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September 29, 2016

EU takes Germany to court over road toll system

The European Commission is taking Germany to court over its road-toll system for private vehicles, claiming that the scheme ...

September 28, 2016

Hollande: Post-Brexit relationship needs to be well defined

French President Francois Hollande says the European Union wants to keep working with Britain once it leaves the trade bloc, ...

September 28, 2016

EU launches anti-trust probe into Deutsche Boerse-LSE merger

The European Commission has launched a probe into the planned merger of Germany's Deutsche Boerse AG and the London Stock ...

September 28, 2016

Bulgaria replaces candidate for the United Nations' top job

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov announced Wednesday that the government is nominating its European commissioner, ...

September 27, 2016

World skating body faces European case over monopoly rules

The European Commission has warned ice skating's governing body that it appears to break antitrust rules by threatening ...

September 26, 2016

Italy warns Swiss over Swiss-first employment referendum

Italian officials warned Monday that Switzerland could face consequences after voters in the border canton of Ticino approved ...

September 26, 2016

EU launches large cash aid project for refugees in Turkey

The European Union on Monday launched a 348 million-euro ($391 million) aid project to help up to a million of the most ...

September 23, 2016

A look at the EU-US trade talks and why they're faltering

Talks for a massive free trade deal between the United States and European Union, the world's biggest economies, appear to ...

September 23, 2016

Franco-German economic council to discuss Brexit, growth

German and French economic and financial leaders are meeting for talks focused on the strengthening of growth and investment ...

September 23, 2016

EU-US trade pact under a cloud, Europe mulls change of tack

The outlook for a vast free trade pact between the European Union and the United States was bleak Friday, with EU ministers ...

September 22, 2016

Vattenfall gets EU green light to sell German coal assets

Energy company Vattenfall AB says it has received approval from the European Commission to sell its loss-making coal assets ...

September 22, 2016

EU chief says bloc's credibility at stake over climate pact

The head of the European Union's executive arm is lambasting member states for failing to ratify the Paris climate change ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: Sweden moves to deport more asylum seekers

The Latest on the flow of migrants into Europe (all times local): 2:55 p.m. Sweden is stepping up efforts to deport ...

September 22, 2016

The Latest: EU chief lashes states over refugee failings

The head of the European Union's executive arm has lashed out at member countries for failing take refugees from overwhelmed ...

September 22, 2016

EU slammed for not knowing of key official's offshore firm

The European Union's executive body was accused Thursday of failing to properly check the business interests of its top ...

September 21, 2016

EU unveils new plan to scrap mobile roaming charges

The European Union's executive arm unveiled new plans Wednesday aimed at ending costly mobile phone roaming charges next year ...

September 20, 2016

EU: Migrants to stay on Greek islands despite fire

Authorities on the island of Lesbos called for the immediate evacuation Tuesday of thousands of refugees to the Greek ...

September 20, 2016

EU to examine Bosnia's suitability to become member nation

The European Union said Tuesday it will examine whether Bosnia has what it takes to become a member as the bloc continues ...

September 19, 2016

EU probes Luxembourg's tax treatment of France's Engie

The European Union's anti-trust watchdog has launched a probe into whether Luxembourg might have broken state aid rules by ...