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Milk farmers burn an effigy personifying European Commissioner ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:32:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers burn an effigy personifying European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, during a protest marking the end of her mandate outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM - Tags: AGRICULTURE CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

VIDEO: The European parliament has approved EU commission chief ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO: The European parliament has approved EU commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso's new cabinet, ending three months of institutional limbo. Duration: 00:44 Photo:/AFP

Milk farmers set ablaze two effigies personifying European Commissioner ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers set ablaze two effigies personifying European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel, during a protest marking the end of her mandate outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM - Tags: CIVIL UNREST AGRICULTURE POLITICS)

Milk farmers burn two effigies personifying European Commissioner ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Milk farmers burn two effigies personifying European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel during a protest marking the end of her mandate outside the European Council and Commission headquarters in Brussels February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM - Tags: CIVIL UNREST AGRICULTURE BUSINESS POLITICS)

Milk farmers burn two effigies personifying European Commissioner ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:59:00 GMT

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses journalists during a news briefing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (C) leads ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (C) leads some European commissioners after the vote of the European Parliament in favour of his new team in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. (L to R) Viviane Reding of Luxembourg, Androulla Vassiliou of Cyprus, European Commission President Barroso, Catherine Ashton of Britain and Maire Geoghegan-Quinn of Ireland. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso attends a news briefing at the European Parliament in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

Members of the European Parliament vote in favour of European ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the European Parliament vote in favour of European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso's new team of commissioners in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (front row, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (front row, 2nd R) poses with his new team of commissioners after the European Parliament voted in favour of the team, in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives in the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives in the courtroom in Munich, Tuesday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andreas Gebert, pool)

Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alexander ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:56:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

REFILE - CORRECTING FIRST NAME OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING FIRST NAME OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT BARROSO European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) talks with European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek ahead of his address to present his team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

REFILE - CORRECTING FIRST NAME OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - REFILE - CORRECTING FIRST NAME OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT BARROSO European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) addresses the European Parliament to present his team of commissioners-designate ahead of the European Parliament's vote on the team in Strasbourg February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:01:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - In this picture taken in Kiev, Ukraine on Feb. 7, 2010, Ukraine's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to the media. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Catherine ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Catherine Ashton adjusts her earphones to attend a debate on the European Commission's new team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) talks ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) talks with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Catherine Ashton ahead of his address to the European Parliament to present his team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commissioners-designate (L to R) Connie Hedegaard of ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commissioners-designate (L to R) Connie Hedegaard of Denmark, Viviane Reding of Luxembourg and Catherine Ashton of Britain talk ahead of a debate on the European Commission's new team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commissioner-designate for International Cooperation, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commissioner-designate for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria arrives in the plenary room of the European Parliament to attend a debate on the European Commission's new team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso addresses the European Parliament to present his team of commissioners-designate ahead of the European Parliament's vote on the team in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS)

European Commissioner-designate for Internal Market and Services ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Commissioner-designate for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier of France arrives in the plenary room of the European Parliament to attend a debate on the European Commission's new team of commissioners-designate in Strasbourg, February 9, 2010. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)

People stand outside the office of opposition presidential candidate ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - People stand outside the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested. Rajapakse won last month's election easily but Fonseka vowed to challenge the result in the Supreme Court. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

Estonia hopes this summer to receive a nod from the EU to switch ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - Estonia hopes this summer to receive a nod from the EU to switch to the euro on January 1, 2011, becoming the third ex-communist economy to enter the 16-nation eurozone after Slovenia and Slovakia. Photo:Joel Saget/AFP

File photo shows a supporter of Estonia's entrance into the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a supporter of Estonia's entrance into the EU in Tallin in September 2003. Estonia was taken over by the Soviet Union in World War II and an independence drive launched in the late 1980s brought them freedom from Moscow's rule in 1991. Photo:/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on February ...

(AFP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:53:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here on February 3, has urged the European Parliament not to block an EU-US deal on the transfer of banking data which Washington says is key to the fight against terrorism. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech on social ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:51:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers a speech on social and personal care, in London.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:53:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Supporters of Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych react waving flags of the Party of Regions during a massive rally, in front of Central Election Commission, in Kyiv. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt (L) ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - European Investment Bank (EIB) President Philippe Maystadt (L) is welcomed by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) ahead of a meeting in Brussels February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Eric Vidal (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Spokespersons for the Irish National Liberation Army, (INLA), ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:15:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Spokespersons for the Irish National Liberation Army, (INLA), from left, Gerard Murray, Willie Gallagher, Martin Mc Monagle and Martin Mc Ilkerney speak to the media at a press conference to announce that the INLA has disposed of its weapons, Monday. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Peter Morrison)

Actor George Pistereanu appears in a scene from the film 'Eu ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Actor George Pistereanu appears in a scene from the film 'Eu cand vreau sa fluier, fluier' (If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle). The film, directed by Florin Serban will appear in competition during the 60th Berlinale film festival, which runs from February 11-21. REUTERS/Handout (GERMANY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) FOR FESTIVAL COVERAGE ONLY. THE RIGHTS FOR USE END ON MARCH 15, 2010. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. NO ARCHIVES

Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:21:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych is seen at a polling station during presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko ...

(AFP) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:32:00 GMT

(AFP) - Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko (L) greets an elderly supporter after casting her ballot at a polling station in Dnipropetrovsk. Ukrainians on Sunday were choosing between Tymoshenko and bitter rival Viktor Yanukovich in a presidential election that has inflamed political tensions and sparked warnings of a repeat of the 2004 Orange Revolution protests. Photo:Aleksander Prokopenko/AFP

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen during his speech at the ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:55:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen during his speech at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matthias Schrader)

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:50:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 . Iran's claims to be close to an agreement on its nuclear program have yet to be backed up by any concrete actions, top Western officials said Saturday, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it may be time to take a 'different tack' with Tehran. U.S. and European officials at a gathering of the world's top defense officials in Munich rejected statements from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Friday that Tehran was 'approaching a final agreement.' (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matthias Schrader)

Workers prepare a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Workers prepare a polling station in Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Ukraine's fiercely contested presidential elections are scheduled for Feb. 7. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sergei Chuzavkov)

Carnival goers are dressed up with masks and costumes, including ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:49:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Carnival goers are dressed up with masks and costumes, including a hat in the shape of St. Mark's Basilica and bell tower, left, as they pose in the Venice Lagoon, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2009. Masked merrymakers are cavorting in Venice to mark the start of Carnival, for the canal-laced city's pre-Lenten festivities are Italy's most popular. In the background is St. Mark's bell tower. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Luigi Costantini)

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) passes German Foreign ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (L) passes German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 6, 2010. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

Germany supports the creation of a European army in the long ...

(AFP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Germany supports the creation of a European army in the long term so that the EU can be a 'global player,' Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, pictured, told the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (R) is welcomed by Wolfgang ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana (R) is welcomed by Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the Munich Conference on Security Policy during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 5, 2010. At the three-day annual conference, top world politicians and diplomats will discuss security issues in the Middle East and elsewhere in a series of speeches and panel discussions, and some will hold informal talks with each other. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (front) is hugged by EU ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (front) is hugged by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana before the start of the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 5, 2010. At the three-day annual conference, top world politicians and diplomats will discuss security issues in the Middle East and elsewhere in a series of speeches and panel discussions, and some will hold informal talks with each other. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is welcomed by EU foreign policy ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is welcomed by EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 5, 2010. At the three-day annual conference, top world politicians and diplomats will discuss security issues in the Middle East and elsewhere in a series of speeches and panel discussions, and some will hold informal talks with each other. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)

The United States sent a letter to EU parliament president Jerzy ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - The United States sent a letter to EU parliament president Jerzy Buzek, seen here in January 2010, warning that it may stop working with EU institutions on terrorist data exchange if the European parliament next week blocks a bilateral deal on the issue. Photo:Georges Gobet/AFP

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams speaks to the media at Hillsborough ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:09:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams speaks to the media at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Peter Morrison )

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street. ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:36:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10 Downing Street. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sang Tan)

Street workers remove a pre-election poster with a portrait ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:32:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Street workers remove a pre-election poster with a portrait of Ukrainian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko, in Kyiv. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Sergei Chuzavkov)

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, and Turkish ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:04:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, left, and Turkish President Abdullah Gul walk together during an informal NATO defense ministers meeting.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Ibrahim Usta)

Traders work at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong. Global equites ...

(AFP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - Traders work at the Stock Exchange in Hong Kong. Global equites tumbled and the euro hit a nine-month dollar low as investors ran for cover on fears that soaring European state debt could damage a fragile economic recovery. Photo:Mike Clarke/AFP

A vendor arranges leather shoes at a market in Shenyang, Liaoning ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A vendor arranges leather shoes at a market in Shenyang, Liaoning province February 5, 2010. EU anti-dumping duties taken against imports of Chinese footwear are not protectionist and are in line with World Trade Organisation rules, the trade bloc said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sheng Li (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

A vendor sells leather shoes at a market in Shenyang, Liaoning ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A vendor sells leather shoes at a market in Shenyang, Liaoning province February 5, 2010. EU anti-dumping duties taken against imports of Chinese footwear are not protectionist and are in line with World Trade Organisation rules, the trade bloc said on Thursday. REUTERS/Sheng Li (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS)

British Home Secretary Alan Johnson holds two prototype pint ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:03:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - British Home Secretary Alan Johnson holds two prototype pint glasses designed not to break up into dangerous shards on impact, in London, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. The British government wants pubs to try out shatterproof pint glasses as a way to cut back on beer-related violence. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/PA, Stefan Rousseau)