The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, recommends the bloc pay more than $22 billion a year to poorer countries.

VOA: standard.2009.10.29

As for worries about a larger debt crisis in Europe: "The EU is certainly not in danger of disintegrating."

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

But the shutdown was mandated by the EU, where the Chernobyl-type facility is considered unsafe due to inherent design flaws.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The summit is the first ever between the EU and Pakistan and it was marked by warm words on both sides.

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

He said the EU demands that the Global Political Agreement that brought about the unity government be implemented are groundless."

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Overall,Barroso said, the EU has decided to boost its humanitarian emergency funding to Pakistan more than tenfold, to about $100 million.

VOA: standard.2009.06.17

But none of the aid is new money. And some nongovernmental organizations faulted the EU for not pledging more.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

The report's findings were welcomed by Ergemen Bagis, the cabinet minister responsible for Turkey's bid to join the EU.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

He admits that the new situation,in his words, "can complicate the Czech government's negotiating strength in the EU."

VOA: standard.2009.03.25

He adds that the global financial crisis has convinced many Irish people that they can benefit from being part of the EU.

VOA: standard.2009.10.02

The head of the EU observer team, Phillippe Morillon, says that in the mean time, the Karzai campaign should refrain from declaring victory.

VOA: standard.2009.09.16

"It'll be a critical summit, from the point of keeping the EU together,keeping consensus that the EU should maintain leadership on this issue,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.29

The EU team, which leaves Zimbabwe on Sunday, is still to meet with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Even during the signing ceremony he emphasized that the EU should remain a union of sovereign states.

VOA: standard.2009.10.10

The EU refused but offered over $1.1 billion to help cover the costs of decommissioning the plant.

VOA: standard.2010.01.01

The EU also dropped remaining sanctions imposed against Uzbekistan, following a 2005 crackdown on an uprising there.

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

But Suat Kiniklioglu,spokesman for the Turkish parliamentary foreign affairs committee, says Turkey won't do so until the EU honors it commitment to Turkish Cypriots.

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The Conservative party contains many members who would like Britain to leave the EU all together.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

Sweden's Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, reiterated the EU stance that the sanctions are not against Zimbabwe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

South African President Jacob Zuma, who welcomed the EU delegation in Cape Town Thursday, said the Southern African Development Community wants the sanctions lifted.

VOA: standard.2009.09.12

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized the EU sanctions,but said they would have no effect on Iran.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

The European Commission - the EU's executive arm - says it will be monitoring Greece carefully to see it lives up to its promises.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26