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G7 summit looks to bolster recovery The G7 summit has opened with the focus firmly on the finance ministers and central bank governors as the world economy looks to the rich nation’s club for a… 10/05/2013
Jewish congress held in Hungary amid concerns over rise in anti-Semitism The World Jewish Congress (WJC) will begin its four-yearly Plenary Assembly in Budapest today. The meeting – in which Jewish people gather from around the… 05/05/2013
Marseille set to host ‘Sarkozy’s brainchild’ The southern French city of Marseille is hosting a Union for the Mediterranean summit this weekend. The speakers – from parliaments across the region – are… 05/04/2013
Doha’s WISE awards recognise top educational projects India’s special school programme aims to bridge education divide The Satya Bharti School Programme offers a lifeline for hundreds of boys and girls in… 08/02/2013
Islamic world Sunni/Shiite balance The first visit by an Iranian leader to Egypt in more than 30 years seems to confirm a thaw in relations after the election of President Mohammed Morsi in… 06/02/2013
Putin slams EU criticism of Russia’s rights record Russian President Vladmir Putin on Friday hit out at EU criticism of Moscow’s human rights record, suggesting there are worse violations inside the 27-member… 21/12/2012
Optimism a welcome guest at EU summit EU leaders gathered for an unprecedented seventh summit in what has been a turbulent and costly 2012. In contrast to recent meetings an air of optimism… 13/12/2012
Eurozone bank supervision: how it works The deal reached in Brussels by European Union finance ministers on Thursday to create a single supervisor for the eurozone’s banks is the latest move… 13/12/2012
The Ministers of Space The Italian city of Naples was the dramatic setting for a summit to set Europe’s future in space. From rocket launchers to Mars explorers, everything was… 30/11/2012
The UK’s newfound enthusiasm for space Watch the full interview in english with David Willetts, the UK’s Minister of State for Universities and Science, as he explains his country’s newfound… 30/11/2012
French minister’s feedback on ESA ministerial Watch the full interview in French with Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister for Higher Education and Research, as she gives her reaction to the ESA summit in… 30/11/2012
German space chief discusses DLR’s position in ESA Watch the full interview in German with Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of DLR Executive Board. We discuss the ESA ministerial meeting, Germany’s position on… 30/11/2012
Eurozone finance ministers edge towards Greek deal Eurozone finance ministers are close to a deal on paying out the next installment of bailout aid to Greece. It could be approved as early as Tuesday… 20/11/2012
Doha education summit ‘collaborates for change’ Improving education goes hand in hand with innovative new ideas. That was the challenge for delegates attending the Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation… 15/11/2012
WISE summit announces six new winners For the past three years, the WISE summit in Doha grants awards to six innovative educational projects from all over the world. Amongst this year’s winners… 15/11/2012
Optimism is the winner Madhav Chavan has won the 2012 Wise Prize for education. The Indian social activist collected a medal and a cheque for half a million dollars. He is the… 14/11/2012
Education is the key The annual WISE education summit in Doha, Qatar has reiterated its commitment to providing education for the estimated 61 million children across the world… 14/11/2012
“WISE” winners & altruistic innovators More than a thousand education decision-makers will attend the WISE World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha between the 13th-15h November. The event… 09/11/2012
Oil: the start of a new world energy era No sector has been spared by the global economic crisis, least of all the energy industry. At the recent Kazenergy Forum in Astana, debates centred on the… 05/10/2012
No oil worries over China’s slowing economy Oil demand in Asia will be maintained despite the slowdown in the region’s economic growth. That was the view of participants at the Kazenergy forum in… 03/10/2012
Europe Weekly: French film sparks GM food fears In this week’s Europe Weekly the European Parliament announced the 2012 nominations for its prestigious Sakharov prize, which included Russian punk group… 28/09/2012
Europe Weekly: agreeing to disagree This week the EU and China strived to find consensus on a raft of issues, mostly concerning trade. Meeting in Brussels, Beijing urged Europe to lift its arms… 21/09/2012
Trade tops EU-China summit European and Chinese leaders are in Brussels for the 15th EU-China summit. Traditionally, trade, the economy and the environment have topped the agenda and… 19/09/2012
Black Sea gathering seeks prosperity The Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has held its 20th annual meeting, this year in Istanbul. Leaders and ministers from all 12 member… 26/06/2012
Rio protesters denounce the “Greed economy”People protest against the current economic system at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro June 21, 2012. The… 22/06/2012
Euro leaders in agreement at end of G20 summit Europe and the financial crisis dominated the G20 summit in Mexico summed up by the fourth point of their 85 paragraph communique. “Euro Area members,” it… 20/06/2012
What did Putin say to Obama?US President Barack Obama meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Los Cabos, Mexico, ahead of G20 summit. 19/06/2012
G20 piles presure on eurozone leaders At the G20 summit at Los Cabos in Mexico European leaders are coming under increasing pressure from the rest of the world to come up with a lasting strategy… 18/06/2012
Europe Weekly: May Day march against austerity Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe marked the May Day holiday by holding rallies and demonstrations. One of the most vocal was in Greece where… 04/05/2012
SE Asia moves on single market We want to be more like Europe. So said the leaders of the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN – as they gathered for… 03/04/2012
Green gives good returns – Copenhagen Mayor Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, explains why it is economically viable to invest in sustainable development. 23/03/2012
UN Environment chief urges more green investment Achim Steiner, the director of the UN’s Environment Programme, told euronews that cities cannot afford NOT to invest in green initiatives. 23/03/2012
EU Summit maps out the future for cities What is a sustainable city? What kind of pressure do our urban spaces have to face? What examples can small and medium cities set and how can their successes… 23/03/2012
Calling the TuneMembers of a military band perform during rehearsals ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (China’s top… 03/03/2012
Close-up: Debt crisis and airline tax to top EU-China summit Europe’s decision to place a carbon charge on all incoming flights will be just one of a number of tricky issues dominating this week’s EU-China summit… 13/02/2012
EU-India: trade deal fading fast? On Friday EU leaders will meet their Indian counterparts in New Delhi for a crucial summit, the 12th of its kind. The prize is to sign a massive free-trade… 08/02/2012
Federal Reserve holds its fire The post-Brussels summit week contained much that was difficult to stomach, but one thing is certain: the European debt crisis is not going away quickly… 16/12/2011
Visa-free travel and financial aid to top EU-Russia summit Financial aid and visa-free travel will dominate talks when EU and Russian leaders meet in Brussels later this week. Moscow has said it may provide cash… 14/12/2011
Global economy to dominate US EU summit Global growth, the Arab Spring and Iran’s nuclear aspirations are just some of the issues expected to top talks at the EU-US summit in Washington on Monday… 25/11/2011
WISE education summit The World Innovation Summit on Education, WISE, has become one of the leading global education platforms in recent years. More than 1000 experts gather in… 04/11/2011
G20: a complicated situationUS Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (front) and the European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi arrive for a meeting with G20 finance ministers on… 04/11/2011
WISE 2011 Summit at a glance Discover the WISE 2011 Summit at a glance 25/10/2011
“Innovation in education is about ensuring that excluded groups enjoy opportunities” What are the main educational challenges that societies face today ? Her Excellency Naledi Pandor, South African Minister of Science and Technology… 25/10/2011
Franco-German rift delays euro zone bailout plan France and Germany are struggling to agree on how to solve the European debt crisis as euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels. Berlin and Paris differ… 21/10/2011
Europe Weekly: What price to save the euro? EU leaders say they want to save the euro – but at what price? Are the Greek people ready to make further sacrifices? How much will it cost to recapitalise… 21/10/2011
Europe Weekly – crunch summit approaches In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly we look at the accusations that Syrians living abroad have been intimidated by President Bashar al-Assad’s diplomats… 14/10/2011
Brazil’s Roussef warns EU over too much austerity Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has arrived in Brussels to kick off a key summit with the EU. Rousseff called for coordinated action to calm global… 04/10/2011
Ukraine and Belarus top Eastern Partnership summit EU leaders head to Poland today faced with the tricky task of re-energising relations with the bloc’s eastern neighbours. Democracy and human rights abuses… 29/09/2011
Ukraine at the crossroads This is a crucial year for Ukraine and especially for its international relations with both Russia and Europe. That was the backdrop to this year’s… 22/09/2011
Economic gloom pressures G7 finance ministers In the southern French city of Marseille, finance chiefs from the world’s top economies — the G7 — are meeting under heavy pressure to do more to revive… 09/09/2011
Reconstructing Libya – the long struggle The fight for Libya has been long and hard – and the struggle for its reconstruction is not likely to be any easier. After four decades of the Gaddafi… 01/09/2011
Saving the African Union Libya, Ivory Coast, South Sudan, Zimbabwe – recent events in Africa, many of them very violent, have burst onto the international stage. And in Equatorial… 05/07/2011
EU-Russia vegetable row clouds summit Russian and European Union leaders have begun talks in Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow, that are likely to be dominated by a dispute over the Kremlin’s ban on… 09/06/2011
EU, faith leaders reconfirm cooperation Faith leaders gathered in Brussels have expressed their readiness to work with the European Union institutions to promote fundamental freedoms. This was the… 30/05/2011
French-Italian border spat meeting The leaders of France and Italy will meet this Tuesday for what is being described as a calming of tempers — a summit over immigration across their shared… 25/04/2011
Technology in education at WISE In an era of globalisation where technology has become part of daily life, there is a growing need to develop education. In a rapidly evolving world, the… 11/12/2010
OSCE summit looks to the fringes of Europe The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the OSCE, is convening for its first summit for 11 years. It’s being held on the first two days in… 26/11/2010
Ukraine ponders East or West In 1945, the World War II allied leaders met at Livadia Palace in Yalta, to establish a new world order. For the last seven years, the same Crimean city in… 08/10/2010
On the Fringes of the UN Summit in NY Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) were out in force at the UN Summit in New York. While the world’s leaders discussed the Millenium Development Goals… 08/10/2010
World powers agree to more nuclear talksFollowing the meeting in the Kazakh city of Almaty, world powers have agreed to a follow-up expert-level meeting in Istanbul on March 18 and another round of… 27/02/2013
Muslim leaders urge Syria dialogueThree-way talks aimed at finding a solution to the Syria conflict have been held on the sidelines of a meeting of Muslim countries. The leaders of Egypt… 07/02/2013
Arab leaders focus on Syria at Islamic summitThe Syria issue dominated the first sessions of a two-day summit of Islamic nations in Cairo. Together the delegates of the 57-member organisation drafted a… 06/02/2013
OIC summit kicks off as Ahmadinejad targeted in shoe attackA summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) is underway in Cairo. Heads of state and leaders from 57 Islamic countries, excluding Syria, are… 06/02/2013
Mixed reception for Ahmedinejad in EgyptMahmoud Ahmedinejad has become the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. He is in Cairo for a summit of the… 06/02/2013
Mali donors pledge 340 million euros to aid securityThe International community has pledged some 340 million euros to help bring stability and security to Mali. But the donors’ conference, held in the… 29/01/2013
CELAC-EU summit opens in Santiago“Welcome to a better world”. This is how Chile’s president welcomed the EU delegates to the first joint summit with CELAC, as protesters clashed with police… 26/01/2013
Morocco supports French intervention in MaliThe Moroccan Interior Minister said his government supports French military action in Mali, as he hosted his counterparts from France, Spain and Portugal for… 26/01/2013
GCC tells Iran to keep its nose out of Gulf affairsThe Gulf Cooperation Council has wound up its annual summit by calling on Iran to stop ‘interfering’ in Gulf Arab affairs. The six members of the council… 25/12/2012
UN climate talks agree compensation but fail to wield cutsCelebratory cheers and clapping are unusual at UN climate talks but delegates in Doha felt they had something to congratulate themselves for after reaching a… 08/12/2012
Doha climate talks go into overtimeRich nations have once again been accused of failing to help developing countries deal with the effects of climate change, as the UN conference wraps up in… 08/12/2012
Monti and Hollande discuss new rail linkItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti met with French President Francois Hollande in Lyon on Monday, to discuss a new high-speed-rail link between the two… 03/12/2012
Much to discuss at Franco-Italian summit in LyonThe leaders of France and Italy are meeting in the French city of Lyon for the latest Franco-Italian summit. President François Hollande and Italian Prime… 03/12/2012
Rare climate change protest amid doubts of Doha dealEnvironmental campaigners got special permission to hold a rally through the Qatari capital on Saturday morning, where the UN climate change conference is… 01/12/2012
Heat on climate conference to extend Kyoto protocolRepresentatives from almost 200 nations have gathered in Doha for the latest round of talks on climate change. The host nation is the first OPEC state to… 26/11/2012
D8 leaders meet in Pakistan amid tight securityWorld leaders of the group of eight developing countries have been meeting in Pakistan to discuss trade and forging closer economic ties. The summit in… 22/11/2012
G20 teeters on the brink of the fiscal cliffDelegates are gathering for the G20 meeting in Mexico City. Insiders say that the so-called US fiscal cliff is outweighing Europe’s debt crisis in terms of… 05/11/2012
Mali, DRC head agenda at 14th Francophone summitSecretary-General of the more than 70-nation Francophone French-speaking world, Abdou Diouf, has opened the 14th summit by demanding what he called Africa’s… 13/10/2012
Security and terrorism dominate Mediterranean summitFighting terrorism and lawlessness as well as immigration are dominating the agenda at a two day summit in Malta. Leaders from five European and five… 06/10/2012
Chinese leader calls for EU arms embargo to be overturnedChinese Premier Wen Jiabao has hit out at the continuing European arms embargo at the opening of the annual EU-China summit in Brussels. Wen said he hoped… 20/09/2012
Ukraine risks increasing isolationWhile Ukraine hosted the Yalta European strategy conference, it is feared that the former Soviet republic could be moving further away from the European… 16/09/2012
Yalta 2012: All Ukraine Needs is LoveWhile global issues, chiefly the economy and innovation, were the focus of Day One of the Yalta European Strategy conference Yalta European Strategy… 15/09/2012
Yalta 2012: talking strategy on the Black SeaWhen I was invited to attend the Yalta European Strategy conference in Yalta I jumped at the chance, not for the conference – I admit I had never heard about… 14/09/2012
APEC promises growth and free marketsAsia-Pacific leaders meeting in Russian port city of Vladivostok have promised to boost growth in an effort to revive the flagging global economy. They say… 09/09/2012
Syria elbows into APEC summitNo major breakthroughs are being expected from the Asia-Pacific summit underway in Vladivostok, but as the 21-nation forum brings America and Russia face to… 08/09/2012
APEC summit: Territorial disputes and China slowdownFar eastern territorial disputes are threatening to overshadow discussions between Asia Pacific ministers in Russia. Two-day talks between the 21 … 06/09/2012
Vladivostok revamped as Russia debuts hosting APEC summitThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is being held in Russia for the first time, and preparations are in full swing in host city Vladivostok. The… 05/09/2012
Egypt’s Mursi slams Syria regime in Iran speechEgypt’s President Mohammad Mursi has blasted Syria’s government as an “oppressive regime” and urged support for the uprising. He was speaking at a summit of… 30/08/2012
Egypt’s Mursi slams Syria regime at Iran summitPresident Mohammad Mursi has become the first Egyptian leader to visit Iran since its Islamic revolution in 1979. He is attending a summit of the… 30/08/2012
Iran to play peacemaker at non-aligned summitA two-day summit of non-aligned countries opens in Tehran today with Iran intending to play peacemaker in the Syrian crisis. A proposal that a troika be… 30/08/2012
Islamic summit suspends SyriaIn a move reflecting the growing isolation of the Syrian regime, Muslim leaders have formally suspended the country from their Organisation of Islamic… 16/08/2012
Could European crises cut short Brussels’ summer holiday?After months at the forefront of crisis management, the European Commission held its last meeting before the summer break on Wednesday – and it seems the… 01/08/2012
AIDS conference highlights risks facing sex workersAs the world’s largest AIDS conference continues in Washington, attention has turned to the increased risks facing workers in the global sex industry. For… 27/07/2012
African leaders meet at AU summit in EthiopiaThe feuding Sudanese leader Omar Hassan al-Bashir and his southern counterpart Salva Kiir have come face to face at this year’s African Union summit in Addis… 15/07/2012
European crisis dealA four-way meeting in Rome of the leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain has produced a confidence-boosting agreement. The euro zone’s four biggest… 22/06/2012
Putin promises economic reform and warns against civil disobedienceRussian President Vladimir Putin told investors that Russia was working toward a “new economy” built on liberal reforms and privitisation. Speaking in St… 21/06/2012
Lagarde gets what she wants from G20The ongoing G20 summit, which concludes today, has produced one piece of good news from the International Monetary Fund. Director Christine Lagarde will now… 19/06/2012
Scepticism ahead of Rio+20 climate change summitEnvironmental campaigners are warning that any concrete agreements that come out of a major climate change conference in Brazil are likely to be “watered… 19/06/2012
Frankie Says: Gee, 20, surprise us!With the Masters of the Universe gathered in Mexico Frankie has been wondering just what the G20 might do for the People of the Pond. Here are my thoughts… 19/06/2012
Eurozone crisis seen as threat to global economyWorld leaders meeting at a G20 summit in Mexico have called for bold action from Europe to overcome the eurozone crisis. The single currency bloc is being… 19/06/2012
G20 summit: reactions on Greece electionThe victory of pro-bailout parties in the election in Greece is being seen as a positive step towards averting a further crisis in the eurozone. As world… 18/06/2012
