Germany Regrets Italian Opposition to UN Reform Bid
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has expressed regret over Italian opposition to his country&#39;s campaign for a permanent UN Security Council seat.
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LONDON (CP) - The European Union's political machinery was thrown into reverse on Wednesday as the new president of the European Commission backed down from a vote on his proposed cabinet over a controversial Italian commissioner.
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Germany turned up the heat on Poland in a clash over reforms of the European Union on Friday, threatening to launch negotiations on a new treaty without Warsaw's assent.
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European governments on Monday spoke out against a French proposal that the European Union restrict development aid to poorer member states that seek to lure foreign investment with low corporate tax rates.
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German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der has renewed his firm opposition to deploying troops to Iraq, slapping down hints at a change in policy from his defense minister.
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The German government has reiterated its opposition to sending troops to Iraq, after a top German official suggested otherwise. A spokesman for German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the German leader told
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ROME: Pakistan and Italy have agreed to block the expansion of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. President Pervez Musharraf and Italian President Carlo Ciampi announced this in a joint
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Germany's drive for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council threatens EU unity, Italy says.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel struggled on Friday to break Poland's resistance to a new treaty to reform and strengthen the European Union as it takes on new global challenges.
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Papers in Germany assess the European Commission's decision not to take action against Berlin and Paris for breaching budget rules while in other papers debate is raging on Turkey's European credentials.
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Some EU members are hesitant to support the province's bid for independence after a UN resolution was dropped Friday. An informal group meets Wednesday.
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder expressed regret on Wednesday over postponing of a key European Parliament vote on the incoming EU Commission and warned against allowing discord to escalate into institutional conflict.
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Germany's defense minister expressed regret Tuesday about U.S. plans to restructure its forces abroad -- changes expected to hit Germany the hardest with the pullout of two heavy divisions.
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ROME, Italy -- An EU committee&#39;s rejection of an Italian nominee with conservative views on homosexuality has drawn a sharp condemnation by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
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EU president Germany proposed on  Friday launching negotiations on a treaty to reform European  Union institutions without Poland&#39;s assent unless Warsaw  accepted a compromise deal on the voting system.
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NEW YORK - Germany has called for the speedy reform of the 59-year-old United Nations joining other nations in pressing for a restructuring of the ageing organisation to help it meet new global changes.
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Germany turns down a US appeal to send more troops to Afghanistan, amid signs of strain in the Nato mission.