Brussels, the central hub of European policymaking. In 1958, the Economic and Social Committee was established there. So what is its role within the

Political debates and consultations open to all Europeans on the future of the EU had a successful trial run two years ago. Relaunched before the

Two out of three European voters will not cast a ballot in this June’s elections, says French newspaper Liberation. That is according to a

The EU’s environment ministers are in for a hot week as they set out to analyse Europe’s negotiating position on climate change. Their are

More than 100 people were arrested in midnight raids in central England on suspicion of planning to attack a power-station run by the German company

As night fell on Bangkok, the violence engulfing the Thai capital showed little sign of letting up. At least 2 people have now been shot dead

The misery of survivors of the Italian earthquake is being compounded by heavy rain and plummeting temperatures. A week after the catastrophe

For a country heavily dependent on tourism political unrest can be potentially devastating. Several countries have already advised their citizens not

Archeologists are trying to ensure that artefacts from ancient civilisations at the Haditha Lake in the western Anbar province of Iraq, are preserved

Tens of thousands of marchers have demonstrated for a fifth day running in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, taking their anti-Presidential protests right

Nearly one hundred paintings by abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky are on display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris until early August.

Normally it’s held in Cognac. But this year the International Thriller Festival has transferred to Beane, well-known for Bourgogne wine.

Troops were reportedly moving on Government House where thousands of supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra were holed-up. They

A blackened structure is all that remains of a hostel for the homelss in Poland — evidence of the ferocity of the fire that swept through it claiming

The Lebanese army has stepped up its presence in the Bekaa Valley after four soldiers on patrol were killed in an ambush. Reinforcements have been

At least five Lebanese soldiers have been killed and another was seriously injured after their patrol came under attack in the east of the country

Turkish police have arrested three academics in connection with an alleged widespread plot to overthrow the government. Among them was Mehmet

Violence in Thailand is escalating despite government troops attempts to gain control and restore calm to the capital Bangkok. The city has

At least 18 people were killed and 20 injured in a fire at a hostel for the homeless in Poland. Many victims are believed to have suffered injuries

Britain’s Conservative Party is demanding an apology from Prime Minister Gordon Brown over an e-mail slur campaign. A scandal broke after it was

The Thai army has launched a crackdown on anti-government protesters, leaving dozens injured. The worst violence was around a major road junction

US Navy special forces have freed an American ship’s captain from his pirate captors. Richard Phillips was being held aboard a lifeboat by pirates

Five minutes. That is all the time Cecilia was given to recover what belongings she could from her home in Italy’s earthquake-shattered town of

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, “Bombodrom.” is something that German peace activists have protested against and this Easter is no different