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Brussels - EU commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione sought on Thursday to defuse a row over controversial comments he made about homosexuals and women, offering to give up some powers in return for keeping the job.
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The European Union&#39;s normally yawn-inducing institutions raised eyebrows on Wednesday when a spat over comments about homosexuality made by an Italian bureaucrat led to the
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EU officials say US attempts to renegotiate a deal on exchanging air passenger information is "disrespectful".
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BRUSSELS JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the incoming president of the European Commission, received a fresh rebuff Tuesday as Parliament refused to endorse the appointment of a commission candidate and the furor continued over Rocco Buttiglione, the proposed
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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.
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1110CET Updated 1120CET -- The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso proposed a delay to allow time to change his proposed team of Commissioners.
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A military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities would be a mistake, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Sunday.
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The designated president of the European Union's head office suffered another blow Tuesday when a European Parliament committee deemed a second member of his team unsuitable for the job.
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The EU Commission chief backs his team after an Italian was controversially rejected by a panel of MEPs.
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The European Union is not ready to lift its arms embargo on China, according to a senior EU minister.
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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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Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder expressed regret on Wednesday over postponing of a key European Parliament vote on the incoming EU Commission and warned against allowing discord to escalate into institutional conflict.
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The head of the UN peacekeeping force in Haiti, Brazilian General Augusto Heleno Ribeiro, said that he regretted the &quot;misinterpretation&quot; of his remarks that linked unrest here with an interview by US presidential candidate John Kerry.
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European Commissioner Peter Mandelson dismisses speculation he will help run Labour's election campaign.
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Rocco Buttiglione, an Italian Minister who was selected to be a part of the European Union (EU) Commission under the incoming presidency of Jose Manuel Barroso, said that he would withdraw from his post amid anger over contentious remarks he made about
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[JURIST] BBC News is reporting that incoming EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has withdrawn his proposed slate of Commissioners from consideration by the European Parliament after a dispute over the inclusion of controversial Justice portfolio