EU steps up Burma sanctions
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Foreign ministers extended an EU-wide travel ban on high-ranking Burmese officers after finding the military leadership had failed to improve its human rights record.
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Foreign ministers of the US, UK and France call on Burma's regime to respect its people's human rights.
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Efforts to promote democracy in Myanmar must remain a priority for the international community, European Union special envoy for Myanmar Piero Fassino said here Friday.
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The European Union is likely to  toughen up entry requirements next week for U.S. long-grain  rice to avoid an unauthorized biotech strain, possibly making  EU governments conduct compulsory rather than just random  testing.
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China's support has been vital to  achieving initial steps toward national reconciliation in  military-ruled Myanmar, an EU envoy said on Thursday, but added  Beijing would not directly pressure the regime towards reform.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
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An Asia-Europe summit opened Friday overshadowed by the European Union&#39;s threat to slap fresh sanctions on one of the grouping&#39;s newest Asian membersâmilitary-ruled Burmaâif it fails
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The European Union set a one-month deadline for Myanmar&#39;s military leadership to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi or face tougher financial and travel sanctions.
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EU president Luxembourg will push to add Nazi symbols to a proposed ban across the 25-nation bloc on hate crimes motivated by racism and xenophobia.
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The European Union extended sanctions  on Zimbabwe for another year on Monday including an arms  embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on President Robert Mugabe  and other top officials.
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Military-ruled Myanmar has said Britain is interfering in the internal affairs of its former colony, jeopardising relations between Europe and Asia.
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The European Union announced yesterday that it is discussing lifting the sanctions partially from Libya and added it inclined towards alleviating the weapons embargo to this country.
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President George W. Bush announced new U.S. sanctions against Myanmar on Tuesday as world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly focused on rising protests against military rule in the Southeast Asian state.
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The president said he had directed the secretary of state to work with Europeans to 'âdevelop further sanctions.â'
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President Bush is set to announce additional sanctions against the Burma regime, the White House says.
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Despite a boycott of the Hamas-led Palestinian government, the European Union has found ways to increase its total aid to the Palestinian people, most recently helping support thousands of needy families, an EU official said.
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President George W. Bush expanded U.S. sanctions against Myanmar's rulers on Friday, accusing them of "vicious persecution" of democracy protesters, and urged China and India to step up pressure on their neighbor.