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Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (2-R) and EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) exchange documents during the signing ceremony of political provisions of the Association Agreement with Ukraine at EU council headquaters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 21, 2014. Applauding are British Prime Minister David Cameron (3-L), Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reinfeldt (2-L) and Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (L). (EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET)

EU signs landmark association agreement with Ukraine

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 21, 2014 | World

Brussels, Reuters—The European Union and Ukraine signed the core elements of a political association agreement on Friday, committing to the same deal former president Viktor Yanukovich rejected last November, a move which led to his overthrow. Ukrainian Prime Minister...

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British Prime Minister David Cameron, right, and French President Francois Hollande attend a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels on Friday, June 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Yves Herman, Pool)

EU leaders win breakthrough on budget deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 28, 2013 | Business

Brussels, AP— European Union leaders reached an outline deal Friday on the 27-country bloc’s EUR 960 billion (USD 1.3 trillion) seven-year budget, overcoming a British–French dispute to sign off on the agreement. British prime minister David Cameron had held out...