MEPs demand more cash for poverty-hit ACP states
At last December’s Brussels summit, the Union’s leaders approved a 23 billion euro-package for the European Development Fund (EDF), to be spent in 2008-13. The EDF, which is spread across the...
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Natalia Alonso has become acting director of Amnesty International’s EU office, replacing Dick Oosting. Alonso, who before joining Amnesty International worked for the European Commission’s delegations...
View ArticleCommission gives aid to Gustav victims
The European Commission has pledged to provide €2 million in humanitarian aid for victims of Hurricane Gustav in the Caribbean. The cash will be used to provide basic humanitarian needs such as clean...
View ArticleCaribbean trade deal sealed
The EU today signed a long-discussed and controversial trade deal that will eventually give EU companies access to almost all areas of the Caribbean market. Under the terms of the agreement signed on...
View ArticleDealing with the aftershock
We can leave it to the Portuguese voters to pass political judgment on José Sócrates and his government for their protracted and stubborn resistance to tapping the European Union’s emergency fund, the...
View ArticleThe business of social responsibility
Why should business education concern itself with poverty? Conceivably it might feature in teaching about corporate social responsibility. But beyond that, wealth creation is surely the name of the...
View ArticleDanes put Schengen under renewed pressure
Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home affairs, is facing another Denmark-inspired challenge to the European Union’s Schengen area of borderless travel. Denmark’s interpretation of...
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Joseph Silva, a French diplomat, has been appointed head of the European Union’s delegation in Djibouti. He replaces Nicola Delcroix, also French, who is returning to Brussels. Silva’s most recent...
View ArticleAshton names six new EU ambassadors
Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has appointed new heads of the EU delegations in Azerbaijan, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Kyrgyzstan, Paraguay and Sri Lanka. Three of...
View ArticleLet Europe lead in Ukraine
As Russia’s annexation of Crimea proceeds, the United States must step back; the European Union must step forward; and the international community must ensure both that Russia pays a steep economic and...
View ArticleClimate compensation demands grow louder at COP26
GLASGOW — Rich countries are being put on the spot at the COP26 climate summit as poorer nations facing floods, fires, droughts and sea-level rise caused by global warming ramp up calls for...
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