7 hours ago - By Thomas Wagner, AP Writer
A rift is emerging between the European Union and the United States over whether Israel should cease its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas. Complete Story
7 hours ago - By Associated Press
Ireland's population has surged this year to a modern high of more than 4.2 million people largely because of immigrants from the newest European Union nations, a government report said Wednesday.
7 hours ago - By Ryan Lucas, AP Writer
Poland's new premier easily won a confidence vote on Wednesday, hours after vowing that the country would protect its "culture and morals" even as it embraces European Union membership.
13 hours ago - By Nick Wadhams, AP Writer
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to New York to discuss the crisis in Lebanon with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the European Union foreign policy chief, Annan's top deputy said Wednesday.
Jul 16 - By Associated Press
A senior European Union official returned Monday from the Middle East and said he is pessimistic about the chance of a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants.
Jul 16 - By Sam F. Ghattas, AP Writer
The United Nations, the European Union and Italy pushed ahead with separate efforts Sunday to try to end the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah.
Jul 13 - By Paul Ames, AP Writer
The European Union on Thursday criticized Israel for using "disproportionate" force in its attacks on Lebanon following the cross-border raid by Hezbollah guerillas who captured two Israeli soldiers.
Jul 12 - By Robert Wielaard, AP Writer
The European Union's head office on Wednesday proposed legislating controls on the cost of using a mobile phone abroad, saying network operators make "excessive" profits on roaming calls and have ignored appeals to moderate prices.
Jul 11 - By Juan Zamorano , AP Writers
Central American presidents agreed on a plan Tuesday to ease border controls and install a common customs system on the way to negotiating an eventual free-trade agreement with the European Union.
Jul 11 - By The Associated Press, AP Writer
Key dates in the European Union's antitrust proceedings against Microsoft Corp.:
Jul 10 - By Associated Press
Oil prices rose Tuesday as Iran dashed hopes of a breakthrough in talks with the European Union about its nuclear program.
Jul 10 - By Aoife White, AP Business Writer
The European Union's battle against Microsoft Corp. is heating up as regulators prepare to fine the company for flouting a 2004 antitrust ruling that said it deliberately tried to cripple rivals.
Jul 6 - By Associated Press
European Union experts warned Thursday sunbeds and tanning lamps may increase the risk of skin cancer, and advised against their use by children and other people at high risk.
Jul 5 - By Veselin Toshkov, AP Writer
Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski conceded defeat Thursday to the nationalist opposition in Macedonia's parliamentary elections, a vote considered crucial for the tiny Balkan nation's aspirations to join the European Union and NATO.
Jul 5 - By Geir Moulson, AP Writer
Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 2007 budget that foresees trimming the deficit to comply with European Union rules, and the finance minister said Berlin likely would hit the target this year.
Jul 5 - By Associated Press
Euronext NV's exchanges should continue to operate under EU financial rules if a takeover bid from the owner of the New York Stock Exchange Group Inc. succeeds, the European Union's financial services chief said Wednesday.
Jul 5 - By Slobodan Lekic, AP Writer
The top Iranian and EU negotiators agreed to meet Thursday night for informal discussions but postponed until next week formal talks crucial to diffusing the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, officials said.
Jul 4 - By Kelly Olsen, AP Business Writer
South Koreans are likely to be more receptive to a free trade agreement with the European Union than the United States, a country some perceive as an economic threat, the head of a government-backed research institute said Tuesday.
Jul 4 - By Associated Press
Talks between Iran and the European Union on a package of incentives designed to defuse the standoff over Tehran's atomic program will not be held as scheduled on Wednesday, an Iranian official said.
Jun 29 - By Associated Press
Serbia said Thursday it is drafting a plan to locate and arrest top war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic, whose capture has become the key condition for the Balkan nation to move closer to the European Union and NATO.
Jun 29 - By Shawn Pogatchnik, AP Writer
The U.S. and Irish makers of Tysabri, a highly touted drug used to suppress the effects of multiple sclerosis, said Thursday that European Union authorities have cleared the way for the drug's sale throughout the 25-nation bloc.
Jun 28 - By Edith M. Lederer, AP Writer
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the European Union's foreign policy chief plan to meet on July 5 to discuss a package of incentives from key global powers to try to persuade Iran to roll back its uranium enrichment program, a U.N. official said.
Jun 27 - By Jan Sliva, AP Writer
The European Union's top justice official said Tuesday that suspected terrorists had been transferred to U.S. intelligence agents on European territory, but he added that it was not known whether these actions were illegal.
Jun 26 - By Jan Sliva, AP Writer
The European Union's top justice official said Tuesday that suspected terrorists had been transferred to U.S. intelligence agents on European territory.
Jun 25 - By William J. Kole, AP Writer
The European Union, which has been harshly critical of U.S. prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, urged all nations Monday to sign a global convention against torture and condemned the practice for any reason.
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