered this week for the traditional United...

Catherine Ashton manages to be in two places at once. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign and defence policy chief, is struggling to connect  with the Union's defence...

Tadic tones down challenge to Kosovo's independence; Serbia's EU membership talks to accelerate. Boris Tadic, the president of Serbia, pulled off a diplomatic coup last week...

Hopes Italy will agree South Korea free-trade deal EU leaders and foreign ministers meet in Brussels tomorrow to discuss how to strengthen relations with its strategic...

Van Rompuy unlikely to address summit of world leaders. The European Union has failed to win speaking rights at the United Nations General Assembly after opposition from...

Ruling likely to trigger further recognitions of former Serbian province Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 did not violate international...

An advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's independence could give new momentum to plans to partition. The International Court of...

Brazil's president wants developed economies to set deeper cuts for greenhouse gases. The Doha round of trade talks and prospects for a December deal on climate change...

The joint recognition of Kosovo by Macedonia and Montenegro will make the region a somewhat safer place. The Balkans is likely to be a bit safer following Montenegro's and...

French president proposes a “great reform” to ensure that no financial institution can escape regulation and supervision. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called...

Macedonia and Montenegro support Kosovo's statehood, prompting Serbia to expel Montenegro's ambassador. Two former Yugoslav republics, Macedonia and Montenegro, yesterday...