European Council

European Council

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  Europe's costly double parliament: a movable beast

  The morning high-speed train from Brussels pulled into the lonely train station of the provincial French city of Strasbourg. As the doors opened, the ... 

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  EU summit to debate austerity budget, tough cuts

  Many European Union leaders will push for a harshly pared-down budget at their summit this week but the EU parliament insists it is ready to reject ... 

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  EU demands 'legal certainty' of Latin investments

  A 60-nation summit wrapped up in Chile on Sunday with European leaders pleading for "legal certainty" and lower trade barriers between economies that ... 

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  Venezuela prompted EU to change summit declaration

  Oil-rich Venezuela scored a victory Saturday when it persuaded European delegates at a 60-nation summit to back down on a key point in the gathering's ... 

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  EU Parliament chief wants explanation from Cameron

  The European Parliament chief wants British Prime Minister David Cameron to explain his blueprint for a condensed European Union to the legislature, ... 

• Brazil and EU want to retake stalled negotiations

  Brazil and the European Union have agreed to resume stalled free trade negotiations between the EU and South America's Mercosur trade bloc. 

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  EU budget fight returns to Feb. 7-8 summit

  The European Union's 27 leaders will try again to reach a seven-year budget deal for the bloc at a summit on Feb. 7-8. EU spokesman Preben Aamann said ...