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Syria shows us why we need an international arms trade treaty
President Assad's military assault is being bolstered by arms and ammunition from Russia because no international and comprehensive arms embargo currently exists – says Kate Allen
Secret British-Franco military drone documents stolen
Confidential documents relating to a joint Franco-British unmanned aerial vehicle project have been stolen from a French railway station
European Commission has 'internal doubts' on ACTA
The controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is unnecessary and far-reaching with even the European Commission having doubts - warns Ska Keller MEP
Poland at a crossroads on defence policy
Defence expenditure is among the top priorities for the Polish government over the next four years, but is the strategy being pursued the right one - asks Dominik Kimla
Welcome to eurozone recession - we could be here for some time
The eurozone will enter into recession this year with the economy contracting by 0.3 per cent across 2012, forecasts the European Commission
EU must handle Hungary problem 'with care'
If the EU attacks Viktor Orban personally, it risks losing influence over the prime minister - with Hungary sliding into certain isolation - insists Balázs Jarábik
Could former 'sick man of Europe' Italy now save the eurozone?
While a technocratic leadership, swift budget balancing, growth-inducing policies and leadership within the EU do not comprise a complete answer to the crisis – they do give many reasons to be hopeful, argues Maria Elena Gutierrez
Ireland's austerity trap exacts heavy toll on human rights
Ireland's handling of the economic crisis has demonstrated a disheartening lack of respect for the human rights treaties to which it is party – claims Luke Holland
The truth about human rights abuses in China and European denial
Europe is failing to put pressure on China to stop human rights abuses that are illegal under international law – as last week's EU-China Summit, in Beijing, proved - writes Phelim Kine
ACTA referred to top EU court amid protests
Trade commissioner Karel De Gucht has asked the EU's top court to rule on whether ACTA complies with fundamental rights and freedoms
European pharmaceutical firms shift business to emerging markets
Europe's drug companies seek growth in India, China and Brazil as growth slows at home - says credit rating agency
Russian 'hypocrisy' over arms sales to Syria
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones reports on who is supplying arms to the warring Syrian factions – Russia, China, Iran, North Korea or all four countries?
UK, Sweden and Netherlands make EU accounts protest
The United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Sweden yesterday refused to sign off the European Union's €122bn operating budget for 2010, citing an unacceptably high rate of errors
EU to step up role in war-torn Somalia
The EU has pledged extra resources to war-torn and famine hit Somalia to aid what the country's prime minister describes as a move from "lawlessness and chaos to an era of law", writes Francesco Guarascio
Greek bail-out deal an affront to democracy and fairness
The surveillance, sanctions and punishments being implemented are targeted at ordinary citizens - not the financial sector that caused this mess – claims Greek MEP Nikolaos Chountis