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A round-up of the international press on Friday, 24 May. The long recession has one silver lining: European Union leaders are finally tackling ‘tax shopping' head-on, a...

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EU leaders agree to some movement on tax avoidance and statement of principles on energy Austria and Luxembourg relinquished some of their resistance to an expansion of...

Even Herman Van Rompuy could not have access to the EU institutions on the May 1 Bank Holiday. When Enrico Letta came to Brussels last week, making his first trip abroad as...

Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, hopes that by placing the issue of tax evasion on the agenda of the next leaders' summit, he can take advantage of...

EU leaders discuss growth and job creation. Anglo-French push to end arms embargo European Council in brief Austerity has its limits, the leaders of the...

Herman may be retiring but there will still be a Van Rompuy to vote for... Herman Van Rompuy let it be known this week that he would not be returning to Belgian politics when...

Changes affect the EU's delegations in Australia, Norway and Thailand. A member of the private office of the European Council's president is to become the European Union's...

A round-up of the international press on Friday, 1 March. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, has attacked the UK's thinking on membership of the EU,...

First-ever cut to EU's long-term budget. Commitments and payments Was everyone a winner? Energy, telecoms and transport take a hit The CAP gets leaner,...

Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, is to be applauded for his efforts, but sadly this is not the long-term budget that was needed. It could have been...

Prime Minister or President? For a brief moment on Friday evening, Entre Nous felt a pang of sorrow for the introduction of a permanent presidency of the European Council....

Androulla Vassiliou, the European commissioner for education and culture, was one of the beneficiaries of the European Council's balancing act on the EU budget. It was...

If the soundbites from the European Union's national leaders reproduced across these pages are to be believed, everyone – or almost everyone – left last week's budget...

Specifics to be negotiated in second summit day Friday as diplomats expect tough negotiations. The leaders of the European Union's 27 member states have agreed an overall...

After marathon negotiations, European Council agrees smaller budget for 2014-20. After more than 24 hours of negotiations, the leaders of the European Union's 27 member...

Van Rompuy confident a deal can be struck but clashes are expected over rebate negotiations. In the run-up to a special summit on the European Union's long-term budget, which...

Long negotiations expected over cuts to current long-term budget proposal. The leaders of the European Union's 27 member states are gathering in Brussels for a crucial summit...

As EU leaders negotiate the Union's long-term budget at special summit, MEPs are in bid to vote on deal in secret. The European Parliament's vote on any budget deal that...

EU leaders in bilateral talks ahead of crucial summit on long-term budget. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, has delayed by several hours the start...