Hoon urges EU to keep door open to future members
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The 25-member European Union must keep its doors open to future members after Bulgaria and Romania join the bloc in January 2007, Europe Minister Geoff Hoon has said in an interview with a Portuguese newspaper.
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Immigration is a time bomb for the  European Union and members must work far more closely with each  other if the bloc is to control the flood of refugees, the EU's  incoming Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner said.
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THOUSANDS of British troops were committed to a big expansion of the European Unionâs military capability by Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, yesterday.
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The European Union needs to develop a common policy to deal with illegal immigration, British European Affairs Minister Geoff Hoon said during a visit to Portugal.
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The new head of the European Commission has re-submitted key nominations in hopes of gaining parliamentary approval. Jose Manuel Barroso announced the new nominations in
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THE HAGUE -- An influential Dutch advisory body said yesterday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU human rights standards.
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Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi called on Monday for Europe to "leave the door open" for Turkey to join the EU despite the partial suspension of talks due to Turkey's refusal to open its ports to Cyprus.Comment
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The European Union urged member states  on Tuesday to sign up to schemes to launch work on a new  European heavy transport helicopter and next-generation  satellite observation system from late 2008.
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BRUSSELS - European Union leaders got a wake up call this week as a high-level report warned the bloc must run just to stand still in global competitiveness rankings.
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Immigration is a time bomb for the European Union and members must work far more closely with each other if the bloc is to control the flood of refugees, the EU's incoming Justice and Home Affairs Commissioner said.
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The European Union's chief on Monday called for a halt to further expansion of the bloc after Romania and Bulgaria join, saying the EU had to resolve the stalemate over its proposed constitution before it could ...Comment
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Turkey&#39;s EU membership will open newhorizons for both Turkey and the European Union and bring forth newchallenges, visiting new EU commissioner Olli Rehn said on Wednesday.
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German Defence Minister Peter Struck has written to his British counterpart Geoff Hoon to urge him to commit to the production of a second batch of Eurofighter aircraft.
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An influential Dutch advisory body said Wednesday that Islam was not a bar to membership in the European Union and recommended the organization open talks with Turkey, while insisting Ankara do more to meet EU human rights standards.
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A high level report has called for the EU to refocus itself on economic growth and job creation, and away from environmental and social concerns.
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France does not plan to stop the European  Union from opening new policy &quot;chapters&quot; in Turkey&#39;s accession  talks next month despite President Nicolas Sarkozy&#39;s opposition  to Turkish membership, an official said on Tuesday.
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Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.