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 ...
EU takes major step to protect sharks
The European Union took a major step to protect sharks on Thursday, banning the brutal practice of hacking off their fins before throwing the fish ...
EU Parliament approves new health commissioner
The European Parliament has approved a new EU health commissioner to replace the one who quit in the wake of a corruption scandal. Malta's foreign ...
Summit of 15 EU countries shows split on EU budget
Divisions among the 27 European Union countries over increasing the region's €1 trillion budget deepened Tuesday as the region's two opposing camps ...
Budget block on Italy quake aid called 'shameful'
The head of the European Parliament on Monday decried as shameful the delay by some countries in approving €670 million ($850.5 million) to help ...
Spain further delays ECB board nomination
The European Union's member states failed on Monday to name Luxembourg's top banker to the executive board of the European Central Bank after Spain ...
European leader praises sculptor Brancusi
The president of the European Parliament says he believes art works by Romanian sculptor Contantin Brancusi should be added to UNESCO's list of World ...
EU Parliament rejects candidate for ECB top post
The European Parliament has rejected Luxembourg's top central banker for a post at the European Central Bank, an unprecedented move taken to protest ...
Pussy Riot among finalists for EU rights prize
The European Parliament included the Russian punk band Pussy Riot among its finalists for the European Union's annual Sakharov human rights prize on ...
Draghi: Europe needs single bank bailout fund
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is urging eurozone leaders to move ahead quickly and put the ECB in charge of supervising banks — a key ...
Protesters call for greener, fairer EU farm policy
Farmers and activists from all over the continent converged on European Union headquarters Wednesday to push for a food policy that is fairer to ...
ECB nomination held up over lack of women
The European Parliament has put off a hearing on a nominee for a top European Central Bank job to underline concerns over the absence of women in ...
Hungary far-right leader discovers Jewish roots
As a rising star in Hungary's far-right Jobbik Party, Csanad Szegedi was notorious for his incendiary comments on Jews: He accused them of "buying up" ...
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