Turkey gets crucial EU messages on 5 issues

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) shakes hands with Turkish President Abdullah Gül at the Çankaya Presidential Palace in Ankara on May 23, 2013. (Photo: AA, Murat Kaynak) 23 May 2013 /TODAY'S ZAMAN, ANKARA Herman Van Rompuy, ...

European Council president Herman Van Rompuy welcomes Taoiseach Enda Kenny at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels yesterday. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters When Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrived at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels ...

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Meeting between Irish Minister for Energy Pat Rabbitte and President Herman Van Rompuy prior to the European Council Brussels 17 May, Pat Rabbitte, the Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources met today with Hermann Van ...

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy said overcoming youth unemployment is the utmost priority today and may be tackled by the 27-nation bloc's leaders later this year. We stand ready to support all new ideas, to accompany every country in its ...

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday called for economic revival and job creation as the continent's foremost political priority after years of crisis. "Right now nothing could be more important than focusing on tangible steps and ...

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A decision by the European Commission to give France two more years to meet its deficit target of three percent will not come "for free", EU President Herman Van Rompuy said on Tuesday."The decision is not (formally) taken, neither by the commission ...

The European Union must combat "fiscal paradises" in an efficient manner and become a leader when it comes to issues related to taxation at global level, said President of the European Council (EC) Herman Van Rompuy here on Thursday. "It's time we ...