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Latvia eases immigration restrictions in bid for cash infusion
Latvia is desperate to attract new investors that could help the recovery of the country’s weak economy. But its recent easing of visa restrictions for non-EU citizens has sparked a nationalist outcry.
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Commission backs European Monetary Fund
German finance minister to present fund proposals soon.
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Sarkozy pledges support for Greek economy
France's president and Greece's prime minister discuss economic situation.
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Commission looking into credit default swaps
Concerns that speculators are short-selling euros to make profits from Greece’s financial problems
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Sri Lanka attacks UN rights panel
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa denounces plans for a UN-appointed panel to examine alleged human rights abuses.
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Ukraine leader in key Russia trip
Ukraine's new President, Viktor Yanukovych, visits Moscow to return ties with Russia to a "strategic partnership".
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China lets its cash speak in the Balkans
As Brussels painstakingly deliberates the merits of aspiring European Union members in the Balkans, Beijing has begun an investment offensive in the region. But is China’s money talking economics or politics?
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MEPs want greater say in shaping foreign policy
Parliament expresses frustration over being sidelined in formation of new diplomatic corps.
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