World news about “EU Council” published by euronews.
Exhausting discussions over the EU budgetA journalist sleeps in the press room of the EU Council as European Union leaders summit meet to discuss the European Union’s long-term budget in Brussels… 08/02/2013
Weary EU leaders put off detail until next year At the end of a bruising year for the European Union, the final summit of 2012 was tinged with a sense of optimism. Greece got the latest slice of bailout… 14/12/2012
EU nations agree banking union Welcome to Europe Weekly, in this edition. EU finance ministers agreed the first step of a banking union. Their foreign ministry counterparts met with the… 14/12/2012
Brussels asks Kosovo for swifter reforms to join EUEU leaders say Kosovo is on the right track to join the 27-member bloc, but that more work needs to be done on democratic reform. Speaking in Brussels… 19/07/2012
Pressure mounts on ECHR to reform The European Court of Human rights is breaking under its heavy workload and needs urgent reform critics say. A recent UK initiative, which was endorsed by the… 25/04/2012
EU leaders put pen to paper on new fiscal treaty Signed; yes. Ratified; not yet! Despite that, Europe’s leaders have finally come up with the treaty they say will save the euro. The new so called fiscal… 02/03/2012
EU leaders sign new fiscal pact European leaders have put pen to paper on a new treaty they say will bring the bloc’s debts under control. The so-called fiscal compact, driven by France and… 02/03/2012
MEPs want swift action on saving the euro The European Parliament has urged EU leaders to come up with concrete solutions to the euro zone debt crisis. MEPs say this weekend’s summit in Brussels… 19/10/2011
EU welcomes Kosovo Serbia trade compromise EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy welcomed his Kosovan counterpart to Brussels on Tuesday following last week’s deal between Pristina and Belgrade to end… 07/09/2011
What do Europe’s symbols mean? I’m curious as a French person, as a European, what’s the situation with these symbols? There’s a flag, an anthem, but what for? We have this hymn that no one… 27/04/2011
EU is seeking for Council President After the Irish ‘Yes’ on the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union is creeping closer to having a stable Council President. Former British prime minister Tony… 16/10/2009
EU leaders in Brussels set out agenda for blocEU heads of state have committed themselves to a path of economic reforms in the coming year, a path they they hope will lead the eurozone out of crisis. At… 14/12/2012
EU staggers through budget summitDisagreements a-plenty are filtering out of the EU Budget Summit, which is struggling to set a coherent financial course for the EU for the seven years from… 23/11/2012
Strong-arm tactics at the EU SummitBy our cartoonist Etienne Barthomeuf 19/10/2012
Greeks say no to EU austerity with general strikeMuch of Greece is at a standstill amid a general strike, as many people want to send a clear message to EU leaders saying ‘no’ to further austerity. The… 18/10/2012
Van Rompuy: ‘The EU will never become the United States of Europe’To celebrate Europe Day, euronews took over a room at the European Council in Brussels, which is usually reserved for heads of state and government. Here… 09/05/2012
No easing of Belarus repressionIn the cold, outside the human rights defence body the Council of Europe, this handful of exiles from Belarus shout: “Stop Lukashenko!” (president of what… 26/01/2012
Europeans back UN recognition of Palestinian stateA large number of Europeans back the creation of a separate Palestinian state, a new opinion poll shows. The research carried out by YouGov in France, Britain… 12/09/2011
Palestinians unfurl giant flag in BrusselsWith a key UN discussion on the Palestinians’ status coming up in seven days time activists have erected a giant flag in front of the European Council in… 12/09/2011
EU tells Greece to unite behind austerity planEU leaders have urged Greek politicians to unite behind tough new austerity plans. It comes on the second day of what has been described as a “frustrating” … 24/06/2011
Nine out of 10 MEPs anti-StrasbourgA survey of European Parliament members has shown that nine out of ten of them think it is time to stop using Strasbourg as their common work base one week… 10/02/2011
Euro zone gets international rescue fundEU has agreed to set up a permanent rescue fund to help euro zone members struggling with sovereign debts. EU treaties will now be revised to allow the fund… 17/12/2010
EU Summit ‘won’t discuss euro zone bonds’This week’s European Union summit will not discuss the issuing of joint euro zone bonds. So says Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn who added that… 13/12/2010
EU summit could include Roma and UN questionsA meeting of the 27 EU heads of state and government this Thursday in Brussels is expected to give vent to European concerns surrounding France’s handling of… 15/09/2010
Russia backs CoE rights abuse report on North CaucasusRussia has supported, for the first time, a condemnation of human rights abuses in the North Caucasus region by the Council of Europe Parliamentary… 22/06/2010
WHO rejects Council of Europe H1N1 accusationsThe World Health Organization has rejected all accusations that it was unduly influenced to declare a pandemic state of emergency for the H1N1 influenza… 26/01/2010
The Three CouncilsThere is the Council of the European Union, the European Council and the Council of Europe. They are completely distinct. What are they? 26/01/2010
Kissinger’s call question answeredThe European Union has the answer to the long running question attributed to former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: Who do I call if I want to call… 20/11/2009
Van Rompuy – Belgian ‘loss’ Europe’s gain?Belgians are juggling pride and pragmatics as their prime minister’s chances of becoming European President increase. In the centre of Brussels, passers-by… 09/11/2009
