New EU president Finland pledges transparency, efficiency
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Finland took over the presidency of the European Union with a pledge to recover some of the bloc&#039;s credibility with voters by focusing on transparency and efficiency in the absence of far-reaching institutional reform.
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by our Internet desk, 12 October 2004. The European Commission&#39;s incoming president, Jose Manuel Barroso, again expressed confidence in his entire team of designated commissioners on Tuesday after a European
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The European Union should welcome the setting up of a new Palestinian government of national unity as an opportunity to renew the Middle East peace process, the EU's Finnish presidency has said.
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Looking back on events, it seems like everything took place extremely quickly and unexpectedly - during the Finnish turn at the EU Presidency.
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Eyeing the agreement between the European Union and U.S. to share air-passenger data, the leader of the European Parliament's civil liberties committee pledged Tuesday to ensure that the deal was respectful of citizens' civil liberties.
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The President of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov, arrived in Helsinki on Monday afternoon for an official two-day visit.
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The European Union&#39;s new trade chief offered his support Wednesday to proposals to increase efficiency and accountability at the lumbering World Trade Organization.
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Traian Basescu, the former opposition leader, was sworn in as new president of Romania on Monday evening, vowing to fight corruption and poverty.
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Viktor Yushchenko, to be sworn in as president Sunday, has pledged to steer Ukraine on a new course, fighting corruption and bringing the former Soviet republic closer to the European Union and NATO while maintaining good relations with Russia.
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EU Commission President Portugala?'s Jose Manuel Barroso is welcomed by Finland's President Tarja Halonen and Finland's Prime Minister and Chairman of the meeting Matti Vanhanen upon his arrival at the Helsinki ...
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BRUSSELS, Nov 5 (IPS) - Incoming European Commission president Jose Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso tried to end the political crisis in the European  Union Thursday as he unveiled his new team of Commissioners.
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Estonian president-elect Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who beat current President Arnold Ruutel in the race for the presidency, has vowed to raise the Baltic state's international profile in the European Union and NATO.
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The incoming president of the European commission, JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, today unveiled a number of human rights initiatives in a last-ditch attempt to persuade the European parliament to back his executive team.
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Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is to present to the European Parliament his new team of commissioners on Thursday.
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Sierra Leone's new president assures the outgoing government of their safety, after days of violence.
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Finland, current holder of the European Union presidency, has become the 16th member of the bloc to ratify the EU constitution which was thrown into doubt after referenda in France and the Netherlands last year put the document's implementation on hold.
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President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, in concluding her visit to the Netherlands yesterday, addressed members of her delegation, primarily business-persons. She expressed hope that contacts made with Dutch ...