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Sun-Sentinel - Tue Dec 1, 5:04 pm ET
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Top European Union officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to mark the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which is designed to ensure the bloc has a more influential say in world affairs.
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Bloomberg - Thu Dec 3, 6:06 pm ET
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Romanian opposition leader Mircea Geoana may oust President Traian Basescu in a Dec. 6 run-off election after the incumbent failed to install a new government, jeopardizing an international loan to the European Union’s second-poorest member, the latest poll indicates.
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INO News - Mon Nov 30, 12:25 pm ET
(RTTNews) - A meeting of the European Union (EU) interior ministers agreed Monday to extend visa-free travel to citizens of former Yugoslavian republics of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro.
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Bloomberg - Wed Dec 2, 4:43 am ET
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- European Union finance ministers said an agreement to overhaul banking supervision was within reach even as the U.K. sought to tame the power of proposed EU regulatory bodies.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 6:42 pm ET
European Union police in Kosovo said Monday a man claiming to be a hit man for former ethnic Albanian rebels has been arrested on suspicion of murder and participation in organized crime.
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Boston Globe - Tue Dec 1, 8:48 am ET
Israel sternly warned the European Union on Tuesday against recognizing east Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital, saying such a move would damage Europe's credibility as a Mideast mediator.
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Foreign Policy Blogs - Mon Nov 30, 2:48 pm ET
The Washington Post once again parades its profound ignorance of the European Union in an editorial reacting to the appointment of new EU leaders in Brussels. Starting with the ultra-hackneyed, apocryphal cliché about Henry Kissinger supposedly wanted a single telephone number for Europe (he didn’t), the Post announces that after eight years of labor, European [...]
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AP via Yahoo! Finance - Tue Dec 1, 4:30 am ET
The environmental group Friends of the Earth Europe says if more Europeans used public transport instead of cars that could help the European Union double its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020.
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Newsday - Thu Dec 3, 6:41 am ET
GDF Suez strikes deal with EU regulators to avoid fines, opens gas import capacity to rivals
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UPI - Thu Dec 3, 3:01 pm ET
BRUSSELS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The European Union and Italy plan to spend nearly $140 million to turn seized reputed Italian Mafia properties into schools and playgrounds, officials said.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 1, 8:10 am ET
European leaders called on China to provide details on how it plans to curb its greenhouse gas emissions, saying Tuesday that Beijing's status as the world's largest polluter gives it a special responsibility to combat global warming. India, meanwhile, is... GlobalWarming - Greenhouse gas - European Union - India - Beijing
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 30, 4:16 pm ET
European Union nations agreed Monday to extend visa-free travel to Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro, but kept visa requirements in place for citizens from Albania and Bosnia.
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Channel 8 San Diego - Tue Dec 1, 4:54 pm ET
Top European Union officials attended a ceremony Tuesday to mark the coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty, which is designed to ensure the bloc has a more influential say in world affairs.
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Bloomberg - Tue Dec 1, 3:08 am ET
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Javier Solana , the outgoing European Union foreign-policy chief, said it’s a “fantasy” for countries to believe they can pursue foreign and security policies independently as emerging economies gain strength, the Financial Times reported, citing an interview.
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IEEE Spectrum - Mon Nov 30, 4:55 am ET
The European Union does love its regulations. The latest one coming down the pike apparently will be that all cosmetic manufacturers will be required to list any nanoparticles contained in their products marketed in the EU.