EU mulls 'natural disaster' force
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The European Commission plans to set up an EU force to deal with fires, floods and other emergencies.
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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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European Union experts will from next month start training police forces across Afghanistan, including southern provinces which have borne the brunt of insurgent violence, EU officials said on Tuesday.
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The UN emergency relief agency is struggling to respond to a natural disaster that has brought death and destruction to at least eight countries.
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The European Union is to draw up plans for a force to go to countries neighbouring Sudan's Darfur region.
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Officials in Brussels say the formal agenda of the monthly meeting of European Union foreign ministers in Luxembourg on Monday will be largely dominated by issues involving sanctions.
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Estonia is likely to take part in a rapid deployment force of the European Union.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 9  (IPS) - The European Parliament and a coalition of civil  society groups are urging the European Union to appoint a special  representative to combat the growing use of child soldiers in  developing countries.
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The European Parliament calls for the EU to review restrictions on taking liquids on board aeroplanes.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 3 (IPS) - The EU is stepping up relief efforts in the  tsunami-hit areas around the Indian Ocean.
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European countries are joining international rescue and relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunamis.
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Anxious Europeans were flooding official hotlines in their home countries or calling embassies overseas in search of news of loved ones feared missing from the tidal wave disaster that swept Asia.
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BRUSSELS: The European Commission said yesterday it was unlikely to punish EU members which breached the bloc's budget deficit limit as a result of granting aid to survivors of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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NOORDWIJK: Five EU states signed an accord on Friday creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europeâs developing security arsenal.
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Threat to imperial measures to be lifted after European commission climbdown.
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European Union foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment
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The European Commission pledged an  additional 350 million euros ($462 million) over three years on  Thursday to relief efforts for the devastating Dec. 26 Indian  Ocean earthquake and tsunami.