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• Obama congratulates new EU president RIA Novosti 20 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has congratulated Belgium's prime minister on his election as the European Union's new president.
• Russia looks to new EU leaders to continue strategic ties RIA Novosti 20 Nov 2009 -- FM Lavrov: Russia expects a continuation of its strategic partnership with the European Union following yesterday's election.
• Election of Van Rompuy as New EU President Draws Mixed Reaction VOA 20 Nov 2009 -- Europeans woke up Friday to news they had their first full time European Union president.
• First EU president to take office on January 1 RIA Novosti 20 Nov 2009 -- Belgian PM Van Rompuy who has been elected the first president of the European Union will start his new job on January 1, 2010.
• EU Selects New President VOA 19 Nov 2009 -- Newly appointed European Union President Herman Van Rompuy, addresses the media at the European Council building in Brussels, 19 Nov 2009
• EU Gears Up to Appoint New President VOA 19 Nov 2009 -- Hours before European leaders meet in Brussels to choose the European Union's first permanent president, they remain divided on their choice.
• EU leaders set to decide on first president RIA Novosti 19 Nov 2009 -- Leaders of the EU's 27 countries will meet in Brussels evening to decide who will become the bloc's first president.
• U.S.-EU Joint Declaration and Annexes The White House 03 Nov 2009
• EU-U.S.: The Not-So-Special Relationship RFE/RL 03 Nov 2009 -- Climate change, energy cooperation, and a raft of topical international issues will dominate the first formal US-EU summit since President Obama took office in January this year.
• Russian rocket puts 2 European satellites into orbit RIA Novosti 02 Nov 2009 -- Two European satellites, the SMOS spacecraft and the Proba-2 mini-satellite, were successfully put into orbit by a Rokot carrier rocket.
• EU-Russia -- A Not-So-Strategic Partnership? RFE/RL 20 May 2009 -- When it comes to Russia, the mood in Brussels is one of disillusionment and resignation.
• European Space Agency Seeks Secrets of Universe VOA 14 May 2009 -- European Space Agency has launched into orbit, 2 space observatories that will help scientists understand the information of the universe.
• Are EU-Russia Relations Stuck In A Loop? RFE/RL 28 Apr 2009 -- Curiously, each successive EU-Russia meeting increasingly gives the impression of being the first.
• German FM reaffirms call for withdrawal of US nukes IRNA 24 Apr 2009 -- German FM Steinmeier reiterated the need for the withdrawal of all US nuclear weapons from his country's soil.
• The EU's Invisible 'Schengen Wall' RFE/RL 13 Apr 2009 -- Borders closed again as others joined the EU and had to comply in advance with visa-free zone encompassing 25 mostly Western European countries.
• German FM urges removal of US atomic weapons from Germany IRNA 10 Apr 2009 -- German FM Steinmeier called for the removal of all US nuclear weapons from Germany.
• After Glow Of Obama's Foreign Trip, Tough Choices Remain RFE/RL 10 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Obama dazzled the European allies, soothed the Russians, and charmed the Chinese on his first overseas trip.
• Putin warns against excluding Russia from energy decisions RIA Novosti 06 Apr 2009 -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin: Attempts to exclude Russia from global energy decision making are counterproductive.
• Russia must be involved in Ukraine gas system upgrade - Merkel RIA Novosti 31 Mar 2009 -- The European Union and Ukraine must work with Russia in modernizing the Ukrainian natural gas pipeline network.
• Gazprom urges EU to look into causes of gas conflict with Ukraine RIA Novosti 31 Mar 2009 -- Gazprom has asked the EU to delve into the causes of January's gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
• Czech Energy Expert Says Europe, Not Russia, Should Call The Shots RFE/RL 26 Mar 2009 -- 2009 has been a busy year so far for Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech ambassador-at-large for energy security.
• Russian ambassador calls Ukraine-EU gas declaration senseless RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2009 -- Russian ambassador in Ukraine: Recent Ukraine-EU natural gas pipeline declaration does not make any sense.
• Russia's Foreign Ministry criticizes EU-Ukraine gas system deal RIA Novosti 26 Mar 2009 -- Russia's FM: Decision to exclude Russia from the talks was an "unfriendly act."
• Gazprom warns Ukraine over changes to gas transport system RIA Novosti 25 Mar 2009 -- Gazprom warned any changes made to Ukraine's gas transport network without pproval will affect European supply.
• Moldova Unhappy With EU's Eastern Partnership Offer RFE/RL 25 Mar 2009 -- Leading Moldovan official: Country should have a different status than the other 5 Commonwealth of Independent States in program.
• Russia Slams Ukraine-EU Pipeline Deal VOA 24 Mar 2009 -- Russia postponing scheduled consultations with Ukraine pending review of agreement between Kyiv and EU to improve Ukrainian gas pipeline.
• Putin Says Ukraine-EU Gas Plan 'Unprofessional' RFE/RL 24 Mar 2009 -- Russian PM Putin has said a gas plan presented by Ukraine to the European Union is "ill-considered and unprofessional."
• Moscow delays talks with Kiev over Ukraine-EU pipeline deal RIA Novosti 24 Mar 2009 -- Russia is putting off government consultations with Ukraineuntil its natural gas pipeline declaration with the EU is clarified.
• Russian PM Putin threatens to review relations with EU RIA Novosti 23 Mar 2009 -- PM Putin: Russia will start reviewing its relations with the European Union should Moscow's interests be ignored.
• EU Approves 'Ambitious' Partnership For Belarus, Other Ex-Soviet Neighbors RFE/RL 20 Mar 2009 -- After weeks of fierce internal debate, EU leaders have put their seal of approval on the Eastern Partnership.
• European Leaders Give Green Light To Nabucco RFE/RL 20 Mar 2009 -- EU leaders in Brussels has given final approval to 5 billion euros of investment in energy and telecom infrastructure projects.
• EU leaders approve Belarus joining Eastern Partnership program RIA Novosti 20 Mar 2009 -- Leaders of the 27 EU member countries approved the inclusion of Belarus in the bloc's Eastern Partnership program.
• Costs of German global military missions top 900m euros in 2008 IRNA 18 Mar 2009 -- Germany spent 917.4 million euros last year for its global military missions.
• France offers Italy "unlimited" nuclear partnership IRNA 25 Feb 2009 -- Italy and France have agreed a new cooperation deal that could see Italy embrace nuclear power again.
• British-French Nuclear-armed Submarine Collision Disclosed VOA 16 Feb 2009 -- British official: Nuclear-armed submarines from Britain and France collided deep under the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month.