The European Commission yesterday debated the policy responses needed to mitigate the effects of rising global fuel prices and proposes a co-ordinated policy response, including immediate, medium and long-term policy options

This day was first formally proposed in Agenda 21 of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Observance began in 1993 and has grown significantly ever since.

Schengen zone now incorporates 24 countries and 400 million Europeans

EU leaders have begun to select high-level personalities for a group which will examine the fundamental questions which the Union is likely to face.