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Somali pirates attack EU flagship as new commander takes over
EU ship attacked by Somali pirates just as new naval man joins counter-piracy mission's senior command
Portugal downgrade reflects worsening economic outlook
Egan-Jones Ratings has cut Portugal's credit score just days after the country's central bank warned the economy would contract more than previously predicted in 2012
Growing counterfeit pesticides health and security risk
Organised crime networks targeting Europe by selling counterfeit pesticides because of a 'lack of harmonisation in legislation and implementation'
Euthanasia versus being kept alive against your will
There were 1,100 reported cases of euthanasia in Belgium last year. Justin Stares looks at how the system works and what paitents experience in the process
Race for EP presidency hots up in debate
British MEP Nirj Deva took on Martin Schulz over the deal between the centre-right and socialist groups that looks set to hand the German the European Parliament presidency
Countdown to Armageddon - Doomsday clock closer to midnight
World leaders failing to address global threats of nuclear war and climate change, claim scientists
New treaty draft weakens role of commission
A third draft of the fiscal compact rows back on demands for balanced budget rules to be included in national constitutions and reduces the European Commission's role
Clegg: British veto is 'temporary arrangement'
Britain's veto of the fiscal compact is temporary and the new rules should be incorporated into the EU treaty, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg
Fiscal compact on track say Merkel, Sarkozy
In their first meeting of 2012 in Berlin, the German and French leaders said the new fiscal compact should be signed by the beginning of March
Financial transaction tax could cost public finances €116bn
Rather than raising cash for governments, a financial transaction tax would actually cost EU nations money - warns Ernst & Young
Breast implant scare leads to call for EU rules
Germany and the Czech Republic follow France in advising women to have potentially faulty PIP implants removed amid demands for tighter European regulation
Backdrop for EEAS launch 'hardly ideal' - Ashton
The EU's foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton defends the diplomatic service but accepts if faced a tough first year
Record unemployment raises fear of recession
Unemployment in the eurozone rose to more than 16 million people in November 2011, according to Eurostat.
France wants financial transaction tax this year
France wants the controversial tax on financial transactions to be implemented this year, a minister says
MEPs join criticism of Hungary laws
Leading MEPs have joined the criticism of controversial laws passed by Hungary's government and said the EU should consider tough sanctions