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The European Parliament overwhelmingly backed the recognition of a Palestinian state "in principle" on Dec. 17, following a series of votes on the issue in EU nations that have enraged Israel.
     

 The EU said Wednesday it still considers Hamas to be a "terrorist" group even though a European court ruled that it should be removed from the bloc's terrorism blacklist.
      

"EU seeks alignment not only on Ukraine"

BRUSSELS -- The European Commission is asking Serbia to harmonize its foreign policy - "a possible hint of pressure on us to impose sanctions on Russia," writes a daily....

By Chryssa Liaggou

Natural gas will be 20 percent cheaper for Greek consumers by March, while the first 5 percent drop in rates will come next month thanks to the significant decline in the commodity’s global prices, according to Environment, Energy and Climate Change Deputy Minister Makis Papageorgiou.

Rounding off a two-day visit to Athens on Tuesday, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici urged the government to push through pending economic reforms and indicated that Brussels has “its preferences” in which governments it wants to deal with.

EU requires Serbia to "gradually harmonize policies"

BRUSSELS -- The EU Council of Ministers has asked Serbia to gradually harmonize its foreign and energy security policy with those of the EU.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Mining and Energy Aleksandar Antic said on Tuesday that the official decision on the Stavalj project - which includes constructing a new coal-fired power plant near Sjenica and expanding an existing mine - should be made in March 2015.

EU Foreign Ministers agreed to delay the issue of Macedonia's EU accession to  later in 2015, once they are updated by the European Commission on the progress of its relations with neighbouring Greece and Bulgaria.

Ahead of European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici’s visit to Athens on Monday, Brussels has insisted that it is not entertaining any scenarios about a possible Greek exit from the eurozone.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta stressed on Monday that the meeting he had with visiting European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen at Victoria Palace (the Govt's offices) earlier in the day had gone very well and had focused on unveiling the new 315 billion euro investment plan announced by the EU executive's chief Jean-Claude Juncker.