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A gloomy inquest rather than angry recriminations marked the mood when the European Parliament debated the Copenhagen climate conference Wednesday (20 January). more »
At a press conference following the immigration section of the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs in Toledo, the Spanish Secretary of State Consuelo Rumí and Commission Vice-president Jacques Barrot reported that the EU leaders set the bases for a European Immigration and Asylum Agreement. more »
At the inaugural session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) in Barcelona today, mayors of major cities from the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries have joined forces to energise the Euro-Mediterranean partnership. more »
Three human rights resolutions - on recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia, on the case of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and human rights violations in China more generally, and on the situation in the Philippines - were approved by Parliament on Thursday. more »
During the question time that followed the presentation of the programme for Spain's Presidency of the EU to the European Parliament by the Spanish Prime Minister the main issue of interest was the path the European Union should take to recover from the crisis and improve its position in the global economy, maintaining its values and social model. more »
In a charged and emotive debate on Iran the regime's nuclear programme and the crackdown on political dissent drew criticism from all sides. more »
MEPs urged that the EU deliver on its aid pledge as soon as possible and give a solid commitment to reconstruction. more »
The Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will today be presenting the programme of the Spanish Presidency of the EU for the first half of 2010. more »
The European Union and the Republic of Iraq have today signed in Baghdad, Iraq, a Memorandum of Understanding on a “Strategic Energy Partnership” which provides a political framework for reinforcing energy relations between Iraq and the EU. more »
On Monday 18 January the town of Alcalá de Henares near Madrid is to host the first ministerial meeting focusing on tourism issues to be held as part of the activities organised during this six-month period by the Spanish EU Presidency. more »