The EU has said it is ready to look at ways of strengthening co-operation with Ukraine after the re-run of presidential elections, but has ruled out revising a pre-election deal.

The EU has offered its support for the Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, amid allegations of misuse of UN funds.

That Turkey is not a European country may not matter in political terms, but in foreign policy it does.

For the fist time in almost ten years a delegation from the Saudi Arabian Parliament has visited the European Parliament.

The Ukrainian government has urged Brussels to reassess a recent deal in order to give Ukraine a clearer prospect of EU membership.

The European Commission has approved agreements with seven of its neighbours, in a bid to spread stability on the EU’s borders.

Chinese leaders were told on Wednesday that the EU is prepared to lift a 15-year old arms embargo, but is not yet ready to do so, hinting a deal could come early next year.

Chinese leaders will be told today that Brussels is ready to lift a 15-year old arms embargo against the country, although no date for lifting the ban is likely.

Former EU trade commissioner Pascal Lamy has emerged as the EU’s sole candidate to become the next head of the World Trade Organisation.

The EU has welcomed a decision to re-run Ukraine’s Presidential elections, as calls are made to dispatch a massive electoral observation mission.

Spain’s Foreign Minister has said the EU should offer Israel a privileged partnership – deriving all the benefits of EU membership, without participation in the institutions.

The man responsible for bringing Serbia closer to the EU has said gestures from the international war crimes tribunal could prompt key suspects, currently on the run, to appear in the Hague.