
	Where results make sense

Topic: Region EU

Related Topics

Region (Europe)

Committee of the Regions

Regional Assemblies in England

Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics

Euroregion

Historical regions of Central Europe

Regions of France

Regions of Lithuania

Aukstaitija

European Union

Unitary authority

List of euroregions

List of regions in France

Local government area

Intergovernmental Conference

In the News (Tue 14 Feb 12)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

	The EU's relations with Asia : Overview
		The region is the locus of some of the world’s major sources of tension or conflict (for example in Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, in Aceh or Mindanao, or in the Taiwan Straits, the South China Sea or the inter-Korean border).
		The region includes the two most populous countries in the world (China and India), and some of the smallest (Brunei and Bhutan); it includes some of the richest countries in the world (Japan, Singapore), and some of the poorest (eight Asian countries are on the UN Least-Developed list).
		Asia’s importance for the EU is incontestable, and it is imperative for the EU to follow a forward-looking policy of engagement with Asia, both in the region and globally.
	ec.europa.eu /comm/external_relations/asia/index.htm (690 words)

	EUROPEAN UNION DEEPENS PARTNERSHIP AND SOLIDARITY WITH NON-EU COUNTRIES AROUND THE MEDITERRANEAN
		This package of assistance, to be disbursed during 2005-2006 under the EU’s MEDA program, illustrates the Union’s commitment to supporting the development of a zone of peace, prosperity and sustainable development with its Mediterranean neighbors.
		The EU will use this occasion to underline its solidarity with its southern neighbors, and seek to develop further co-operation with a region convulsed by the volatile situations in Iraq and the Middle East.
		Donors in the region are increasingly aware that major improvements are needed in welfare for all citizens.
	www.eurunion.org /News/press/2004/20040071.htm (940 words)

	Region (Europe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Regions of Europe are represented by the Committee of the Regions headquarters in Brussels.
		The regions elect delegates to the Committee of the Regions.
		Outside the EU institutions, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions CEMR-CCRE is the largest organisation of local and regional government in Europe; its members are national associations of towns, municipalities and regions from over 35 countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Region_(Europe) (648 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Denmark 2002
		The final decision on enlargement of the European Union (EU) is a critical challenge facing the member nations of the EU before the end of this year.
		The current members of the EU must take into account that enlargement is an indispensable prerequisite to transformation of the Baltic Sea region, including Russia, into the new growth center of Europe because the Baltic Sea region has the potential to become a global gateway to growth and prosperity.
		EU enlargement and Russian membership in the WTO are important steps towards a Baltic Sea Economic Space and implementation of the Northern Dimension Action Plan.
	www.internationalreports.net /europe/denmark/2002/newbridges.html (1490 words)

	CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
		While individual member states and EU institutions have made occasional pushes for a greater EU role (most obviously the European Parliament’s request for a EU strategy toward the region) the lack of strategic vision was best illustrated by the decision in March 2003 to leave the South Caucasus outside the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP).
		EU member states already form a large majority of the members in most international organizations active in the South Caucasus, including the Council of Europe, the OSCE, or NATO.
		The EU is still in need to be thoroughly convinced that it is in the collective and individual interest of its members to engage with the South Caucasus.
	www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=2419&SMSESSION=NO (1155 words)

	EU Commission chief Prodi heads to strategic Caucasus region - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The European Union's top official said the aim of his visit was to promote democracy, strengthen links with the EU and help resolve lingering conflicts in the region, which was previously part of the Soviet Union.
		Western governemnts have a strong interest in the region, which is set to become a crossroads for transporting oil and gas supplies from the Caspian Sea, home to some of the world's biggest untapped hydrocarbon reserves.
		In June, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia were admitted to the EU's European Neighbourhood Policy, a scheme designed to build bridges between the EU and the countries on its periphery.
	www.eubusiness.com /Homepage_Other_News/040916101719.y6m9vita (397 words)

	Middle East: Hamas Killing Threatens EU's Regional Plans
		EU officials have repeatedly said this is essential for the credibility of any Middle Eastern initiative in the eyes of the governments concerned.
		The EU document specifically says the next three months were meant to be spent in close consultations with the countries of the region before the bloc formally adopts the initiative at its June summit.
		EU officials in the past have complained that the United States has failed to adequately acknowledge ongoing EU work in the region.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/mar/1160.html (688 words)

	EU sugar reform proposal angers its farmers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The EU has taken the brunt of criticism over the global sugar subsidies, with the EC itself admitting that it has been accused of, “misallocating resources, hampering competition, harming developing countries and giving consumers, taxpayers and the environment a raw deal".
		EU sugar subsidies have also been said to be responsible for making European sugar producers immune to competition, to the detriment of poorer nations.
		The proposal allows EU farmers just four years to adjust to the new system, although there would be a review of the process in 2008 to clear up, "the uncertainties in the international field".
	www.tralac.org /scripts/content.php?id=2760 (541 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - Caucasus: EU, Azerbaijan Discuss Nagorno-Karabakh
		EU officials told RFE/RL yesterday that the bloc is preparing to bring its diplomatic muscle to bear on Nagorno-Karabakh.
		The EU official said that while maintaining its support for the Minsk Group, the bloc is currently pursuing a wider strategy of "triangulation," involving Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey.
		However, the EU source said Aliyev had told the bloc's officials that Baku was prepared to accord full respect to the "Armenian heritage and history" of the region, as well as to its "ancient ties" with Armenia.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=9141 (1293 words)

	EU: Foreign Ministers Meeting In Brussels
		EU diplomats privately acknowledge, however, that a dramatic increase in EU involvement in the region will not be possible as long as the United States refrains from greater engagement.
		One EU official said the ministers are not expected to give much attention to the International Court of Justice hearing on the legality of Israel's security fence.
		Instead, the official said, the EU considers the referral of the matter to the court "not appropriate" because it does not contribute to the aim of bringing the two parties to the negotiating table.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/feb/1176.html (1104 words)

	Delegation of the European Commission to the Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		To be sure, Asia’s importance for the EU is incontestable, and it is imperative for the EU to follow a forward-looking policy of engagement with Asia, both in the region and globally.
		The EU General Affairs Council approved concurrently a toughening of the EU Common Position on Burma/Myanmar and an arrangement for the Burmese Foreign Minister to participate in EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meetings.
		EU exports to ASEAN were estimated at 43.9 billion (bringing average growth since 1980 to 10%), while EU imports from ASEAN were valued at 68.5 billion, demonstrating that the EU maintained its commitment to keeping its market open to ASEAN after the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis.
	www.delphl.cec.eu.int /index.cfm?pagename=eu-asia (2471 words)

	Pacific Magazine: REGION: EU Launches Pacific Strategy
		The region is home to one of the largest remaining tracts of tropical forests in the world.
		The four territories in the Pacific of EU member states (New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna and Pitcairn) represent a valuable and important European presence in the region.
		The strategy will bring the EU’s relationship with the Pacific in line with the new EU development policy statement, adopted by the EU institutions in December 2005, and the revised Cotonou Agreement of 2005.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=22302 (420 words)

	EU diplomacy in the Middle East a replica of US policies - Irna
		On Palestine, the EU adopted a hostile attitude to the democratically elected Hamas-led Palestinian Authority although Brussels proclaims that it supports the spread of democracy in the Middle East.
		EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, during two recent visits to the region, put the same conditions like the Americans -- releasing the two kidnapped Israeli soldiers and disarming of Hezbollah.
		On Iran, the EU launched a policy of "engagement and dialogue" in contrast to the US policy of sanctions and military threats, but the declared goal of the two is the same: not to allow the Islamic Republic to develop its own civilian nuclear program.
	www.irna.ir /en/news/view/line-20/0607229048103046.htm (794 words)

	Pacific Magazine: REGION: EU And Kiribati Initial New Fisheries Partnership Agreement
		These include the placing of observers on board EU vessels and the obligation to employ fishermen from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states.
		A statement from the EU said 30 percent of the total financial contribution has been earmarked for the promotion of sustainability through Kiribati's national fisheries policy.
		The current fisheries agreement with Kiribati, which entered into force in 2003 for a period of three years, was the first such agreement between the EU and a Pacific Ocean country.
	www.pacificislands.cc /pina/pinadefault2.php?urlpinaid=23495 (400 words)

	European Union’s Southern Drive
		In the face of continued economic shifts and the changing character of its population, the EU is now reaching out to 10 'southern Mediterranean' states from Morocco to Syria, hoping to induce democratic reforms and political modernization in the region.
		EU governments were not too happy initially with the idea of Moroccan workers traveling unfettered across Europe, admits an aide to Prodi.
		EU governments remained unable to use their leverage to address issues like democratic reform, public accountability and the judiciary, education and improving the role of women in society.
	yaleglobal.yale.edu /display.article?id=1738 (1324 words)

	Storstrøm Region EU Office - Storstrøms Amt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Storstrøm Region EU Office is attached administratively to the County Department for Regional and Economic Development.
		The main objective of the Storstrøm Region EU Office is, in cooperation with the Department for Regional and Economic Development, to contribute to the development of businesses and industries in the region.
		The EU Office is first of all intended to be a political representation servicing the Committee of Regional and Economic Development, as well as the other county committees and units of Storstrøm.
	www.stam.dk /get/16436781.html (298 words)

	CNN.com - EU unites region against terror - October 20, 2001
		He spoke after foreign ministers, deputies and other officials from nearly 40 countries in and around the EU met on Saturday in Belgium to coordinate anti-terrorism strategies and reaffirm their solidarity with the United States in the wake of last month's attacks.
		Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt said the United States had asked the EU for specific help in three areas: judicial assistance and extradition, stopping proliferation of biological, chemical and nuclear material that could be used as weapons, and cracking down on forged documents, such as passports and visas.
		Michel said the EU was open to the idea, although it would not happen right away.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/10/20/gen.summit.eu/index.html (521 words)

	Central Asia: EU Commissioner Begins Rare Tour Of Region - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		EU officials say Patten will bring a "balanced message," urging greater political and economic reforms, while also recognizing the growing importance of the region in EU foreign policy thinking.
		Patten's spokesman Diego de Ojeda said on 12 March that the visit is intended to increase the "visibility" of the EU in the region.
		Tajikistan is seen by the EU as one of the poorest and most vulnerable countries in the area.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/3/757F18BE-333B-4F22-8697-A7CACFB65F93.html (1842 words)

	Blair appeals to EU to stop slaughter in Sudan's Darfur region - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		British Prime Minister Tony Blair appealed Sunday to his EU counterparts to apply heavy pressure on the Sudanese government and rebels to stop the civil war in Sudan's western Darfur region.
		Blair on Saturday condemned the government in Khartoum for rejecting a UN peacekeeping force for the troubled region and accused it of breaking ceasefire arrangements.
		The war in the arid western region of Sudan between rebels and the government which began in February 2003 has led to the deaths of more than 300,000 people and has displaced more than 2.5 million, according to the United Nations.
	www.eubusiness.com /afp/060917095555.oosb3w7q (491 words)

	The Stuttgart Region in Europe - Home (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Regional development opportunities are becoming increasingly affected by general conditions in European politics and European legislation.
		The Stuttgart metropolitan region, which the EU has twice honoured with the "Award of Excellence for Innovative Regions" as well as with the "Award of Excellence in Innovation Transfer", has increased its international and European activities considerably in recent years.
		Contact with other European regions that have similar interests and problems, the joint representation of interests in pan-European networks vis-à-vis European institutions and other levels of politics are further key components of the increased international commitment.
	eu.region-stuttgart.de.cob-web.org:8888 /en (261 words)

	The Enlarged EU and Its Agenda for a Wider Europe: What Considerations for Gender Equality? EU Neighbouring Countries ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		EU relations with Ukraine are based on the Partnership and Co-operation Agreement (PCA) which entered into force in 1998 for an initial period of ten years, and on the EU’s Common Strategy of 1999.
		In one decade (1988-1998) the poverty rate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the NIS region increased by 19% and now the percentage of the population living below the poverty line is 27% in Ukraine and 54% in Georgia [6].
		In spite of the economic and political differences, one common feature of all the countries in the region - supported by a wide range of research and data [7] - is the worsening position of women and the reduction of their economic, social and political rights.
	www.globalizacija.com /doc_en/e0025ror.htm (2184 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The EU plan aims to promote political and economic reform, combat terrorism, and improve the human rights record through tough conditionality on EU financial assistance in west Asia.
		This blueprint for a reconfigured EU is simple enough: Europe’s southern neighbours must be allowed to become a part of an EU “area of cooperation and integration,” says Prodi.
		EU launched a so-called Euro-Mediterranean “partnership” in Barcelona in November 1995 in response to the US-led west Asian peace process.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1030602/asp/opinion/story_2024402.asp (1205 words)

	ARCHIVE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION - Europe's next shore: the Black Sea region after EU enlargement. EU-ISS Occasional ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		So far, the EU and the Black Sea region are linked together by a member state (Greece) and accession countries (Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey), as well as special relations with Ukraine and Russia.
		As such, it will have to develop policies for regional issues and deal with threats to regional stability, because it will be virtually impossible to prevent various crises around the Black Sea from affecting EU Europe.
		This would allow the EU to deal with inherently regional problems within compact regional settings, consistent with the regional approach it has adopted in northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and South-Eastern Europe.
	aei.pitt.edu /1907 (244 words)

	The European Commission's Delegation to Jamaica: home
		EU requests second WTO arbitration on its revised proposal for the banana import regime
		EU proposes banana tariff of EUR 230 for non ACP imports
		EU tables revised requests in services negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda of the WTO
	www.deljam.cec.eu.int /en/index.htm (488 words)

	Securing Societies and States: The Baltic Region After EU and NATO Enlargement
		Yet e-PINE demonstrates that U.S. commitment to the Baltic region remains steady and lasting, not subject to specific agendas and timetables.
		We are eager to move on from the stage of discussions to that of practical implementation.
		We therefore welcome the strategic partnership agreement Berlin-Plus reached in December 2002 between the EU and NATO.
	www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/rm/28547.htm (1454 words)

	West Midlands NO!
		Funding from the EU is distributed on a regional basis via these regional quango’s, as is an increasing amount of UK government funding. The quango’s responsible for this funding are unelected and unaccountable to taxpayers.
		Regional quango’s such as the West Midlands Regional Assembly (WMRA) make decisions affecting the daily lives of over a million people yet they are unelected and immune from the Freedom of Information Act meaning they are not obliged to provide information to the public.
		The city region is supposed to be raising the profile of the region and attracting investment and funding yet even in choosing the name, the local authorities have shown themselves to be incapable of making the city region concept work.
	wmno.wordpress.com (10367 words)

	Romanian Foreign Minister Mircea Geoana
		All the countries in the Black Sea region are engaged in institutional relationships with Western structures: Partnership for Peace, the NATO-Russia Council and the NATO-Ukraine distinct partnership, membership in the Council of Europe and in the OSCE.
		The EU should apply to the Black Sea region the same approach of stabilisation and association partnerships as for the Western Balkans, which at their turn should move forward to pre-accession programs.
		The recent EU decisions to open a law enforcement mission in Georgia and to include the South Caucasus countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy, along with R. of Moldova and Ukraine, are important steps towards a EU policy for the Black Sea region.
	www.ifpa.org /printfriendly/confwkshops/geonanaspeechP.htm (2425 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)