EU Urges Liberia to Improve Election Laws Fast
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The European Union urged Liberia, struggling to emerge from more than 10 years of civil war, to bring its election laws up to international standards ahead of an October vote.
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At their annual summit, European Union leaders also said they wanted to strengthen the 25-nation bloc&#39;s relationship with the newly re-elected President Bush, which was deeply strained by the Iraq war.
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EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels reacted with outrage to reports of irregularities in the election, which they said failed to meet international standards.
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The EU tells Romania and Bulgaria their fight against corruption is not yet showing convincing results.
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29 October 2004 - Reacting to an upsurge of violence and disturbances in Liberia&#39;s capital, Monrovia, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the local leaders there to lend their support to United Nations efforts to restore calm.
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The European Commission says it will do more to help EU member states handle large flows of migrants.
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The European Union stepped up pressure Tuesday on Ukraine to review the outcome of its disputed presidential election, which has triggered widespread criticism from across the continent.
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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 leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.
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The European Union regrets that elections in Ukraine failed to meet international standards, and wants authorities in Kiev to take action before the second round of polls this month, a spokesman said Tuesday.
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The European Union's chief election  monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes that have killed  hundreds and displaced thousands in the run-up to a December 27  presidential and parliamentary election.
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The European Parliament has called the EU to open membership talks with Turkey &quot;without undue delay,&quot; and told Ankara to carry out more democratic reforms.
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EU leaders on Friday urged Ukraine to use upcoming elections to end months of infighting and to quickly form a stable government capable of pushing ahead with reforms, as Kiev reiterated its hopes for EU membership.
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The European Union has warned Ukraine that irregularities already evident in the run-up to the presidential elections on 31 October may harm ties with the bloc.
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroederon Wednesday urged the European Parliament to approve the new EU commission as soon as possible.
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BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (IPS) - Louis Michel, the European Union's aid chief,  will urge that the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seek a  peaceful solution to their problems when he visits East Africa  this week.
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A top official in Italy has called on the European Union to help Libya stem the flow of illegal migrants moving northwards across the Mediterranean.