Toyako, Japan - The European Union urged Group of Eight (G8) leaders meeting in Japan on Monday to approve "meaningful," "ambitious" and "binding" long-term goals to combat climate change.

Tehran - There have been no changes in Iran's position regarding its nuclear programme, an Iranian government spokesman said Saturday.

Brussels - Russia and the European Union on Friday held "positive" first talks on a strategic deal covering issues from energy to education, the diplomats leading the talks said.

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Frankfurt - The European Central Bank (ECB) delivered its first rate

Paris  - The European Union and its current president France began work on Thursday on what has been hailed as the most important EU legal proposal in the last five years - a package aimed at fight