The European Union is set to resume talks on the sharing of citizens' financial information with counter-terrorism agencies in the United States. The plans had been put on hold due to privacy concerns.

• Date: 24.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

Ministers have agreed on a NATO plan for the gradual handover of security responsibilities in Afghanistan to Afghan forces. Earlier in the talks, ministers discussed the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from Europe.

• Date: 23.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2010  |  Security  |  from Deutsche Welle

MOSCOW -- Ukraine's new president signed a deal Wednesday that allows Russia's Black Sea Fleet to stay in the country another 25 years, moving to ease a long-standing and giving Moscow its second foreign policy victory in the former Soviet Union this

• Date: 23.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

hampering air travel across Europe. The summitt is meant to allow NATO to review its role in world security. There are doubts among some members about its combat mission in Afghanistan, the continuing presence of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, relations

• Date: 23.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.04.2010  |  Security  |  from baltictimes.com

Anyone who remembers the Vietnam War might be having hot flashes of déjà vu today. We are again engaged in a grand campaign to "win the hearts and minds" of an implacable foe in a place where we do not understand the language, the religion, the culture, or the opportunity costs

• Date: 21.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from americanthinker.com

Russia must play a central role in plans for a missile defence system in Europe, Nato's top official will tell a meeting of alliance foreign ministers this week.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

The Thai army moves into the business district of Bangkok to prevent anti-government protesters entering the area.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

Iran, a country which the rest of the world fears is developing a nuclear weapon, is holding a conference on nuclear disarmament this week in response to this week’s U.N. nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C.

• Date: 15.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.04.2010  |  Security  |  from theepochtimes.com