EU ponders softer stance on Cuba
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Officials from the EU's 25 member states are considering a Spanish proposal to lift sanctions on Cuba.
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U.S. sanctions against Cuba are more restrictive than those imposed on any other country, including Iran and North Korea, and their rigorous enforcement risks diverting government attention from higher-priority counterterrorism tasks, a new government audit has found.
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The European Commission will recommend Romania and Bulgaria join the EU in January - but with tough terms.
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European Union foreign ministers on Monday discussed ending 11 years of sanctions against Libya and easing an arms embargo to reward the North African country for shedding plans to develop weapons of mass destruction.
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The European Union will try to avert a damaging split over Kosovo on Friday when foreign ministers debate how to respond to a possible unilateral declaration of independence by the breakaway Serbian province.
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Wednesday's papers debate Europe's position on the Mideast conflict and Cuba's future following Castro's delegation of power
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the European Union would have to work to ease tensions with the United States over the likely lifting of an embargo on arms sales to China, a move opposed by Washington.
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The EU can turn to new priorities such as globalisation after agreeing a new reform treaty, its leaders said Friday, but thoughts were also on the potentially tricky topic of ratification.
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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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Cuba said on Saturday it barred entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support dissidents, setting back Spain&#39;s campaign to mend frosty
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European Union leaders open a two-day meeting later Thursday deeply divided over calls for tougher measures to fight global change.Comment
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Poland softened its tone on the eve of  a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a  reform of the bloc&#39;s institutions but Britain angered its  partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.
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Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski  downplayed in a newspaper interview fears Poland could block  agreement on a new treaty to replace the defunct European Union  constitution at a summit in Brussels this week.
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Spain and Britain agreed to look at revisiting European policy on Cuba &quot;so it can be more effective,&quot; Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said following talks with British counterpart Jack Straw.
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EU ministers are to consider Kosovo's declaration of independence, with members split on how to respond.
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The European Union remains split over lifting the 15-year-old arms embargo on China, but "the tide is turning" and the bloc appears set to end the ban sooner or later, diplomats said.
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Cuba ended a diplomatic deadlock with  eight European Union nations on Monday in response to proposals  by EU officials to stop inviting dissidents to National Day  receptions in Havana.