Germany slams Italy over  UN plan
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The German foreign minister criticises Italy for opposing Berlin's push for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
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German editorials on Friday looked at Germany&#39;s claim for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and the state of EU-Turkish relations.
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A leading human rights group accuses Italy and Libya of abusing African migrants trying to enter Europe.
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The two Italian hostages recently released by captors in Iraq have stirred anger among some with their criticism of the country's participation in the war.
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October 31 2004 -- 1025CET -- Italy&#39;s Rocco Buttiglione, who had aroused deep hostility among EU deputies for his contentious words
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Germany said on Saturday that Italy&#39;s opposition to its campaign for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council could mean Europe loses out.
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Germany's Angela Merkel faces difficult G8 talks amid rows over missile defence and climate change goals.
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Taiwan on Saturday hit back at Singapore for criticising its plan to go ahead with a referendum on joining the United Nations, calling it &quot;unacceptable&quot;.
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Italy's foreign minister, Franco Frattini, accused Germany, supposedly one of the country's closest allies, of trying to divide Europe with its request for a seat by putting its national interests first.
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Germany&#39;s dream of a permanent seat on the UN Security Council got support from Great Britain and France Thursday but prompted domestic concerns that the country was perhaps too ambitious.
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The United Nations refugee agency chastised Italy on Friday for denying a group of Turkish Kurds the right to an asylum hearing and forcing them back onto a Mediterranean freighter, where they've been stuck for two weeks.
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Following embarrassing revelations over Greece's budget data, the European Union expressed alarm at the reliability of Italy's own deficit figures and called for urgent clarification.
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NEW YORK - Germany has called for the speedy reform of the 59-year-old United Nations joining other nations in pressing for a restructuring of the ageing organisation to help it meet new global changes.
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France, Sweden and Belgium shot down a German proposal to set up European Union refugee processing centres in North Africa, arguing that the idea would do more harm than good.
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The head of Italy's influential conference of bishops denounced a leading human rights group on Monday for supporting greater access to abortion.
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France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and develop options for merging the missions.
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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has expressed regret over Italian opposition to his country&#39;s campaign for a permanent UN Security Council seat.