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Merkel's Call For EU Presidential Election Met With Skepticism, Praise

AP | By DON MELVIN | Posted 11.16.2011

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BRUSSELS -- The European Union is often derided for being run by faceless bureaucrats. Germany's governing party thinks it has a solution: a direct vo...

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EU President 'Haiku Herman' van Rompuy Publishes Book Of Haikus

AP | ROBERT WIELAARD | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — European Union President Herman van Rompuy published a book of Haiku on Thursday, saying the dreamy Japanese poetry offers relief fro...

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Tony Blair Bows Out Of Race To Become First President Of The EU

guardian.co.uk | Nicholas Watt and Ian Traynor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Blair tonight bowed out of the race to become the first president of the European Council when it became clear that centre-right leaders, who dom...

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EU Leaders Deadlocked Over President Decision

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — After years of effort the European Union named its first full-time president and powerful foreign policy chief on Thursday – bu...

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EU presidency: US stimulus is 'the road to hell'

AP | AOIFE WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — The head of the European Union slammed President Barack Obama's plan to spend nearly $2 trillion to push the U.S. economy out of rece...

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Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union

AP | CONSTANT BRAND | Posted 05.25.2011

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BRUSSELS — The Czech Republic's leader has long been one of the most strident critics of the European Union, blasting the bloc with withering at...

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New EU President: Climate Change Is A Myth

London Times | David Charter | Posted 05.25.2011

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The European Union's new figurehead believes that climate change is a dangerous myth and has compared the union to a Communist state. The views of Pr...

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Sarkozy Attacks Czech Refusal To Fly EU Flag

Telegraph | Bruno Waterfield in Brussels | Posted 05.25.2011

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The French president sided with federalist Euro-MPs who are engaged in a bitter feud with Vaclav Klaus, the Czech president and a Eurosceptic. Seni...

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