
Spain, Italy team up to demand crisis relief
The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move ...
EU cap-and-trade system suffers blow
Europe's fight against climate change was dealt a setback on Tuesday, when EU lawmakers voted against a proposal that would have made it more ...
EU seeks extra funding of $14 billion for 2013
The European Union's executive arm is certain to upset several of its 27 member states as it is seeking 11.2 billion euros ($14.4 billion) in ...
ECB, Eurogroup at odds over Cyprus rescue as model
Europe's leading institutions clashed in a rare sign of public discord Tuesday over what shape future financial rescues will take following the ...
Britain fails to stop EU push on bank bonus caps
Britain failed Wednesday to convince other European Union members to alter a proposal that strictly caps bonuses bankers can receive starting next ...
EU makes important step toward banking union
The European Union on Tuesday cleared a major legal hurdle toward establishing a full banking union to stabilize its financial system, just as ...
EU lawmakers reject $1.3tn budget proposal
The European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected a proposal for the European Union's €960 billion ($1.3 trillion) budget Wednesday, in the latest ...

Israeli president: Iran is world's greatest danger
The president of Israel on Tuesday called the Iranian regime "the greatest danger to peace in the world" and appealed to EU lawmakers to formally ...

France calls on Europe to ease off austerity
France has called on fellow European nations to ease off on painful austerity policies to give the economy some breathing space and avoid social ...

EU pushes ahead with bonus cap despite UK concerns
Britain stood isolated against a broad majority of European Union countries Tuesday in refusing to back legislation that would strictly limit bankers' ...

EU ministers back phased-in ban on fish discards
Officials from the 27 European Union countries proposed Wednesday a phased-in ban on the discarding of unwanted fish by fishing vessels, but ...

ArcelorMittal blames Europe for Q4 loss
ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, posted a near $4 billion loss for the fourth quarter, hurt by its ailing European business and a ...

EU parliament pushes fish reform in landmark vote
The European Union parliament on Wednesday pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a landmark vote seeking to end decades of overfishing that ...

Europe's costly double parliament: a movable beast
The morning high-speed train from Brussels pulled into the lonely train station of the provincial French city of Strasbourg. As the doors opened, the ...

EU Parliament chief wants explanation from Cameron
The European Parliament chief wants British Prime Minister David Cameron to explain his blueprint for a condensed European Union to the legislature, ...

Former Austrian minister convicted of corruption
A court has found a former Austrian interior minister and EU lawmaker guilty of corruption after he fell for a sting operation by two British ...

Dutchman seen as likely next leader of Eurogroup
The outgoing leader of the group of finance ministers from the 17 European Union countries that use the euro on Thursday gave the clearest indication ...

Draghi: Europe needs more bank safeguards
The head of the European Central Bank says EU leaders must move forward and set up an authority to clean up failed banks in a way that doesn't leave ...
Iran criticizes EU award for dissidents
Iran's official news agency is reporting the country has criticized awards granted to Iranian dissidents by European Parliament, calling them ...
EU approves common patent rules
The European Union approved a new common patent system on Tuesday designed to cut red tape and streamline patent procedures across ...

Europe mulls banning 'boxes' for abandoned babies
German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got ...

EU leaders approve Mersch, another male, for ECB
The appointment of Luxembourg's top banker to a top post at the European Central Bank left it looking a lot like an Old Boys' Club on Friday.

EU pays $230M a year to keep Parliament on road
If European Union leaders are looking to save some serious money, they might look no further than the "traveling circus" that is the European ...