Additionally, early this month France led 10 EU member states in meddling in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
And EU member states haven't provided any helicopters in Darfur despite the desperate need there.
"Tragically, some EU member states are still sending Iraqis back to Iraq, " it said.
Some EU member states are pressing for tougher labeling rules to regain consumer confidence.
An audit has found that EU-funded energy efficiency projects are not cost-effective in EU member states.
MEPs were joined in the session by parliamentarians from national parliaments from EU and non-EU member states.
All EU member states have been informed of the Dutch discovery, EU spokesman Frederic Vincent told the BBC.
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It will also require political will from developed nations such as the US, Japan and EU member states.
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Nine of the 17 EU member states, including Spain, are mired in recession.
The Commission has supported the change but the new tax rule requires the agreement of all EU member states.
The Economist's Blighty blogger characterises the response from the UK's fellow EU member states as one of "bafflement".
He informed MEPs he had written to health ministers in EU member states asking for their support in introducing tighter market controls.
Next year Bulgaria and Romania will enjoy the same rights as other EU member states in the European labour market.
He also claimed that "most" EU member states that had not yet joined the single currency would, in time, sign up.
At the moment, less than 15% of board positions in EU member states are currently held by women, according to the Commission.
"Recruiting health teams from other EU member states is unethical, " she said.
The UK must end "discriminatory" rules for workers from the new EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe, says the European Commission.
European Union digital commissioner Neelie Kroes said measures to be introduced in February would require EU member states to cooperate with each other.
The PLO has already convinced several EU member states to establish unofficial trade boycotts as well as military and academic boycotts of Israel.
As for national interests, well, the Lisbon Treaty that effectively bars EU member states from adopting independent foreign policies took care of those.
Poland's Foreign Minister, Radek Sikorski, complained this year that some EU member states were holding others "hostage" by forging unilateral ties with Russia.
But Serbia's leaders have been warned that this will rile countries that have recognised Kosovo, including 22 of the 27 EU member states.
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By the end of June, EU member states need to settle on a budget for the 2007-13 period, and already this is controversial.
"The Dutch announcement is a consequence of the investigations which were launched by EU member states a few weeks ago, " the EU spokesman said.
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The new rules have been agreed by EU member states and the European Parliament, though the parliament will hold a formal vote next week.
Mr Kok praised Nordic governments for the way they were running their economies, but he said other EU member states "had not delivered enough".
As part of the process, Mr Hague wrote to the 26 other EU member states informing them of the review and inviting them to contribute.
The suspects' names were put into Europol's database to find out whether they had been to other EU member states, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported.
Last year the 27 EU member states' governments limited the total EU budget rise for 2011 to 2.9% - not the 6% that MEPs wanted.
Next year, EU member states will start looking for a replacement.
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