25 European heads of state on Friday signed the new European Fiscal Treaty. Jose Manual Barroso said the signing of the treaty, “signals the irreversibility of the euro and a [Read more...]
Herman Van Rompuy Re-Elected as President of the European Council
2 March 2012 By
The European Council on Thursday unanimously reelected Herman Van Rompuy to a second term as the permanent President of the Council. Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt congratulated Van Rompuy, saying [Read more...]
Incoming search terms:
- herman van rompuy
David Cameron press conference in Brussels – 30 Jan. 2012
30 January 2012 By
Monday’s press conference in Brussels by British Prime Minister David Cameron.
Incoming search terms:
- Mondays press conference in Brussels by British Prime Minister David Cameron
- david cameron press conference brussels
- David Cameron press conference in Brussels - 30 Jan 2012
ECB chief says expects Eurozone budget deal will help Euro
30 January 2012 By
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Monday evening welcomed the agreement reached among leaders of 25 of the European Union member states on more stringent rules for government budgets [Read more...]
EU concerned about elections as Russia pledges euro support
In a joint press conference, President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on Thursday expressed his concerns over the transparency of the recent Russian elections. “We are concerned about irregularities and lack of fairness”, Mr. Van Rompuy said.
For his part, EC President, Jose Manuel Barroso, highlighted the importance of the “Common steps visa-free travel” launch, which will lay down the path to achieve a visa-free travel regime between the EU and Russia.
President of Russia’s Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, said that Russia is willing to help Europe solve the current crisis. “Russia will continue reinforcing financial stability of the euro area, first and foremost, through the IMF”, Medvedev said. Russia’s president also commented on EU-Russia’s energy cooperation, stating that Russia’s “interests” will guide them in the north European gas pipeline developments.