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Rome - A boat with around 200 refugees from Africa arrived at the Italian Mediterranean island of Sicily overnight, Coast Guard officals said Saturday. Coast Guard vessels intercepted the boat around midnight and escorted it to the port of Pozzallo. ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Amsterdam - Dutch crown prince Willem Alexander and his wife Maxima will sell their luxury villa in the impoverished southern African country of Mozambique once it is completed, the prince wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende Frid...
Rhod on Public Affairs (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
EU leaders have chosen the Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, to be the first permanent European Council President . The other top job created by the Lisbon Treaty - foreign affairs supremo - will go to the EU Trade Commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton from the UK. Both are seen as low-key consensual politicians. Earlier, the UK government said it was no longer pushing for former PM Tony...
Dutched Pinay on Expatriation (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When the news came out that Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy was elected by EU leaders during a closed dinner session tonight as the first European Union President, it didn't came as a surprise. Herman van Rompuy reminds me of Merlin in the Arthurian legend. In this foto he looks like he has a sinister plan in mind, hehe. He actually has a sense of humor, very poetic and an avid blogger as...
John Rentoul (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Number 174 ( Adam Boulton ): Is Tony Blair about to make the most remarkable political come back since Winston Churchill? Number 175 ( Benedict Brogan ): Why Tony Blair should not be written off quite yet. Number 176 ( Mike Smithson ): Is Blair back in the frame again for the EU job? Number 177 ( James Forsyth ): Why my money is on Balkenende.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Brussels - European Union leaders moved closer to a deal on appointing the bloc's new top officials Thursday after British premier Gordon Brown dropped his long-held support for Tony Blair in favour of Catherine Ashton as EU foreign policy director. ...
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Brussels will also host elections of pan-European Foreign Minster who will be vested with more competences than President.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Belgium's prime minister Herman Van Rompuy is the frontrunner among candidates to be considered for the new post of EU President.
Racing Diary (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Suntalk Tips for Thursday. We will be live with Gaunty from 12:30 today.
Sify (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Britain is locked in a dramatic clash with Germany over backing former prime minister Tony Blair's bid to be President of Europe.
Sky News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The European Union is set to appoint its first President today in Brussels.
New Statesman (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
France and Germany unite behind Belgian prime minister Herman Van Rompuy
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
EU leaders are braced for a showdown over who leads Europe, after the failure of behind-the-scenes talks to select a "President" and "High Representative for Foreign Affairs".
icWales (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
EU leaders are braced for a showdown over who leads Europe, after the failure of behind-the-scenes talks to select a "President" and "High Representative for Foreign Affairs".
Sky News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The European Union is set to appoint its first President today in Brussels.
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