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European Union settles on a Belgian and a Briton for top posts

Los Angeles Times - Fri Nov 20, 3:14 am ET

Although seeking a higher profile, the EU picks two relative unknowns. Belgian Premier Herman Van Rompuy will be the first full-time president. Catherine Ashton of Britain is to be foreign minister. The European Union wants to become a more influential and higher-profile alliance, but its leaders picked a pair of relative unknowns Thursday to represent the continent on the international stage.

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EU Weighs Small-State Candidates in Struggle to Find President
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 12:36 pm ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker are in the running as European Union leaders arrived for a summit to pick the bloc’s first president.
EU aims for greener buildings by 2020
AFP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 6:11 pm ET
The majority of new buildings constructed in the European Union and those undergoing significant renovation must prove their high energy efficiency as of December 31, 2020, the EU agreed Tuesday.
EU leaders split over president ahead of summit
INDOlink - Wed Nov 18, 10:48 pm ET
Brussels, Nov 18 (AFP) Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt appealed today for a new effort by EU leaders to agree the name of the first president of the revamped European Union.
Prices Up Slightly In European Union
OfficialWire - Mon Nov 16, 1:41 pm ET
The European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, said Monday prices in October dropped in the euro zone, but rose in the full EU. The euro zone is made up of 16 member states that share the euro as currency.
Anybody-But-Blair Resonates as EU Picks President (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 11:47 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy , Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker and former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga are in the running as European Union leaders struggle to pick the bloc’s first president today.
Alcoa to idle Italy smelters after EU says electricity subsidies must end, aid must be repaid
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Nov 19, 8:35 pm ET
NEW YORK - Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. said Thursday it will temporarily idle production at its two smelters in Italy, affecting about 2,000 workers, after a decision by the European Union left the company's ability to secure electricity for the plants at low rates uncertain.
UPDATE:Still No Pact On Top EU Jobs Candidates -EU Presidency
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 18, 11:47 am ET
(Adds background.) STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The European Union still hasn't reached any agreement on candidates for the EU's top jobs, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said Wednesday.
EU chides Israel on planned construction
UPI - Thu Nov 19, 9:48 am ET
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Israel's decision to expand settlements in East Jerusalem in the face of international criticism also drew a sharp rebuke from the European Union.
WTO probes EU poultry barriers, US labeling rules
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Nov 19, 9:57 am ET
The World Trade Organization opened investigations Thursday into a European Union ban on American poultry, and U.S. labeling rules for cattle and hog imports from Canada and Mexico.
EU Officials to Press China’s Wen for More Yuan Flexibility
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 9:28 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- European Union finance chiefs will urge Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to allow the yuan to appreciate against the U.S. dollar at a meeting next week.
China Blocks U.S., EU Call for WTO Ruling on Raw-Material Curbs
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 9:44 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- China thwarted efforts by the U.S. and the European Union to have World Trade Organization judges probe Chinese restrictions on raw-material exports, delaying for a month their complaint that the levies are discriminatory.
EU leaders face flak as new president keeps low profile
AFP via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 3:17 pm ET
Incoming EU president Herman Van Rompuy kept a low profile Friday as the 27-nation bloc's leaders faced flak for picking him and a little-known British peer to lead a revamped Europe on the world stage.
EU leaders split over president going into summit
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 9:56 pm ET
European leaders gather Thursday in an effort to overcome political differences and unite behind a single candidate for the European Union's first-ever president.
Standard & Poor’s Gets Complaint in EU Case Over Fees (Update2)
Bloomberg - Thu Nov 19, 9:08 am ET
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Standard & Poor’s , the credit- ratings unit of McGraw-Hill Cos., received a European Union antitrust complaint alleging that it unfairly charges licensing fees for securities-identification numbers in databases.
Still No Agreement On Top EU Jobs Candidates - EU Presidency
Nasdaq - Wed Nov 18, 10:17 am ET
STOCKHOLM -(Dow Jones)- The European Union still hasn't reached any agreement on candidates for the union's top jobs, Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is heading the EU presidency, said Wednesday.