Topic: Europa
Mevlüt Çavusoglu from Turkey elected as new PACE President
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13:14, — Europa
For the first time a representative of Turkey is elected as new President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Mr Çavusoglu succeeds Lluís Maria de Puig from Spain.
EU elected President and EU foreign policy chief
14:22, — Europa
Belgian Prime Minister, Herman van Rompuy, has been elected the first EU president of the European Union. Baroness Catherine Ashton has been elected High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
El Pais: EU adopts a role of arbiter in post-Soviet states
11:08, — Europa
The new president of the European Union will face significant challenges in the post-Soviet states.
More immigrants head to Britain after Polish border scrapped
14:31, — Europa
German police fear only a fraction of illegal immigrants passing into EU territory are being caught after its border posts were abolished last month, according to Daily Mail. Its Interior Ministry said 564 immigrants, most from Chechnya, have been caught since free movement was extended to the Ukraine frontier. Figures from Poland`s border agency headquarters show the number of illegal immigrants stopped on the EU frontiers under Polish jurisdiction - with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine - was down nearly 50 percent in the first three weeks after Dec. 21.
European Parliament appointed rapporteur for Belarus
15:36, — Europa
Bastiaan Belder, independence democracy group member, is appointed rapporteur for Belarus. According to the European Parliament, he just has been appointed and is to start up compiling his report.
