On January 1st, the EU took over the UN's decade-old police mission, the first operation of this kind by the EU.
On January 1st, the EU took over the UN's police mission there.
The Nato alliance is keen to let the EU take over any armed escorts for an aid mission, seeing little role for itself.
Nato is keen to let the EU take over any armed escorts for an aid mission, seeing little role for itself.
Proposed developments seek to establish EASA as the single authority throughout the EU, taking over from individual member states the power to regulate all aviation other than that specifically excluded from the scope of EASA.
Perhaps Sir Michael is right, but he goes on to make the following points.First, he draws attention to the increasing precedence that EU law takes over national law; he says that EU law is a crucial part of the EU and that opt-outs would be a recipe for confusion and dispute.
He said it was inevitable that some of the focus of Poland's forthcoming EU presidency – Tusk takes over from Hungary's Viktor Orban on 1 July – would switch to the "south", given the implications for southern Europe of events in north Africa.
Ms Merkel praised Mr Barroso as she set out her plans for the future of the EU when she takes over the union's six-month rotating presidency on January 1. Mr Barroso was said to be deeply unsettled by the Guardian Unlimited report which has been reflected in other papers, notably the Financial Times.
He looks forward to July, when Britain takes over the EU presidency, and he can use his position to fight what he sees as a very good fight.Mr Blair's enthusiasm for going into battle in Europe contrasts sharply with his reluctance to engage with the issue at home.
But the Swedish prime minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, who takes over the rotating EU presidency on July 1st, said bluntly on June 9th that he wanted no further delay.
