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KYIV, Ukraine, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The leaders of the European Union have acknowledged Ukraine's European aspirations and confirmed their intention to sign Association Agreement (AA), including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with Ukraine in 2013. Such was the statement jointly made by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission and Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine,...

WASHINGTON, Feb, 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- European leaders today reached an important agreement on a balanced and growth-oriented common budget for the European Union. Noting that this compromise shows a sense of collective responsibility from Europe's leaders, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy highlighted that the 2014-2020 budget is future-oriented, realistic, and driven by pressing concerns. "I'm satisfied that all along this negotiation we kept the bigger...

ESA The fifth high-level Conference on EU Space Policy, 'Building Up a Global Tool for Global Challenges', takes place on 29–30 January at the Charlemagne building of the European Commission in Brussels. The conference will be a unique opportunity to examine and debate the state of the space programs launched by the EU, such as Galileo for satellite navigation and Copernicus for Earth observation, and to look to the future of this key area of EU policy, with a large and diverse range...

BRUSSELS, October 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Endorsed by Van Rompuy, President of the European Council EFQM launches a revised business model to help European organisations improve sustainable performance and competitiveness. The revision is based on inputs from hundreds of management professionals throughout Europe gathered over the last 3 years. The new dimensions included in the EFQM Excellence Model are speed, agility, flexibility and entrepreneurship. "All...

KYIV, Ukraine, December 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The negotiations on the Association Agreement, including creation of the free trade zonebetween Ukraine and the European Unionhave been finalized. "This has been a very successful summit; finally, we have reached a consensus. This is a great step forward in the EU-Ukraine relations," stated the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy at the 15th EU-Ukraine summit, held in Kyiv on December 19. "We officially...

BRUSSELS, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 9th European Business Summit (EBS), a key meeting place and networking platform for the EU's business and political elite, will meet in Brussels on 18 and 19 May to address Europe's position as an economic power on the international stage. Under the theme, 'Europe in the world, leading or lagging?', this year's Summit will bring together prominent personalities from the EU and its main trading partners to address the internal and external...