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EU-Ukraine discuss reforms as violence escalates

Mon, 27 Apr 2015 16:04:11 GMT

EU heads Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk have been meeting with the Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv. They were there for the firstâ€¦

The Importance of the CE Mark for Toys

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 07:59:01 GMT

This week on Utalk, Gabor of Budapest asks: "I own a small toy-making business in Hungary. I have heard that our toys need to have a CE mark. What isâ€¦

EU to boost migrant patrols

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 21:01:01 GMT

European leaders have agreed to treble the budget of the EU's Triton search and rescue operation in a bid to save the lives of migrants attempting toâ€¦

How the EU has struggled to cope with Mediterranean migrant influx

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:32:16 GMT

In October 2013, images of 111 coffins, four containing children, shocked the world. They were lined up in a shed on the Italian island ofâ€¦

EU leaders gather for migration summit

Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:08:13 GMT

European leaders bowed their heads during a minute of silence for the 800 migrants who drowned off the coast of Libya on Sunday while attempting toâ€¦

EU Cuba "achieve progress"

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 17:29:14 GMT

On the second leg of a European tour, Cuba's foreign minister was in Brussels Wednesday to meet with his EU counterpart Federica Mogherini. At aâ€¦

Europe proposes GM "opt out" law

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 14:25:04 GMT

Widely grown in other parts of the world, Europe is still unsure about genetically modified crops. Only one GM crop is currently grown in theâ€¦

Amnesty says EU "negligent" in migrant tragedy

Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:42:10 GMT

Some 17,000 migrants have died in the first four months of 2015 attempting to reach European shores - a hundred times more than during the sameâ€¦

Juncker "in perfect health"

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:03:09 GMT

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

EU set to charge Gazprom in antitrust case

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:23:11 GMT

European regulators will formally charge Russia's state-run energy giant Gazprom with anti-competitive practices, say sources in Brussels. EUâ€¦

EU sets up migrant task force

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:13:15 GMT

European ministers have put forward a 10-point plan in response to the ongoing migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. It includes boosting EU searchâ€¦

EU in crisis meeting over migrant deaths

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:27:01 GMT

European ministers are holding a crisis meeting after more than 700 migrants drowned this weekend while attempting to reach the Italian shore.â€¦

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

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:55:01 GMT

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; NGOsâ€¦

Cyberterrorism: is there a European response?

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:29:02 GMT

"Since the recent attack on the TV5Monde television channel we have heard a lot about cyberterrorism. Are the risks serious, and is there a Europeanâ€¦

Cuba thaw: is trade taking precedence over human rights?

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:36:02 GMT

The EU and Cuba have accelerated talks to normalise relations. The US is also ending decades of estrangement as Cuba's Communist regime allowsâ€¦

EU urged to change course over world's deadliest sea crossing

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:33:17 GMT

After yet more lives lost in the Mediterranean sea, human rights activists are demanding the EU changes course on its migration and asylum policies.â€¦

MEPs call on Turkey to recognise Armenian massacre as 'genocide'

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 16:49:00 GMT

MEPs have called on Turkey to recognise the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman empire during the First World War as 'genocide'. Turkey opposes theâ€¦

EU accuses Google of abusing market position

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 14:32:15 GMT

EU anti-trust officials have formally charged Google with abusing its market position. The EU can fine companies up to ten percent of their annualâ€¦

Romania seeks to tackle graft

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:40:16 GMT

Romania is trying to crack down on corruption. The country finished in last place amongst all EU countries in Transparency International'sâ€¦

MEPs seek tougher rules on conflict minerals

Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:07:18 GMT

EU lawmakers have backed tougher rules to limit the import of conflict minerals. A European Parliament committee said it should be more difficultâ€¦