Archive: Europe
Hague admits Tories must change
The shadow foreign secretary, William Hague, has conceded that the Conservative party faces a new test after disappointing by-election results last week.
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EU treaty measures 'will not be cherry-picked'
EU leaders are today expected to formally set themselves a 2008 deadline to decide on what to do with the draft constitution rejected by the Dutch and French next year.
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EU leaders consider constitution's future
European leaders are meeting in Brussels today to discuss what to do with the European constitution following its rejection by France and the Netherlands last year.
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Hoon calls for new interest in Europe
Britons must be persuaded the EU has a "real role to play" in the global issues they care about, Geoff Hoon has said.
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Maude denies rift over EPP withdrawal
Conservative party chairman Francis Maude has denied suggestions of a rift between David Cameron and William Hague over withdrawal from the EPP.
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Blair and Chirac strike nuclear deal
Britain and France have today agreed to set up a nuclear forum to share information on decommissioning, research and waste management.
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Tories will do 'whatever it takes' for US trading ties
The Conservatives would be prepared to renegotiate the 1957 treaty that created the EU trading bloc to strengthen economic ties with the US, William Hague has said.
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Brown warns against 'retreat to protectionism'
European leaders must "wake up" to the costs of protectionism and realise that free trade is vital for the global economy, Gordon Brown has said.
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EU agrees evidence-sharing deal
European ministers have agreed to a new deal to speed up the exchange of criminal evidence across EU borders.
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EU ministers agree services deal
A new EU agreement to open up the European services market will benefit Britain by about £5 billion a year, the government has said.
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Last push for EU budget deal
Tony Blair will today begin two days of talks with European leaders at Downing Street to try to secure their support for Britain's proposals for the EU budget.
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EU commissioner slams Britain's budget plans
Britain's proposals for reforming the EU budget were last night dismissed by the European Commission president as "unacceptable" and "simply not realistic".
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Straw to outline EU budget proposals
Foreign secretary Jack Straw is today expected to put forward its proposals for European Union budget reform ahead of a crunch meeting of member states in a fortnight's time.
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EU ministers back data retention plans
EU ministers have agreed on plans to require telecommunications firms to store data to fight terrorism and organised crime.
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Britain 'must pay fair share' in EU
Tony Blair has maintained he will not give up Britain's controversial EU rebate without "fundamental" reform of the common agricultural policy (Cap).
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Blair confirms no EU rebate cut without reform
Tony Blair has insisted Britain will not give up its EU rebate without corresponding reforms to agricultural subsidies.
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