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17 May 2012, Brussels - Declaration by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia

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16 May 2012, Brussels - Ahead of the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May), the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz stated:

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16 May 2012, Brussels - This year's G8 summit under the motto "Acting Together" is chaired by U.S. President Obama in Camp David and takes place back-to-back to the NATO summit in Chicago from 20-21 May, one month before the G20 summit in Mexico. The European Union is a full member of the G8 and is represented by European Council President Van Rompuy and Commission President Barroso.

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16 May 2012, Brussels – European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs has welcomed the European Report on Development 2011/2012, which will be presented today in Brussels.

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15 May 2012, Brussels – Council of the European Union 3167th ECONOMIC and FINANCIAL AFFAIRS Council meeting conclusions on climate finance - fast start finance

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Panel discussion: Friday, 18 May 2012 at 6:30 p.m. hosted by Deutsches Haus at New York University on the current European crisis and its deeper roots with leading EU-experts and intellectuals. Ulrike Guérot, Peter Schneider, Martin Eichtinger, and Christiane Lemke in conversation with Martin Rauchbauer. Will the current European fiscal crisis produce a bottom-up revolution in Europe? According to Ulrike Guerot, our current visiting scholar, the crisis will establish the basis for political discussions about welfare-distribution across the EU. As a consequence, a transnational democracy may be emerging in Europe. European citizens may engage more frequently in the domestic discussions of other European countries.

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15 May 2012, Brussels - Remarks by European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Catherine Ashton at the presentation of the European Neighbourhood Policy package 2012

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15 May 2012, Brussels - The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday urged the EU to take action on the crises in West, Central and East Africa, particularly the tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. MEPs raised questions about China's role in Sudan – South Sudan relations and said China had been more proactive than the EU and could only gain from the EU's hesitation.

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15 May 2012, Brussels - In May 2011, in the midst of dramatic changes sweeping the Southern Neighbourhood, the EU completed a major review of its European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). According to a policy of “more for more”, committed reformers in the EU’s Southern and Eastern neighbourhood would be awarded greater and broader EU support.

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le 15 may 2012, Bruxelles - Le porte-parole de Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante de l'Union européenne pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité et vice-présidente de la Commission, a fait ce jour la déclaration suivante: