Despite a petition against it signed by thousands of people, the electronic Christmas tree has gone up in Brussels and is causing a mixture of

A more than 70 percent majority of the United Nations General assembly members voted in favour of non-member observer status for the Palestinian

Egypt’s proposed new constitution, and the manner in which it is being rolled out by President Mursi, is attracting plenty of criticism in Cairo and

Following Friday prayers, the numbers protesting against Egypt’s draft constitution in Cairo’s Tahrir Square grew. The demonstrators say the

The French government and steelmaker ArcelorMittal are reported to be considering several options to save jobs at a northern plant ahead of a

Last month the French government announced its plans to boost the competitiveness of the eurozone’s second largest economy. Paris needs to attract

Watch the full interview in english with David Willetts, the UK’s Minister of State for Universities and Science, as he explains his country’s

Watch the full interview in French with Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister for Higher Education and Research, as she gives her reaction to the

Watch the full interview in German with Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Chairman of DLR Executive Board. We discuss the ESA ministerial meeting, Germany’s

Day one of competition of the Judo Grand Slam in Tokyo. In the women’s under 48 kilo category Haruna Asami took on Cuba’s Mestre Alvarez in the

Former head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reportedly agreed to settle the civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault last year. The

The public has voted: James Street and Neil Waller got the Euronews Business Award in the category Going International. Six years ago the two unusual

There is light at the end of the financial tunnel. That’s the view of Mario Draghi. But the European Central Bank President warned there will be no

Russian authorities have arrested five serving and former prison guards amid a national controversy over brutality by officers in the country’s

Christmas has come early for some of those affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey with a “secret santa” giving out 100 dollar bills

Red faces all round in the Ukrainian government with the news the contract signed on Monday with Spain’s Gas Natural Fenosa to build a huge LNG plant

An Italian pensioner who has claimed benefits of 1000 euros a month for being blind since 2005 has been caught on film by police playing cards and

How to reverse decades of industrial decline is at the top of the political agenda for both France and Italy. The furore surrounding

Cairo’s Tahrir Square is once again packed with demonstrators hours after the final draft of the country’s new constitution was readied for

Running a company requires a variety of skills and abilities which increasing numbers of young business people are learning via management courses

The jobless queues in Spain have got longer. The country has the unenviable record of the highest total of unemployed in the eurozone at 26.2

Germany has been hit by a slump in retail sales, a bigger than expected drop in Europe’s largest economy. Preliminary data showed the retail

The current economic crisis has been blamed on many factors – from high street banks to government finance departments, from risky trading to

Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo is currently touring Europe with his own style of music which has not always gone down well with the authorities in

Mike Newell has directed the latest film adaptation of Great Expectations. Helena Bonham Carter stars as Miss Haversham, alongside a host of other

One of the smallest rises in energy prices in a year has helped to bring down the rate of inflation in the eurozone. The annual consumer price

There was a warm welcome within the UN General Assembly for the Palestinians’ diplomatic victory. But behind the applause as the resolution was

The mood in Belgrade is indignant following the acquittal yesterday in the UN War Crimes Tribunal of former Muslim guerilla leader Ramush Haradinaj

Israeli reactions to the UN general assembly vote granting the Palestinians non-member state status in the world body have been near-unanimous. In