Foreign Ministers of ten Mediterranean countries, members of the EU, continue their deliberations in Paphos where the 5th Informal Meeting is taking place. Today, the Foreign Ministers will discuss during their working
LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Gordon Brown will tell Chinese leaders on Friday that Britain is open to investments from Beijing’s huge sovereign wealth fund and wants to boost bilateral
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso will attend the euro adoption celebrations of Cyprus, which take place today in the capital Nicosia. During his visit he will also hold a meeting with
BEIJING, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Friday his country and China had a “basically similar” stance on Tehran’s nuclear programme. China and Iran also had
By Gareth Jones Turkey says its EU entry bid will be the priority in 2008, but moves to end a Muslim headscarf ban and change the constitution could get in the way
Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos and eight others applied on Friday as candidates to run in the island’s Feb. 17 presidential election which could be key to reunification talks and Turkey’s hopes of
Cyprus will host the 5th Informal Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Mediterranean EU member states on Thursday and Friday at the Aphrodite Hills Resort in Paphos. This informal meeting is convened
Markos Kyprianou, Commissioner for Health, announced that funds will be made available to co-finance an emergency mass vaccination campaign against bluetongue in the EU in 2008. Bluetongue is an insect-transmitted, viral disease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the World Bank’s anti-corruption unit, Suzanne Rich Folsom, resigned on Wednesday to rejoin the private sector, a Bank spokesman said. Folsom, a U.S. ethics lawyer, had
MELBOURNE, Jan 17 (Reuters) – A frustrated Marat Safin exited the Australian Open on Thursday, beaten 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 by Cypriot 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis in an enthralling second-round battle
