european union
EU plan to redistribute migrants strains solidarity
World
May 10, 2015
EU plan to redistribute migrants strains solidarity
The European Union's executive Commission will propose this week redistributing migrants more evenly, opposed by some in the bloc, to…
Avramopoulos: Egypt and EU need a joint “strategic approach” to migration
Egypt
May 6, 2015
Avramopoulos: Egypt and EU need a joint “strategic approach” to migration
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos on Tuesday, within the…
Paper: Austria wants refugee quota for each EU member to help absorb influx
World
May 3, 2015
Paper: Austria wants refugee quota for each EU member to help absorb influx
Austria wants a refugee quota for every country in the European Union to help absorb hundreds of migrants arriving every…
EU threatens France with court action over air pollution
Environment
April 30, 2015
EU threatens France with court action over air pollution
France has just two months to act over dangerously high levels of air pollution or face being hauled in front…
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
World
April 23, 2015
EU charges Russia’s Gazprom, alleging price gouging
The European Union launched a legal attack on Gazprom on Wednesday, stoking tensions with Moscow as it accused the Russian…
EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow
World
April 19, 2015
EU dreams of Iranian gas to break dependence on Moscow
The EU is hoping future gas imports from Iran can break its dependence on Russia as prospects grow for a…
Study: A British EU exit could hit GDP by 2.2 percent
World
March 23, 2015
Study: A British EU exit could hit GDP by 2.2 percent
Britain leaving the European Union could result in a permanent loss of 2.2 percent of the country's gross domestic product…
EU unlikely to agree next week to prolong Russia sanctions
World
March 13, 2015
EU unlikely to agree next week to prolong Russia sanctions
European Union leaders are unlikely to reach agreement at their summit next week to prolong economic sanctions on Russia that…
Juncker calls for EU army, says would deter Russia
Egypt
March 8, 2015
Juncker calls for EU army, says would deter Russia
The European Union needs its own army to face up to Russia and other threats as well as restore the bloc's foreign…