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Other EU member states urged to consider punishing Iran for sentencing an ‘adulterous' woman to death. Bernard Kouchner, France's foreign minister, has appealed to his...

MEPs call for all member states to recognise Kosovo. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has welcomed yesterday's advisory opinion by the International Court of...

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Group of foreign ministers float the idea that they should become occasional envoys for the EU's new foreign policy chief. A small group of EU foreign ministers who met...

Small group of EU foreign ministers indicate they may tighten sanctions on Iran if the UN fails to take action. There is a “growing consensus” that the EU will have to...

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The EU fails to speak with a single voice. The EU single voice on the international stage still has many accents, even with the Lisbon treaty in force. The new foreign...

Former Belgian prime minister has a hard time in the Middle East. Relieved of one burden of state after his less-than-brilliant premiership of Belgium, Yves Leterme appears...

The Lisbon treaty will change the way the EU conducts its foreign policy, both on the top level and on the ground. The Treaty of Lisbon will reshape the European Union's...

French president keeps offering plum jobs to political rivals. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy is well-known for making ‘ouvertures', offering plum jobs to politicians...

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Foreign ministers say Iran “must” investigate allegations of fraud, withhold recognition of result. EU foreign ministers today expressed “serious concern” about the...

Carl Bildt says trip was planned with French and UK foreign minister who were given visas. Sweden recalls ambassador to Colombo. Carl Bildt, Sweden's foreign minister, has...

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Olli Rehn in renewed bid to resolve border dispute between Croatia and Slovenia. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for enlargement, has given Slovenia and Croatia until...

The jobs merry-go-round in France. Pierre Sellal, France's permanent representative to the EU, is preparing to decamp to Paris to become the new secretary-general of the...

Czech and French foreign ministers dismiss claims, announce twice-weekly consultations. Karel Schwarzenberg, the foreign minister of Czech Republic, and his French...