EU president wants to avoid UK-Russia row damage
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The European Union regrets Russia&#39;s  refusal to extradite a murder suspect to Britain but wants to  prevent the standoff further damaging already strained  EU-Russia relations, an EU presidency official said on Friday.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 25 (IPS) - Encounters between Russian President Vladimir Putin  and European Union leaders can be embarrassing affairs -- at  least for those EU politicians who fret whenever the bloc's  image as a defender of democracy is sullied.
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"Politicians have to know how to respond to current uncertainties and tensions in the world. Nothing would contribute more to peace in the world than a good, stable and lasting relationship between the EU and Russia"  By Jeff MasonMAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.One EU source called the talks "tough, frank" and described the players as "still trying to make each other hear the other."Putin, in his final EU summit as president, took a swipe at proposals from Brussels that could prevent gas monopoly Gazprom from buying up power grids and pipelines while the 27-nation bloc revamps its gas and electricity markets. Read more
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The European Union said sports federations should not be exempt from EU anti-monopoly and labor laws, as it unveiled a strategy Wednesday for dealing with the growing impact of sports in Europe, economically and socially.
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The EU calls on Russia to lift economic sanctions it imposed on Georgia amid a bitter spying row.
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The European Parliament on Wednesday urged EU leaders to open entry talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay&quot; in a non-binding but influential resolution that was approved after heated debate.
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The European Union called on Russia on  Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening  the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying  row.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday called on his fellow European Union leaders to end wrangling over a new EU treaty and concentrate on the bloc's future.
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With Russian President Vladimir Putin set to attend a crucial summit with European Union leaders in Helsinki on Nov 24, diplomats from the 25-nation bloc are hoping to forge a united EU front on relations with ...Comment
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Japan, Britain and the European Union all expressed worries on Tuesday about RussiaÂs actions.
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The European Union called on Russia on Tuesday to lift economic sanctions on Georgia or risk deepening the crisis between the ex-Soviet neighbors sparked by a spying row.
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The European Union, already at odds with the Bush administration over pre-emptive military strikes, reacted warily to a warning from Moscow that it too reserved the right to neutralize terror threats anywhere in the world.
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Nato's chief calls on the West and Russia to tone down their rhetoric in their row over defence and Kosovo.
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso warned Wednesday of "consequences" for the European Union's political and trade relations with neighboring Ukraine if the government there does not allow a full review of contested presidential election results.
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PRAGUE, June 4 -- President Bush arrived here Monday to begin an eight-day visit to Europe, at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatening to retaliate against U.S. plans for a European missile defense system by aiming some of Russia's weapons at new targets on the continent.
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Alexander Litvinenko's widow wants EU leaders to pressure Vladimir Putin into handing over the man accused of poisoning her husband.
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President Bush on Wednesday discounted Vladimir Putin's threat to re-target missiles on Europe, saying "Russia is not going to attack Europe."