Snows of Kilimanjaro wins EP LUX prize

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“Les neiges du Kilimandjaro” by Robert Guédiguian on Wednesday won the LUX Cinema Prize for 2011. President of the European Parliament, Jerzy Buzek,announced the winner during a plenary chamber ceremony in Strasbourg. The others two finalists were “Attenberg”, by Athina

Troika satisfied with Portugal’s progress

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Speaking in a press conference on Wednesday in Lisbon, officials from the so-called Troika (EC-IMF-ECB) said that Portugal is taking the necessary steps to meet the conditions of its 78bn bailout programme. “We are very satisfied with the government’s commitment

MEPs discuss Franco-German partnership

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On Wednesday MEPs discuss the needs for a stronger EU economic governance with President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the Euro group, Jean-Claude Juncker.

Juncker: Ministers should get more involved

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President of the Euro group, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Wednesday said that the opinions that come out of the Council should be looked at “more closely”. “Now it’s not only about budget management.”, Juncker said.

Barroso: We won’t make the euro stronger through EU fragmentation

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President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Wednesday admitted that the eurozone needs more integration in order to solve the current sovereign debt crisis. He also suggested that member states should sacrifice more sovereignty to Brussels. “Euro area

Van Rompuy urges greater economic union

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Speaking during a European parliament debate on Wednesday in Strasbourg, president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, called for a more integrated economic union. Van Rompuy suggested that there is a need for ” harmonization in a certain areas

Ashton on Syria: EU considering ‘realistic’ options

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European Union foreign ministers agreed yesterday (14 November) to extend sanctions against Syria to 18 more individuals associated with its violent crackdown on dissent, but signalled that military action against the government was unlikely for now. EU ministers also sought

Barroso: Greece has to respect commitments

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President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Monday said that Greece will have the support of the EU if they “respect the commitments agreed”.

Barroso: Monti is ‘very committed democrat’

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President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Monday showed his support to the new prime minister of Italy, Mario Monti. Barroso said that Monti is “an extremely competent person and an expert on European issues”, as well as

Can the Euro survive this crisis? Dahrendorf Symposium, Berlin

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Prof. Henrik Enderlein (Hertie School) chaired a lively roundtable discussion at the 2011 Dahrendorf Symposium on the financial and Euro crisis. Mario Monti (former European Commissioner, University of Milano), Sylvie Goulard (Member of the European Parliament), Prof. Fritz W. Scharpf

Barroso delivers 2011 ‘Europa Rede’ in Berlin

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This video shows the 53-minute ‘Europa Rede’ lecture being delivered by Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

Papademos Becomes New Greek Prime Minister

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By APTN, via YouTube: Lucas Papademos, former Vice President at the European Central Bank, was named Thursday as the prime minister of the new Greek interim government, charged with keeping the debt-strapped country out of bankruptcy and firmly in the

Greek talks collapse, no leader yet

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By Reuters: Talks to pick a new Greek prime minister broke down Wednesday evening, hours after a successor was expected to be named, throwing Greece closer to economic chaos.

Barroso warns against two-speed Europe

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Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, on Wednesday warned against a breakup of the eurozone and the creation of a two-speed Europe. Speaking in Berlin at the Berlin Wall anniversary, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso warned about

UN Climate Chief Christiana Figueres – Interview

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After delivering the 2011 Robert Schuman lecture at the Lisbon Council in Brussels, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), talks to EUXTV’s Raymond Frenken about the upcoming COP17 climate talks in Durban,

Pompei gets 105 mln euro in EU funds, says Hahn

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Johannes Hahn, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, on Monday visited Pompei to take stock of reconstruction plans for the damaged historical site. Hahn says that the European Commission is making available 105 million euros to help Pompei catch up on

Europe needs to convince world Euro firewall works: Osborne

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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, the British finance minister, on Monday said that the European Union’s finance ministers need to convince the world that the ‘firewall’ for the eurozone is in place and that the debt troubles in

EU sends experts to Rome to monitor Italy’s budget

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The European Union is sending a team of experts on a ‘technical mission’ to Rome to intensify the international monitoring of the Italian government’s budget. This was announced late on Monday by Olli Rehn, European Commission Vice President for the

Greece needs to restore confidence, says Rehn

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European Commission’s vice-president for economic and monetary affairs and the euro Olli Rehn on Monday said that it is essential for Greece to restore confidence between their European partners by establishing a coalition government of national unity.

Venizelos sees changes as ‘proof’ that Greece can act

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Greek finance minister Evangelos Venizelos on Monday told journalists at the European Council that Greece has a new government of national unity. He also highlighted that the new political situation in the Hellenic country is the “proof” of their “national

Herman Van Rompuy: Douze points pour la Grèce

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Extracts from the press conference in Cannes by the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy.

Italy asks IMF to monitor its budget, Barroso says

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Extracts from the press conference in Cannes by the president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso.

Greece’s €8 bln bailout on hold, government set to collapse

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Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive eight billion euro in EU bailout money until it decides on whether it

G20 Cannes Group Photo (Raw Video)

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US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among those at today’s G20 meeting in Cannes, France, posing for the traditional group photo. Raw video, made available to

G20 leaders arrive for Cannes summit (raw video)

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G20 leaders arrive for Cannes summit (raw video)

Obama arrives at G20 (raw video)

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US President, Barak Obama, on Wednesday told journalists in a press conference in Cannes that the most important task of the G20 Summit is “to resolve the financial crisis” in

ECB’s Draghi: ongoing financial tensions will harm growth

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The new ECB president, Mario Draghi, on Thursday told journalists in a press conference in Frankfurt that growth is likely to remain weak due to the current financial tensions. He

Berlusconi arrives at mini-Eurosummit at G20 in Cannes

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives at the mini-Eurosummit on the fringe of today’s G20 talks in Cannes, France. Footage made avalable by the European Union.

Mario Draghi’s first ECB meeting as president (raw video)

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Mario Draghi on Thursday chaired his first meeting as president of the ECB. Mr. Draghi took over from Jean Claude Trichet from the 1st of November.

Papandreou on need for Greek euro referendum

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Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive EU bailout money

Greece’s €8 bln bailout on hold, government set to collapse

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Greece is with its back up against the wall after Germany and France on Wednesday evening told the Greek Prime Minister that his country will not receive eight billion euro

Papandreou: ‘Greek people will speak soon’

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Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou talks to the media in Cannes, France, after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on his plan to call for a referendum in Greece on its membership of the eurozone.

Sarkozy, Merkel in Cannes press conference on Greek euro referendum

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel give a joint press conference in Cannes, France, after their crisis meeting with Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou on his plan to hold a referendum on the the euro rescue package

Euro crisis: EU leaders decline comment as they arrive at G20 in Cannes (raw video)

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This footage, showing the arrival of Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou and other EU leaders on Wednesday at the G20 summit venue in Cannes, France, was made available on Wednesday

Greek PM Papandreou arrives for talks with Merkel, Sarkozy in Cannes (raw video)

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This footage, showing the arrival of Greek Prime Minister Giorgios Papandreou on Wednesday at the G20 summit venue in Cannes, France, was made available on Wednesday evening by the audiovisual

Papandreou faces Merkel, Sarkozy in tense pre-G20 meeting in Cannes (raw video)

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This footage, showing German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the table with Greek Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou and Greek Finance Minister Venizelos, was made available on

Barroso calls for national unity in Greece

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President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, on Wednesday urged Greece to give full support to the bailout package that was agreed to by the euro zone leaders last

EU’s Regling pleads with China to take part in EFSF

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Oct. 28 – The chief of the euro zone’s bailout fund, Klaus Regling, arrives in China to meet with officials in an attempt to sell European debt. But he’s warned he doesn’t expect to strike a deal. Reuters’ Kirsty Basset

The Pirates of Europe and the Big Bazooka

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Just for fun, a compilation of the official video footage of the October 2011 European Council on the euro crisis.

Euro leaders agree on euro crisis deal

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After more than 7 hours of negotiations, on Thursday euro zone leaders managed to secure a deal with the bank sector of a 50% “haircut” on Greece’s sovereign debt. “The

Will the big Euro bazooka hit its target? Analysis

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European leaders achieved a breakthrough early on Thursday to write off half of Greece’s debt and seek foreign capital to double the eurozone’s bailout fund to around €1 trillion. But

Euro Summit: Angele Merkel press conference (German)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press conference in the wake of the euro summit in Brussels on the 27th of October 2011.

Euro Summit: Nicolas Sarkozypress conference (German)

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s press conference in the wake of the euro summit in Brussels on the 27th of October 2011.

Barroso: this is the comprehensive deal Europe needed

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Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission talks to journalists as he leaves the European Council building in Brussels after the Oct. 2011 euro summit.

Berlusconi: Merkel insisted there were no bad intentions towards Italy

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Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime MInister, told journalists waiting outside the European Council that Italy must implement their commitments in order not to lose its credibility in Europe. The Italian Prime

Euro deal gets support in Strasbourg

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Members of Parliament on Thursday in Strasbourg gave support to the new emergency deal that euro leaders managed to secure after many hours of negotiations.

Juncker: I am satisfied with Italy’s commitments

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Eurogroup leader, Jean-Claude Juncker, on Thursday told journalists waiting outside the European Council that he is satisfied with Italy’s commitments.

Merkel, Sarkozy make joint entrance at Euro summit (raw video)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday made a joint entrance at the summit of EU leaders on the euro debt crisis. Raw video.

Berlusconi meets fellow EU leaders at Euro summit (raw video)

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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday was among the first to arrive at the Euro summit in Brussels. The EU’s official video camera’s on Wednesday night caught Italian Prime

Berlusconi caught checking derrière of Danish PM Thorning-Schmidt

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The EU’s official video camera’s on Wednesday night caught Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi checking out the derrière of the new Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt.