President Barack Obama met privately on Tuesday with lead Israeli and Palestinian negotiators the day after they restarted long-stalled peace negotiations in Washington, a White House official said.

• Date: 30.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.07.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

China has ordered a nationwide audit of all government debt, underlining fears that the recent slowdown in its economy may impact the financial sector.

• Date: 29.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 29.07.2013  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talks in Washington on Monday, the US State Department has announced.

• Date: 29.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 29.07.2013  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Ukraine to weigh carefully the benefits of joining Russia's regional trade bloc against its plans for closer ties with the European Union on a visit to Ukraine to attend a religious festival.

• Date: 29.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 29.07.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday.

• Date: 28.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 28.07.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday.

• Date: 28.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 28.07.2013  |  Security  |  from reuters.com

Two years ago, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was on the point of giving up his role as iron fist in the euro zone debt crisis, but the 70-year-old champion of closer European integration now seems likely to remain on Europe's center stage.

• Date: 28.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 28.07.2013  |  Markets  |  from reuters.com

Euro zone officials have approved the transfer of 4 billion euros ($5.3 billion) of funding to Greece and euro zone governments are expected to approve disbursement by Monday, the European Commission said on Friday.

• Date: 26.07.2013  |  Published on EGF: 26.07.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com