Berlin - Chancellor Angela Merkel's government decided Tuesday to pass legislation which will cement a veto by the German state of Lower Saxony over key decisions at the Volkswagen auto company.
Brussels - Russia should stop contributing to the conflicts in Georgia's breakaway regions and allow international mediators to help bring peace, Georgia's new foreign minister, Eka Tkeshelashvili
Stockholm - Finland and Sweden are to study closer cooperation in defence including procurement of defence material, the defence ministers of the Nordic neighbours said Monday.
Brussels - European Union officials hoped Monday to make progress on a key deal with Russia during a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels devoted largely to the bloc's eastern neighbours.
