No link between Serbia’s candidate status and Romania’s Schengen bid, says Van Rompuy

Speaking in a press conference after the first EU Summit meeting on Thursday in Brussels, President of the European Council Herman an Rompuy firmly stated that Romania didn’t “bully” its [Read more...]

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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 [Read more...]

Abbas calls on EU to support Palestinian UN membership

President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, on Wednesday travelled to Brussels in an attempt to get European support on Palestine’s UN membership bid. “We raised the Palestinian flag [Read more...]

Croatia signs EU accession treaty

Croatia signs EU accession treaty

More fiscal discipline, automatic sanctions, stricter surveillance, Van Rompuy says

President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on Friday told journalists in a press conference that the 17 members of the euro zone have agreed on a new European [Read more...]

MEPs discuss Franco-German partnership

On Wednesday MEPs discuss the needs for a stronger EU economic governance with President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso and President [Read more...]

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Van Rompuy urges greater economic union

Speaking during a European parliament debate on Wednesday in Strasbourg, president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, called for a more integrated economic union. Van Rompuy suggested that there [Read more...]