European Union

U.S. trade pact in spotlight as new EU Commission faces grilling

The European Union's likely next trade chief will face tough questions about how she would handle fr...

Sep 29, 2014 03:37 AM EDT

Behind wall of police, Serbia hosts first gay Pride since 2010

Gay rights activists in Serbia held their first Pride march in four years on Sunday, walking through...

Sep 29, 2014 03:17 AM EDT

Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he say...

Sep 28, 2014 11:27 AM EDT

Ukraine president sets 2020 as EU target date, defends peace plan

President Petro Poroshenko proclaimed reforms on Thursday spanning all aspects of life to make strif...

Sep 26, 2014 07:56 PM EDT

Prominent Uighur scholar in China to appeal life sentence: lawyer

China's most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people will appeal against a life pr...

Sep 24, 2014 06:18 AM EDT

Divided, Scots prepare to vote on fate of the United Kingdom

Just hours before Scotland's independence referendum, the fate of the United Kingdom rests on hundre...

Sep 17, 2014 10:53 PM EDT

Ukraine ratifies EU deal, offers special status to rebels

Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union on Tuesday - an issue at the heart of ...

Sep 16, 2014 10:57 PM EDT

Ahead of independence vote, Britain pledges state funding to Scotland

Britain promised to guarantee Scotland high levels of state funding, granting Scots greater control ...

Sep 16, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

Europe changing shape whichever way Scotland goes

Whatever the outcome of this week's Scottish referendum on independence, the shape of Europe is chan...

Sep 14, 2014 06:38 AM EDT

Google hosts meetings across Europe on privacy rights

A panel appointed by search engine Google (GOOG.O) will hold the first of a series of meetings on Tu...

Sep 08, 2014 05:14 AM EDT

EU pledges 140 million euros in Ebola aid as West Africa toll tops 2,100

The European Union on Friday pledged 140 million euros ($180 million) to boost the fight against Ebo...

Sep 05, 2014 09:57 PM EDT

Twenty years on, Schaeuble pleads again for core Europe

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble renewed a call for a core group of European Union countri...

Sep 01, 2014 11:34 AM EDT

Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions

Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh g...

Aug 30, 2014 09:08 PM EDT

WTO rules against Argentina in import restrictions case

A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruled against Argentina on Friday in a 2012 case brought by...

Aug 24, 2014 10:56 AM EDT

Report says Europe tax reliefs can be key to pressure Russia off Ukraine

An expert told Bloomberg that the European countries Russian businesses has been dependent on moving...

May 05, 2014 05:34 PM EDT

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