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Tusk to head European Council, Mogherini appointed EU foreign policy chief

August 30, 2014September 2, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

A special summit of European Union leaders on August 30 named Polish prime minister Donald Tusk as the next President

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EU’s game of European thrones

August 28, 2014September 4, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission

European Union ambassadors were meeting on August 28 ahead of a scheduled gathering two days later to deal out posts

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EU milk overflowing due to Russian ban

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 The Prague Post European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission has announced that it will open Private Storage Aid for butter, skimmed milk powder (SMP) and certain

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Athens backs Moscovici for major European Commission post

August 28, 2014August 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Greece

Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras held talks with former French finance minister Pierre Moscovici in Athens on Wednesday. Moscovici also

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Europe’s food industry looks to compensate for Russian embargo

August 20, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews European Commission, Russia, Ukraine

The European Commission is taking exceptional measures to help fruit and vegetable growers reeling from a new Russian embargo against

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EU to examine Poland’s complaint over Russian embargo

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 The Warsaw Voice European Commission, Poland, Russia

The European Commission accepted Poland’s motion to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against Russia’s trade embargo for

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EU increases aid to displaced Iraqis

August 13, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews European Commission, Kristalina Georgieva

The European Union announced Tuesday it is increasing humanitarian assistance to Iraqis trapped by the fighting in their homeland, but

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EC says Bulgarian Energy Holding breached antitrust rules

August 12, 2014August 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission

The European Commission said on August 12 that its investigation of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the umbrella corporation for

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Bulgaria signs EU funds agreement for 2014-2020 budget period

August 7, 2014August 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on August 7 that it has adopted the partnership agreement with Bulgaria on the use of

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