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EU names Belgian PM Van Rompuy as first president
In this article: European Union, Herman Van Rompuy, Tony Blair, Jose Manuel Barroso, Europe, and Anxiety |
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Reuters | 9 hours ago
SNAP ANALYSIS - EU backs consensus over egos for top jobs
By Luke Baker and Darren Ennis In a surprisingly quick compromise, European Union leaders have named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton as EU president and foreign policy chief. Such a deal is a vote for...
In this article: Catherine Ashton, Herman Van Rompuy, Jose Manuel Barroso, Doha round, European Policy Centre, Centre for European Reform, Europe, Beijing, and Lisbon
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Q&A - EU president and foreign policy chief -- What's at stake?
European Union leaders plan to decide who will be the bloc's president and high representative for foreign affairs at a summit on Thursday. Following are some questions and answers exploring the powers and responsibilities of the two...
In this article: Hu Jintao, Europe, Jose Manuel Barroso, United States, and Barack Obama
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EU extends review of Oracle plan to buy Sun
European Union regulators on Friday extended the deadline for their review of plans by U.S. software company Oracle <ORCL.O> to buy computer maker Sun Microsystems <JAVA.O> for $7 billion. "Oracle requested the extension in order to have...
In this article: Oracle, Sun Microsystems, and U.S.
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
EU says it has solved the Kissinger question
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union says it finally has the answer to a question long attributed to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger: Who do I call if I want to call Europe? That answer is simple. The secretary of state...
In this article: Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, United States, Europe, Jose Manuel Barroso, Herman Van Rompuy, and Angela Merkel
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Diplomats say EU choses Belgian as new president
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union's 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over who to name as...
In this article: Fredrik Reinfeldt, Tony Blair, Brussels, Britain, Climate change, Iraq War, and Jerzy Buzek
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EU leaders deadlocked over top 2 EU jobs
BRUSSELS -- The European Union's 27 leaders were facing an all-nighter Thursday as a bruising battle loomed over who to name as the bloc's first full-time president and new foreign policy chief. Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt,...
In this article: Fredrik Reinfeldt, Tony Blair, Britain, Climate change, Iraq War, Europe, Brussels, and Stockholm
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The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$18.4 trillion in 2008) of the nominal gross world product.
The EU has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws which apply in all member states, ensuring the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital. It maintains common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Sixteen member states have adopted a common currency, the euro, constituting the Eurozone. The EU has developed a limited role in foreign policy, having representation at the WTO, G8, G20 and at the UN. It enacts legislation in justice and home affairs, including the abolition of passport controls by an agreement between the member states which form the Schengen Area.
The EU originates from the European Coal and Steel Community formed among six countries in 1951 and the Treaty of Rome in 1957. Since then, the EU has evolved through a process of enlargement, while new policy areas have been added to the remit of its institutions.
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