EU endorses plan to tackle migrant issue
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European Union ministers endorsed a plan to make permanent joint patrols that pick up migrants on the high seas Thursday, moving to end internal divisions over dealing with a surge of illegal immigration from Africa.
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European Union justice and interior ministers agreed Friday that new immigrants to the 25-nation bloc should be required to learn local languages, and to adhere to general "European values" that will guide them toward better integration.
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Interior ministers agree on a new EU-wide system to help police share fingerprint and DNA data.
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European Union (EU) officials agreed in principle to lift an arms embargo on Libya after pressure from Italy.
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Spain and Algeria said Tuesday that they support the Baker Plan on the disputed Moroccan-occupied territory of Western Sahara.
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European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso has offered new concessions to Euro MPs on civil rights in a bid to ensure his new commission team is approved in a crucial vote in Strasbourg.
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Key EU interior ministers are to meet in Florence to discuss plans for migrant holding centres outside Europe.
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The European Parliament was expected to endorse the 24-member European Union executive Thursday after new European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso moved to solve the legislature&#39;s objections to his lineup.
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The EU is set to unveil controversial plans to give every citizen the right to health care across Europe.
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EU states on Friday gave preliminary backing to an accord to supply U.S. agencies with data on transatlantic air passengers for use in terror probes, but some said they needed to clear final reservations in their national parliaments, EU diplomats said.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday championed the idea of a &quot;simplified treaty&quot; for the European Union, which European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso said was gaining support.
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EU lawmakers endorsed a deal Wednesday to cap mobile phone roaming fees in the 27-nation bloc
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LISBON, Aug 9 (IPS) - A proposed European Union (EU) directive imposing   tighter restrictions on granting political asylum is causing  major concern  to refugee councils across the 15 nations that  comprised the EU until the  bloc's May 1 expansion to 25  countries.
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European Union officials have agreed to recommend lifting the bloc&#39;s arms embargo on Libya following pressure from Italy, which wants to help the North African country tackle illegal migrants, an EU diplomatic source says.
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The European Union agreed on Monday to send a mission to help train local police in Afghanistan, whose government is struggling with an Islamist insurgency.
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The European Union executive on  Tuesday proposed a "blue card" scheme to attract highly  qualified migrants to plug the bloc's growing skills shortage,  offering a range of benefits and slashing red tape.
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The European Union reached &quot;understanding&quot; Friday on how to transfer personal information about passengers flying to the United States for use in Washington&#39;s &quot;war on terror&quot;, EU officials said.