Brussels - In a diplomatic victory for Spain, European Union leaders Friday were set to back its invitation to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) of top central banks, just weeks after six middle-weight EU members accused the country of "gate-crashing."
A draft statement prepared for a summit of EU leaders and seen by Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa welcomed the expansion of the FSF to "all members of the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies, Spain and the European Commission," the EU's executive.
Brussels - US President Barack Obama's offer of direct talks with Iran is a "very good" one and deserves an "intelligent" response, the man who heads international negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear programme said Friday.
Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged European Union governments to implement the bloc's fiscal stimulus plan, warning that calls to do more would undermine confidence in a swift recovery.
"Let's implement the plan and review it if necessary," Barroso said. "Saying (now) the plan is not enough will not build confidence."
Brussels - American economist and Nobel laurate Paul Krugman said Tuesday that Europe and the United States should at least double their fiscal efforts in order to salvage the global economy.
"The United States is not doing enough to fight the crisis, and Europe is doing a bit less than half as much as the US. So no, it's inadequate," Krugman said after a meeting with EU officials in Brussels.
Brussels - Israel must keep working towards a two-state solution in its conflict with the Palestinians, European Union foreign ministers insisted on Monday as an ultra-nationalist Israeli party looked set to join the country's future government.
"One would of course expect that a new Israeli government would respect the previous obligations: that includes the commitment to a two-state solution," Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said as he arrived in Brussels for regular talks with EU counterparts.
Brussels - The European Union on Monday said the Pakistani government's decision to reinstate the country's sacked top judge would allow the country to move forward and confront its real enemies - extremism and fundamentalism.
"I am very positive about what has happened. This is a good step forward," said the bloc's external affairs commissioner, Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Ferrero-Waldner was part of the EU troika that held talks in Prague last week with Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
Brussels - In a diplomatic victory for Spain, European Union leaders Friday were set to back its invitation to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) of top central banks, just weeks after six middle-weight EU members accused the country of "gate-crashing."
Brussels - US President Barack Obama's offer of direct talks with Iran is a "very good" one and deserves an "intelligent" response, the man who heads international negotiations over Iran's controversial nuclear programme said Friday.
Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged European Union governments to implement the bloc's fiscal stimulus plan, warning that calls to do more would undermine confidence in a swift recovery.
Brussels - American economist and Nobel laurate Paul Krugman said Tuesday that Europe and the United States should at least double their fiscal efforts in order to salvage the global economy.
Brussels - Israel must keep working towards a two-state solution in its conflict with the Palestinians, European Union foreign ministers insisted on Monday as an ultra-nationalist Israeli party looked set to join the country's future government.
Brussels - The European Union on Monday said the Pakistani government's decision to reinstate the country's sacked top judge would allow the country to move forward and confront its real enemies - extremism and fundamentalism.
