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September 15, 2017

EU to crack down on abuses in financing of European parties

The European Union is readying reforms to crack down on abuses in the financing of European political parties seeking ...

September 15, 2017

Slovenia sues EU Commission over Croatia Teran wine permit

Slovenia says it has launched legal action against the European Commission for issuing a permit to Croatia to use the Teran ...

September 14, 2017

French minister advocates for jailed journalist in Turkey

France's foreign minister called on Turkey's government Thursday to respect European Union values and to work to improve its ...

September 14, 2017

EU looks to prolong ID checks, this time for 2 more years

The European Union wants to change the rules governing Europe's passport-free travel area so countries can conduct ...

September 13, 2017

EU chief says bloc 'bouncing back' after crisis-hit decade

The European Union is in a healthier economic state than it's been for more than a decade and is ready to move on from ...

September 13, 2017

European court sides with Italian farmer pushing GM crops

The European Union court ruled Wednesday in favor of an Italian activist farmer who has defied his nation's laws by planting ...

September 12, 2017

EU escalates efforts to preserve rule of law in Poland

The European Union on Tuesday escalated its case against Poland over what it sees as democratic backsliding in the Central ...

September 08, 2017

Viktor Orban: EU court ruling opens door to 'mixed culture'

A ruling by the European Union's top court upholding the relocation of asylum-seekers opens the way to a "mixed culture and ...

September 06, 2017

The Latest: Woman gives birth after sea rescue off Libya

The Latest on the European Court of Justice ruling on relocation of migrants in the EU (all times local): 6:55 p.m. A Spanish ...

September 06, 2017

EU court rejects Hungary-Slovakia appeal of refugee quotas

The European Union's top court on Wednesday rejected legal action by Hungary and Slovakia seeking to avoid accepting refugees ...

September 05, 2017

Michael Caine: I back Brexit because Eurocrats run Britain

Michael Caine said Tuesday that he supports Brexit because he doesn't want Britain to be controlled by European Union ...

September 05, 2017

UK Brexit chief faces jeering lawmakers during talks update

Britain's chief Brexit negotiator faced a jeering House of Commons on Tuesday, as lawmakers returning from summer recess ...

September 05, 2017

EU says 40 countries now affected in tainted egg scandal

A European Union official says 40 countries now have been affected by a Europe-wide contaminated egg scandal, including 24 ...

September 04, 2017

Polish minister: EU leaders erasing Poles from WWII memory

Poland's defense minister accused European critics of trying to "erase" the tragic fate Poles suffered at German hands during ...

September 04, 2017

EU greenlights state aid to Germany's Air Berlin

European Union anti-trust regulators have approved Germany's plan to provide troubled low-cost carrier Air Berlin with a ...

September 01, 2017

EU chief welcomes deal creating closer ties with Ukraine

European Union chief Jean-Claude Juncker is welcoming the full entry into force of an agreement on closer ties with Ukraine, ...

September 01, 2017

Hungary asks EU to help pay for anti-migrant border fence

Hungary's prime minister has asked the European Union to pay for half of the cost of anti-migrant fences it built on its ...

August 31, 2017

Top EU official: Poland failed to address EU concerns

Poland has failed to address European Union concerns about the country's judicial independence and is the only member state ...

August 30, 2017

EU official slams plans to change Romania's justice system

A European Union official has voiced concern about Romanian government plans to change the country's justice system that ...