The Eastern Partnership, Croatia's accession to the EU and the Roma situation also feature among the eighty issues Hungarian President Viktor Orban says his country will tackle during its presidency, which begins on 1 January.

At a time of national austerity under an IMF-imposed bail-out, Kiev is sparing no expense on its public relations effort by inviting around 15 euro-deputies to dinner on Tuesday (9 November) in the wood-panelled Maison du Cygne restaurantin Brussels.

The European Commission will present on Wednesday (10 November) its energy strategy for the coming decade, calling for investment of around €1 trillion to secure the bloc's energy needs in a sustainable way.

Ukraine may also take part in NATO's missile-defense program, as the invitation to join should not be limited to Russia, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in Moscow on Wednesday.

After a long and bitter campaign, Americans cast their votes today (2 November) in elections that could sweep the Democrats from power in Congress and slam the brakes on President Barack Obama's legislative agenda.

U.S. President Barack Obama's reset button for a new America as the shining beacon on the hill for the rest of the world to look up to is jammed.

U.S. and NATO officials said Thursday they expect that the military alliance will formally participate in the Obama administration's plan for a missile defense shield over Europe, scheduled to be activated next year.

Almost two years into the Obama presidency, there is a discernible shift in the administration's foreign policy.

None of the panelists in the Political Will discussion had any illusion that there actually was any political will in NATO.

The good news is that the Alliance still enjoys a recognisable brand. As international and national surveys show, NATO is widely associated with security and defence and perceived as a transatlantic provider of peace and security.

However, while the report correctly identifies NATO’s requirement to work with the EU and other institutions in a “comprehensive” civil-military approach to crisis prevention and crisis management, it offers few specifics on how this can be done.

Speech by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the Aspen Institute in Rome