Europe News

EU boosts CAR aid

The EU is to increase financial aid to the Central African Republic, officials said on Tuesday. The European Commission announced an extra 72 million

26/05/2015

My Europe Series

Power play: Lithuania's quest for energy independence from Russia

Western Europe’s dependence on Russia as an indispensable source of energy has long been a fraught issue for the EU, complicating already tense

22/05/2015

Europe News

EU unwraps plan to cut back on red tape

EU officials have unveiled a plan to slim down what critics say is bloated bureaucracy made in Brussels. The European Commission says a new leaner

19/05/2015

World News

EU launches its plan to tackle the Mediterranean migrant crisis

The EU has laid outs its ambitious new plans to tackle the migrant crisis unfolding in the Mediterranean. The proposals include tripling funding for

13/05/2015

Europe News

EU unveils new security strategy

Four months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officials have unveiled a proposed security strategy for the 28-member bloc. The European Commission

28/04/2015

Europe News

MEPs tell shoppers to pay more for plastic bags

28/04/2015

Russia

Russia's Lavrov calls EU charges against Gazprom 'unacceptable'

EU-Russian relations take another hit with Brussels’ charges against Gazprom. The Russian gas giant was accused on Wednesday of overcharging

23/04/2015

Russia

EU Commission charges Gazprom with abusing market position in eastern Europe

European Union antitrust regulators charged Russian gas giant Gazprom on Wednesday with abusing its dominant position in Poland, Hungary and six

22/04/2015

Europe News

Juncker "in perfect health"

The European Commission has been forced to deny rumours that its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, is unwell and often absent from work.

21/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Google back in spotlight over 'abuse' of market dominance

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Google is under pressure as EU anti-trust officials look to charge the US firm with abuse of market dominance; NGOs

17/04/2015

World News

EU probes Google for 'favouring' its own products in search results

The EU is investigating Google for favouring its own products in search results. In one of the highest profile cases of its kind in recent years, the

15/04/2015

World News

Lobbying a 'key corruption risk facing Europe', claims report

15/04/2015

Europe News

European airlines mull cockpit rule changes after Germanwings crash

Following the Germanwings crash, a number of European airlines have changed their rules so that two people are in the cockpit of their planes at all

27/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Europe rocked by Germanwings crash

27/03/2015

Europe News

EU's Juncker warns Greece again

European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker has again warned Greece to do more on reform. The head of the EU executive was speaking at a joint

18/03/2015

Europe News

EU unveils tax transparency plans

The EU has unveiled a new bill that aims to create greater transparency on tax in Europe. The proposed legislation comes after a series of

18/03/2015

Greece

EU's Juncker fires warning to Greece on debt talks

Brussels has warned the Greek government that it needs to make more progress in tough negotiations on financial aid with its creditors. European

13/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Creditors despair as Greek drama drags on

13/03/2015

Europe News

Defence experts cool on Juncker's EU army scheme

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several

09/03/2015

Europe News

Germany's Merkel rebuffs talk of new Greek bailout

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday downplayed talk of a third Greek bailout. Speaking

04/03/2015