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Catalan ex-President turns himself in to Belgian authorities. Brussels
| Jul.6 |
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EU and Japan reach free trade deal |
| Jun.22 |
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Brexit: UK offer on EU citizens a good start, says Merkel |
| May.24 |
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Trump in Brussels for 'tough' Nato talks amid protests
Trump is also due to meet European Union officials on Thursday. He has been critical of both Nato and the EU
| Mar.30 |
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Brexit: EU's Tusk to issue negotiation guidelines |
| Mar.9 |
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Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election. Brussels
| Feb.20 |
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Mike Pence warns Nato it must boost defence spending |
| Feb.11 |
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EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker 'will not seek second term' |
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Ceta: EU-Canada trade deal signed. Brussels
| Jul.14 |
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Google hit by fresh European Union anti-trust charges |
| Jun.25 |
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Brexit: EU spells out procedure for UK to leave. Brussels
| May.24 |
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Greece bailout: Eurozone agrees 'breakthrough' debt deal |
| Apr.15 |
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Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row |
| Apr.6 |
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Brussels attacks: One of the bombers worked in EU Parliament |
| Apr.5 |
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European Commission to unveil new EU asylum options |
| Mar.27 |
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Brussels attacks: Police move against 'hooligan' protesters |
| Mar.22 |
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Brussels attacks: Belgium mourns amid hunt for suspect
| Mar.17 |
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Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
Brussels: EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis
| Mar.7 |
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Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey outline hopes for agreement. Brussels
| Mar.1 |
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Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan |
| Feb.24 |
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Migrant crisis: EU ministers meet amid rising tension |
| Feb.18 |
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EU and Turkey to hold special summit in March |
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| Dec.16 |
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Migrant crisis dominates as EU holds final summit of 2015 |
| Oct.25 |
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Migrant crisis: Thousands of new reception places agreed. Brussels
| Oct.15 |
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Migrant crisis: EU approves Turkey action plan. Brussels
| Oct.14 |
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Migrant crisis: EU leaders meet with focus on Turkey |
| Sep.23 |
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Migrant crisis: EU to boost aid to agencies |
| Sep.21 |
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EU ministers attempt to resolve quota rift
Brussels: EU ministers are to meet and try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe
| Sep.14 |
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Unity eludes EU on relocation |
| Sep.8 |
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Migrant crisis: EU to announce plans for quotas |
| Jul.13 |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal 
Brussels: Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks. The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed reforms | |
| Jul.12 |
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Debt crisis: Leaders try to thrash out deal. Brussels
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Debt crisis: Athens offered 'euro time-out'. Brussels
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Debt crisis: Merkel says talks 'extremely difficult' |
| Jul.11 |
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Debt crisis: Eurozone to resume talks on reforms |
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Eurozone 'sceptical' of reform pledge. Brussels
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Debt crisis: Eurozone predicts tough talks |
| Jul.7 |
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Eurozone sets 'final deadline' for new debt plan |
| Jun.25 |
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EU leaders agree to speed up relocation. Brussels
| Jun.24 |
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Greece debt crisis: Talks to resume |
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Tsipras in intensive talks with creditors. Brussels
| Jun.22 |
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Eurozone leaders echo hopes for Greek deal |
| Jun.21 |
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Greece crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit |
| May.10 |
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Migrant crisis: EU refugee quotas to be proposed Brussels: The European Commission will make the controversial proposal that EU member countries should take in refugees under a quota scheme
| Apr.23 |
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Mediterranean migrants crisis: EU triples funding. Brussels
| Apr.22 |
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Migrants crisis: EU to hold emergency summit |
| Feb.20 |
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Greece agrees deal with eurozone
Brussels: Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels
| Jan.29 |
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EU extends sanctions against Russia |
| Jan.15 |
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Belgium on alert after deadly raid |
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| Oct.30 |
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Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply. Brussels
| Aug.30 |
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EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum. Brussels
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Poroshenko: Ukraine 'close to point of no return' |
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Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'
Brussels: EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia
| Jun.27 |
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Ukraine hails EU's 'historic pact' with ex-Soviet states
Brussels: Ukraine's president has hailed a 'historic' trade pact with the European Union, calling it the 'most important day' since independence in 1991
| Jun.5 |
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G7 'fully behind new Ukraine leadership' |
| Jun.4 |
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G7 warns Russia of fresh sanctions |
| May.27 |
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Leaders agree to review EU policies |
| Mar.31 |
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NATO to decide new steps on Ukraine |
| Mar.21 |
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Ukraine signs EU trade pact
Brussels: Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday
| Mar.5 |
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EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis |
| Feb.13 |
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Belgian children may be able to choose death Brussels: The lower house of the Belgian Parliament adopted a bill that extends the right to euthanasia for minors. The law passed 86 to 44 with 12 ab...
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| Nov.27 |
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Lawmakers back allowing minors to request euthanasia |
| Oct.25 |
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EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight 
Brussels: European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans | |
| Oct.24 |
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Merkel urges US to restore trust at EU summit. Brussels
| Oct.23 |
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EU to hold summit amid US spying row |
| Jul.21 |
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EU to discuss Hezbollah militant ban |
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Belgian King Philippe sworn in |
| Jul.3 |
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Belgium's King Albert 'to abdicate' |
| May.27 |
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EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Brussels: European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
| Mar.24 |
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks
Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone
| Mar.15 |
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Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy
| Feb.8 |
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EU leaders agree 3% budget cut |
| Feb.6 |
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EU leaders set for crucial budget summit |
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| Dec.12 |
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Eurozone bank union deal agreed |
| Nov.23 |
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EU budget talks end without deal
| Nov.21 |
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EU leaders set for budget battle |
| Oct.18 |
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EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Jun.29 |
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European leaders reach key deal on banks
| Jun.28 |
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Eurozone seeks new growth funds |
| Feb.20 |
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Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
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Eurozone deal reached without UK
A majority of European leaders agreed early Friday on a new deal to try to resolve the continent's debt crisis, but Britain refused
| Dec.8 |
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EU-wide treaty change bid fails |
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EU leaders locked in crisis talks |
| Oct.26 |
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EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
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EU heads locked in talks on debt |
| Oct.25 |
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EU leaders to finalise euro plan |
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Meeting over Irish rescue scheme |
| Oct.28 |
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EU frames eurozone crisis rules |
| Sep.29 |
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Unions stage day of action over cuts. European Union
| Jun.27 |
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Pope deplores Belgian 'sex abuse' raids |
| Jun.24 |
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Belgian Catholic offices raided in sex probe Belgian authorities have raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic Church during an investigation into child sex abuse claims
| May.21 |
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Ministers seek better crisis response |
| May.9 |
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EU approves $560B crisis fund Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid packa...
| Apr.29 |
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Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban |
| Apr.21 |
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Belgium considers Islamic covering ban |
| Mar.15 |
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EU ministers agree Greek plan
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| Dec.10 |
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EU summit struggles on climate pledge |
| Nov.19 |
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Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' 
European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job. The other top job created - foreign affairs supremo - has gone to... | |
| Mar.1 |
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EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis |
| Jan.8 |
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Russia 'to restore gas to Europe' |
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| Dec.12 |
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EU leaders reach new climate deal |
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| Jun.22 |
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EU leaders agree on reform treaty 
The leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after 2 days of tough negotiations. Poland had rejected previous proposals as giving too much weight to the bloc's larger members. Compromise over a new voting system wa... | |
| Jun.21 |
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EU leaders struggle over treaty |
| Jan.26 |
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Nato 'to step up Afghan support'
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| Dec.14 |
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EU backs strict expansion rules
| Feb.26 |
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Double concerns face EU ministers |
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| Dec.17 |
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EU leaders hail new budget deal |
| Jun.17 |
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EU 'in crisis' over talks failure The budget talks broke down over a bitter row between the UK and France
| Jun.16 |
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EU heading for budget collision |
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EU deal to extend treaty deadline
| Feb.21 |
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Bush and Chirac find common ground |
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Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity
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| Jun.18 |
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EU agrees historic constitution
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| Dec.13 |
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European summit ends in failure
| Oct.17 |
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EU Leaders End Low-Key Summit |
| Jul.12 |
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War crimes law scraped |
| Feb.17 |
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EU moves to heal Iraq divisions |
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Congo leader visits Belgium |
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Map of Ghent Belgium The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain | |
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William Tyndale burned at the stake
English scholar became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years up to his execution. Known for his translation of the Bible into E...
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Migrant crisis: EU to boost aid to agencies |
2010 |
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Meeting over Irish rescue scheme |
2007 |
| Jan.26 |
Nato 'to step up Afghan support'
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2017 |
| Mar.9 |
Poland fails to stop Donald Tusk EU re-election. Brussels
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2015 |
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Eurozone sets 'final deadline' for new debt plan |
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2006 |
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EU backs strict expansion rules
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2009 |
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EU summit struggles on climate pledge |
2008 |
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EU leaders reach new climate deal |
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2010 |
| Jun.27 |
Pope deplores Belgian 'sex abuse' raids |
| Jun.24 |
Belgian Catholic offices raided in sex probe Belgian authorities have raided the headquarters of the Belgian Catholic Church during an investigation into child sex abuse claims
| Apr.21 |
Belgium considers Islamic covering ban |
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| Oct. 6, 1536 |
William Tyndale burned at the stake
English scholar became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years up to his execution. Known for his translation of the Bible into E...
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2017 |
| Mar.30 |
Brexit: EU's Tusk to issue negotiation guidelines |
2003 |
| Jul.12 |
War crimes law scraped |
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2017 |
| Jun.22 |
Brexit: UK offer on EU citizens a good start, says Merkel |
2015 |
| Dec.16 |
Migrant crisis dominates as EU holds final summit of 2015 |
| Oct.14 |
Migrant crisis: EU leaders meet with focus on Turkey |
| Jun.22 |
Eurozone leaders echo hopes for Greek deal |
| Jun.21 |
Greece crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit |
| Apr.23 |
Mediterranean migrants crisis: EU triples funding. Brussels
2014 |
| Jun.5 |
G7 'fully behind new Ukraine leadership' |
| Mar.5 |
EU summit to tackle Ukraine crisis |
2013 |
| Oct.25 |
EU: Spying scandal may hurt terror fight 
Brussels: European leaders warned that reports of widespread spying on world leaders by the NSA have raised 'deep concerns' among Europeans | |
| Oct.23 |
EU to hold summit amid US spying row |
| Feb.6 |
EU leaders set for crucial budget summit |
2011 |
| Oct.25 |
EU leaders to finalise euro plan |
2010 |
| Oct.28 |
EU frames eurozone crisis rules |
2009 |
| Mar.1 |
EU 'consensus' to tackle crisis |
2007 |
| Jun.21 |
EU leaders struggle over treaty |
2006 |
| Feb.26 |
Double concerns face EU ministers |
2004 |
| Jun.18 |
EU agrees historic constitution
2003 |
| Dec.13 |
European summit ends in failure
| Oct.17 |
EU Leaders End Low-Key Summit |
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2017 |
| Feb.20 |
Mike Pence warns Nato it must boost defence spending |
2015 |
| Jul.11 |
Debt crisis: Eurozone predicts tough talks |
2014 |
| Aug.30 |
Ukraine crisis: EU 'must act on Russia aggression'
Brussels: EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, threatening to impose fresh sanctions against Russia
| Jun.4 |
G7 warns Russia of fresh sanctions |
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2016 |
| Apr.5 |
European Commission to unveil new EU asylum options |
| Mar.17 |
Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
Brussels: EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis
| Mar.7 |
Migrant crisis: EU and Turkey outline hopes for agreement. Brussels
| Mar.1 |
Migrant crisis: EU to unveil emergency aid plan |
| Feb.24 |
Migrant crisis: EU ministers meet amid rising tension |
| Feb.18 |
EU and Turkey to hold special summit in March |
2015 |
| Oct.25 |
Migrant crisis: Thousands of new reception places agreed. Brussels
| Oct.15 |
Migrant crisis: EU approves Turkey action plan. Brussels
| Sep.21 |
EU ministers attempt to resolve quota rift
Brussels: EU ministers are to meet and try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe
| Sep.14 |
Unity eludes EU on relocation |
| Sep.8 |
Migrant crisis: EU to announce plans for quotas |
| Jun.25 |
EU leaders agree to speed up relocation. Brussels
| May.10 |
Migrant crisis: EU refugee quotas to be proposed Brussels: The European Commission will make the controversial proposal that EU member countries should take in refugees under a quota scheme
| Apr.22 |
Migrants crisis: EU to hold emergency summit |
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2017 |
| Jul.6 |
EU and Japan reach free trade deal |
2016 |
| Oct.30 |
Ceta: EU-Canada trade deal signed. Brussels
| May.24 |
Greece bailout: Eurozone agrees 'breakthrough' debt deal |
2015 |
| Jul.13 |
Debt crisis: Eurozone summit strikes deal 
Brussels: Eurozone leaders have agreed to offer Greece a third bailout, after marathon talks. The bailout is conditional on Greece passing agreed reforms | |
| Feb.20 |
Greece agrees deal with eurozone
Brussels: Greece and eurozone nations have agreed a deal to extend financial aid after bailout talks in Brussels
2014 |
| Oct.30 |
Ukraine, Moscow clinch deal on Russian gas supply. Brussels
| Jun.27 |
Ukraine hails EU's 'historic pact' with ex-Soviet states
Brussels: Ukraine's president has hailed a 'historic' trade pact with the European Union, calling it the 'most important day' since independence in 1991
| Mar.21 |
Ukraine signs EU trade pact
Brussels: Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk signed the political elements of a trade pact with the European Union on Friday
2013 |
| Mar.24 |
Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks
Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a 10bn-euro bailout to prevent its banking system collapsing and keep the country in the eurozone
| Mar.15 |
Eurozone agrees Cyprus bailout deal Brussels: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed a 10bn euros bailout package for Cyprus to save the country from bankruptcy
| Feb.8 |
EU leaders agree 3% budget cut |
2012 |
| Dec.12 |
Eurozone bank union deal agreed |
| Oct.18 |
EU in deal on bank supervision |
| Jun.29 |
European leaders reach key deal on banks
| Jun.28 |
Eurozone seeks new growth funds |
| Feb.20 |
Fresh bailout for Greece 'agreed' |
2011 |
| Dec.9 |
Eurozone deal reached without UK
A majority of European leaders agreed early Friday on a new deal to try to resolve the continent's debt crisis, but Britain refused
| Oct.26 |
EU leaders reach eurozone agreement
EU leaders announce a deal on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50% loss on Greek bonds
2010 |
| May.21 |
Ministers seek better crisis response |
| May.9 |
EU approves $560B crisis fund Europe's finance ministers approved in an emergency meeting a 'stabilization mechanism' that could provide 440 billion euros for a aid packa...
| Mar.15 |
EU ministers agree Greek plan
2007 |
| Jun.22 |
EU leaders agree on reform treaty 
The leaders in Brussels have reached agreement on an outline of new rules for the 27-member bloc after 2 days of tough negotiations. Poland had rejected previous proposals as giving too much weight to the bloc's larger members. Compromise over a new voting system wa... | |
2005 |
| Dec.17 |
EU leaders hail new budget deal |
| Jun.16 |
EU deal to extend treaty deadline
1814 |
| Dec. 24, 1814 |
Treaty of Ghent
Map of Ghent Belgium The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain | |
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2017 |
| May.24 |
Trump in Brussels for 'tough' Nato talks amid protests
Trump is also due to meet European Union officials on Thursday. He has been critical of both Nato and the EU
2005 |
| Feb.21 |
Bush calls for new trans-Atlantic unity
2001 |
| Feb.3 |
Congo leader visits Belgium |
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2015 |
| Jul.12 |
Debt crisis: Leaders try to thrash out deal. Brussels
| Jul.12 |
Debt crisis: Merkel says talks 'extremely difficult' |
| Jul.11 |
Debt crisis: Eurozone to resume talks on reforms |
| Jul.11 |
Eurozone 'sceptical' of reform pledge. Brussels
| Jun.24 |
Greece debt crisis: Talks to resume |
| Jun.24 |
Tsipras in intensive talks with creditors. Brussels
2014 |
| Mar.31 |
NATO to decide new steps on Ukraine |
2012 |
| Nov.23 |
EU budget talks end without deal
| Nov.21 |
EU leaders set for budget battle |
2011 |
| Dec.8 |
EU-wide treaty change bid fails |
| Dec.8 |
EU leaders locked in crisis talks |
| Oct.26 |
EU heads locked in talks on debt |
2009 |
| Jan.8 |
Russia 'to restore gas to Europe' |
2005 |
| Jun.17 |
EU 'in crisis' over talks failure The budget talks broke down over a bitter row between the UK and France
| Feb.21 |
Bush and Chirac find common ground |
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2016 |
| Jul.14 |
Google hit by fresh European Union anti-trust charges |
2015 |
| Jan.29 |
EU extends sanctions against Russia |
2014 |
| Aug.30 |
EU sets Russia sanctions ultimatum. Brussels
2013 |
| Jul.21 |
EU to discuss Hezbollah militant ban |
| May.27 |
EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels Brussels: European Union foreign ministers have agreed not to renew the union's arms embargo on the Syrian opposition
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2013 |
| Jul.21 |
Belgian King Philippe sworn in |
| Jul.3 |
Belgium's King Albert 'to abdicate' |
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2017 |
| Nov.5 |
Catalan ex-President turns himself in to Belgian authorities. Brussels
| Feb.11 |
EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker 'will not seek second term' |
2016 |
| Apr.15 |
Belgium minister quits in Brussels airport security row |
2009 |
| Nov.19 |
Belgian PM is first 'president of Europe' 
European Union leaders named Herman Van Rompuy, edging out former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for a still-vaguely defined job. The other top job created - foreign affairs supremo - has gone to... | |
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2014 |
| May.27 |
Leaders agree to review EU policies |
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2016 |
| Mar.27 |
Brussels attacks: Police move against 'hooligan' protesters |
2010 |
| Sep.29 |
Unions stage day of action over cuts. European Union
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2015 |
| Jan.15 |
Belgium on alert after deadly raid |
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2016 |
| Mar.22 |
Brussels attacks: Belgium mourns amid hunt for suspect
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2016 |
| Apr.6 |
Brussels attacks: One of the bombers worked in EU Parliament |
2014 |
| Feb.13 |
Belgian children may be able to choose death Brussels: The lower house of the Belgian Parliament adopted a bill that extends the right to euthanasia for minors. The law passed 86 to 44 with 12 ab...
2013 |
| Nov.27 |
Lawmakers back allowing minors to request euthanasia |
2010 |
| Apr.29 |
Belgian lawmakers pass burka ban |