The majority of bidders for Battersea power station in London would need to flatten the landmark chimneys to create a financially viable scheme, experts have said.

EC President Jose Manuel Barroso warned of “consequences” for the EU’s political and trade relations with neighbouring Ukraine if the government there does not allow a full review of contested presidential election results.

EC President Romano Prodi insisted today that two leading Jewish organisations retract accusations of anti-Semitism before plans for a joint seminar on the issue can get back on track.

EC President Romano Prodi, under fire for calling the budgetary rules behind the euro “stupid,” tonight asked for more power to enforce them in a more “intelligent” way.