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EU to offer assistance for border management. Measures to stem the flow of migrants from north Africa are to be adopted when the interior ministers of the European Union's...

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The cosy relationships that the EU and its member states have maintained with dictators in northern Africa suddenly look like a big mistake. The European Union has always...

Demand comes after scores die in weekend unrest. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has called on Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's leader, to begin urgent talks with...

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In inimitable style, Muammar Qaddafi, the host of the EU-Africa summit, has highlighted the pitfalls of pushing Europe's borders offshore. During a visit to Italy late last...

The EU's rule of law mission in Kosovo launches raids. The EU's rule of law mission (Eulex) in Kosovo undertook its first major raid last week (28 April), at the ministry of...

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...

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...

Refusal to grant visas as retaliation against Swiss visa ban on Libyan regime figures. Libya is refusing to grant visas to most citizens of the European Union as retaliation...

Berlusconi will do anything to avoid Scandinavian food. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, was unable to attend last week's European Council (29-30 October) and...

The foreign ministers of Italy and Lithuania argue that the anomaly of Belarus's self-isolation may slowly be ending. Can Belarus, 20 years after the fall of the Berlin...

Member states manoeuvre for favoured posts as Barroso has to balance expectations and talent. The confirmation last week of José Manuel Barroso's reappointment as...

Low number of refugees accepted by EU member states prompts Commission plans for resettlement scheme. The European Commission is to call next week for the creation of an EU...