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EU wants Jerusalem a two-state capital

UPI - 13 minutes ago

JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- European Union ministers suggested Jerusalem be the capital of Israel and any future Palestinian state, a report by Sweden, the rotating EU president says.

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China must show climate change leadership, EU says
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 3:58 am ET
The European Union said Monday that cataclysmic climate change cannot be averted without Chinese leadership but Beijing stood firm in pushing for the rich world to take the lead.
France Telecom Loses EU Appeal Over $1.65 Billion in State Aid
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 10:44 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- France Telecom SA , Europe’s third- largest phone company, lost a challenge to a European Union decision that forces the company to pay as much as 1.1 billion euros ($1.65 billion) in back taxes to the French government.
Bilfinger Offers Concessions in EU Review of MCE Acquisition
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 10:20 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Bilfinger Berger AG , Germany’s second-largest construction company, offered concessions to address European Union antitrust concerns about the company’s planned purchase of MCE AG for 350 million euros ($526 million).
EU nations agree bank data transfer deal with US
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 30, 8:05 am ET
European Union nations have agreed a controversial deal to allow the United States access to European banking data in anti-terror probes.
EU, Mercosur Meet To Revive Trade Deal Talks
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 30, 4:02 pm ET
ESTORIL, Portugal -(Dow Jones)- Ministers and state secretaries from Spain, Portugal and countries of the Mercosur trade bloc met Monday in an attempt to revive stalled talks to reach a free-trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur.
Slovenian GDP Grows on Quarter as EU Demand Recovers (Update2)
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 7:35 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Slovenia’s economic expansion accelerated in the third quarter as demand for its exports from European Union trading partners recovered.
EU approves single dose swine flu vaccine
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Mon Nov 30, 6:48 am ET
The European Union's executive commission says it has approved single doses of two swine flu vaccines that could speed up winter vaccinations.
Slovenian GDP Grows From Previous Quarter as EU Demand Recovers
Bloomberg - Mon Nov 30, 5:50 am ET
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Slovenian economic growth accelerated in the third quarter as demand for its exports from European Union trading partners recovered.
EU: Hijacked oil tanker was outside corridor
AP via Yahoo! News - 8 minutes ago
An oil tanker bound for the United States that was hijacked by Somali pirates was traveling outside a recommended maritime corridor, the commander of the EU Naval Force said Tuesday.
2nd UPDATE: Spain PM:Stable Honduras Helpful For EU Trade Deal
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 30, 12:47 pm ET
(Adds comment from Mexican President.) ESTORIL, Portugal -(Dow Jones)- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Monday said democratic stability in Honduras would help to conclude talks for a trade deal between Central America and the European Union.
Wen calls for strategic ties with EU
UPI - Mon Nov 30, 3:33 am ET
NANJING, China, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- China and the European Union said they agreed to promote trade, focus on green enterprises and support small, trade-oriented businesses.
After eight years, EU reform comes into force
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 7:16 pm ET
Brussels - After eight years of rows and soul-searching, the European Union finally managed to reform itself at midnight on Tuesday as the Lisbon Treaty entered into force. The treaty is meant to make the bloc more transparent and efficient at home a...
EU Lisbon Treaty comes into force
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 6:45 am ET
The EU's first president Herman Van Rompuy and new foreign affairs supremo Catherine Ashton took office Tuesday as the Lisbon Treaty came into force, hoping to assuage concerns at the low-profile pairing.
EU's Almunia: 2010 EU Budget Deficit/GDP Ratio To Grow -Report
Nasdaq - Mon Nov 30, 6:47 am ET
PARIS -(Dow Jones)- The European Union's average budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product will grow in 2010 before decreasing slightly in 2011, the European economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia writes in Le Monde Monday.
Arrêtez Google!: EU Reportedly Developing Joint Alternative To Book Project
Search Engine Land - Mon Nov 30, 7:19 am ET
According to Reuters , French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said the European Union intends to develop a plan to offer a public and pan-European alternative to Google’s book scanning project.