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		Press Coverage - 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 EU presidency urged to back visa-free travel demand theparliament.com - 1 February 2010 The Spanish EU presidency has been urged to back calls to make it easier for Taiwanese people to travel to the EU. Euro's Greek squeeze BBC News - 1 February 2010 Financial eyes remain focused on Greece and whether it can finance its debt. It needs to raise a cool 53bn euros (£46bn) just this year. That becomes increasingly expensive if the markets are not convinced by Greece's plans to curb its deficit. MEPs want sanctions on Iran, but the EU wants to wait for UN New Europe - 31 January 2010 Even as Members of the European Parliament have set the stage for a volatile showdown over demands for stronger sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program and crackdown on dissidents, European Union foreign ministers backed away from a confrontation and said it’s up to the United Nations Security Council to make the call. Ceremonies of 65th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation European Jewish Press - 27 January 2010 Sirens wailed at the former Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp Wednesday afternoon as ceremonies began in a biting Polish winter cold to mark the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the symbol of the extermination of the Jews by the Nazis. MEPs condemn regime's nuclear programme & dissent crackdown European Parliament press release - 20 January 2010 In a charged and emotive debate on Iran the regime's nuclear programme and the crackdown on political dissent drew criticism from all sides. Opening the debate the EU's new foreign affairs chief, Catherine Ashton, told the House in Strasbourg that Iran's nuclear programme was in breach of its international obligations. Enlargement Commissioner-designate calls for name row settlement BSANNA News - 13 January 2010 European Enlargement Commissioner-designate Stefan Fuele called on Skopje and Athens Tuesday to use the opportunity for settling the name dispute, thus enabling for Macedonia's EU accession talks to kick off. Summary of hearing of Andris Piebalgs - Development European Parliament press release - 12 January 2010 Andris Piebalgs, the Latvian Commissioner-designate for Development, fielded Development Committee questions on the key aim of development policy - fighting poverty - as well as aid effectiveness, the impact of climate change on developing countries and co-ordination among EU policy makers. Baroness Ashton 'has lost control of EU foreign policy' The Daily Telegraph - 11 January 2010 During a hearing in the European Parliament on Monday, Lady Ashton faced repeated questions over who was really in charge of Europe's foreign affairs and security policy. Solid, decent – but uninspired: Catherine Ashton makes EU debut The Guardian - 11 January 2010 Europe opened a new year and a new era today: a new commission, a new treaty, a new rule book – and a new baroness. New EU foreign chief criticised for lack of specifics AFP - 11 January 2010 Europe's new foreign affairs chief won tepid support Monday at a parliamentary confirmation hearing after failing to impress a number of deputies with what they called vague answers to policy questions.