European Union

European Union

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  EU survey reveals many gays live in fear

  Across Europe, gay couples are scared of publicly engaging in even the most basic expression of their affection: Holding hands. Released Friday, the ... 

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  European car sales up for first time since 2011

  The European auto industry may be showing the first signs of a slowdown in its sales free-fall, according to data from the European automaker's ... 

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  Merkel, Hollande at odds over Europe's way forward

  Germany and France recognize that their cooperation is key to overcoming Europe's persistent economic crisis, but comments Thursday by the leaders of ... 

• Slovenia govt' confirms union agreed wage cuts

  Slovenia's government has formally approved an agreement it reached with trade unions to cut public sector wages by up to 4.8 percent as part of ... 

• Luxembourg PM downplays swift tax evasion deal

  Luxembourg's Prime Minister says he doesn't expect an agreement on one of the European Union's key policies against tax evasion to emerge at next ... 

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  Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo

  For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic ... 

• Human Rights Watch urges legal reforms in Hungary

  Human Rights Watch urged the European Union on Thursday to ensure that Hungary changes its constitution and other laws to bring them in line with ... 

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  UN fails again to reach nuke probe deal with Iran

  U.N. nuclear agency officials on Wednesday again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe ... 

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  Eurozone recession is now longest in currency bloc

  The eurozone is now in its longest ever recession — a stubborn slump that has surpassed even the calamity that hit the region in the financial crisis ... 

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  Nations pledge billions to rebuild Mali

  A plan to turn Mali into a stable democracy rather than a terrorist haven drew massive support Wednesday as various nations and international ... 

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  Eurozone's struggling economies mired in recession

  The eurozone is stuck in recession — its longest since the euro was founded in 1999. The latest figures from the European Union's statistics office ... 

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  A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing

  The European Union's executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible ... 

• EU: China may be dumping mobile network equipment

  A senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential ... 

• Bulgarian president to start talks on new Cabinet

  Bulgaria's president says he will start talks with the four parties represented in the new legislature following last weekend's election. 

• German economy returns to modest growth

  The German economy managed to avoid sinking into recession during an unusually cold first quarter, but only just, official figures showed Wednesday. 

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  Fitch upgrades Greece's credit rating

  Debt-hobbled Greece got a new morale boost Tuesday, with Fitch ratings agency upgrading its sovereign credit grade, a day after the country's European ... 

• EU probes oil companies for possible price-fixing

  European anti-trust authorities have launched investigations into at least three oil companies on suspicion of price-fixing. Britain's BP, Royal Dutch ... 

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  EU pledges $675 million toward Mali reconstruction

  On the eve of a major international donors' conference, the European Union announced Tuesday it was pledging 520 million euros ($674.8 million) over ... 

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  EU to shift bill for bank failures to creditors

  European Union governments want to shift the cost of rescuing troubled banks from taxpayers to the banks' creditors — including the holders of large ... 

• German court orders changes to Google search hints

  Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday. 

• Croatia Airlines goes on strike over pay cuts

  Croatia Airlines pilots and flight attendants went on strike Tuesday over planned salary cuts and layoffs that are part of efforts to restructure the ... 

• Visa to lower some card fees in EU antitrust probe

  The European Union says Visa has agreed to reduce some credit card payment fees significantly to address concerns raised by the bloc's antitrust ...