· Georgia flags up problems with new EU structures

· MEPs demand Hamas release Israeli soldier

· MEPs attack Cuba over human rights abuses

· EU defends hedge fund plans after US criticism

· EU spent at least €14m subsidising convicted fish crooks

· France and Germany eye top job in EU diplomatic corps

· MEPs demand more transparency on Acta talks

· Lithuania celebrates EU status 20 years after independence

· Fresh UKIP controversy strikes EU parliament

· Majority of Brussels lobby firms avoid registry

· EU heritage label scheme to drop Switzerland

· New EU states make bid for more diplomatic clout

· Despite heavy lobbying, EU parliament endorses Goldstone report

· Ashton sets out vision for EU foreign policy

· Brussels against exporting nuclear waste outside EU

· EU proposals to explore budget and tax co-ordination

· Commission lays out post-Copenhagen climate strategy

· Defendants' rights caught up in EU institutional quarrel

· EU ambassador to Washington defends appointment

· Barroso sides with Merkel over need for treaty change