EU votes in new commission after long delay

Today @ 14:16 CET

The European Parliament has given the green light to the new European Commission, ending an eight month hiatus in the governance of the union at the height of the economic crisis.

China officially tops Germany as world's No.1 exporter

Today @ 17:18 CET

Official data released from Germany on Tuesday confirmed that China has stripped Europe's largest economy of its top exporter title.

EU too slow to act over Greece, say MEPs

Today @ 17:49 CET

A number of senior MEPs have criticised the European Commission for acting too slowly in tackling the problem of Greece's budget deficit and rising debt levels.

Barroso urges new wave of optimism in Europe

Today @ 18:02 CET

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday celebrated EU enlargement and the single currency as the bloc's main achievements in the face of crisis-related gloom in Europe.

EU endorses Ukraine election result

08.02.2010 @ 17:39 CET

EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton has congratulated Ukraine on holding free and fair elections, in remarks that will make it harder for the losing side to contest the result.

Russia in stand-by mode over US missile plans in Romania

08.02.2010 @ 17:52 CET

Moscow is "concerned" and expects "proper explanations" on US plans to deploy anti-ballistic missile defence systems in Romania, but it is still interested in contributing to a "common assessment" of threats with Europe and the US, Russia's envoy to Brussels told this website.

Deficit concerns continue ahead of EU summit

Today @ 09:16 CET

Just days before EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss measures to increase the region's competitiveness, market concerns over public finances continue to rattle national governments and hog the media limelight.

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Damning report hits out at EP expenditure

05.02.2010 @ 16:45 CET

A damning report by a member of the European Parliament's own budgetary control committee is set to question the very fundamentals of the institution's budgetary discharge procedure, with its author coming under considerable pressure from the institutions's bureau as a result.

Narrow victory sets stage for post-election tussle in Ukraine

08.02.2010 @ 09:18 CET

The stage is being set for a post-electoral dispute in Ukraine after the villain of the Orange Revolution, Viktor Yanukovych, won by a thin margin on Sunday.

Barroso team set for parliament approval after lengthy delay

08.02.2010 @ 22:19 CET

The new European Commission team is set to win a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday after a three month delay and a prolonged period of infighting between the EU's two main institutions.

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Germany speaks out in favour of European army

08.02.2010 @ 09:20 CET

German foreign minister Guido Westerwelle has said Berlin supports the long term goal of creating a European army, which will bolster the EU's role as a global player.

EU alarmed by pre-election turbulence in Ukraine

04.02.2010 @ 17:47 CET

EU diplomats at internal meetings in Brussels and Kiev on Thursday raised concerns about the potential collapse of Ukraine's election process.

US links EU security partnership to bank data deal

08.02.2010 @ 09:29 CET

US national security advisor James Jones on Saturday reassured Europe that the transatlantic partnership continues to be strong, but underlined the need for the European Parliament to allow American investigators to access EU banking data to track terrorism funding.

Markets turn on Portugal as EU trade union opposition grows

05.02.2010 @ 09:23 CET

There was no let-up in the turmoil caused by European budget deficits on Thursday, with investors turning their attention to the weak state of Portugal's public finances.

Europe to sell helicopters to Taiwan

05.02.2010 @ 16:44 CET

EU-China relations have been placed under increased strain following news that a European firm is to sell a number of helicopters to Taiwan, the disputed island over which China claims sovereignty.

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