Brussels - NATO said Monday it will deploy AWACS reconnaissance aircraft to overfly Poland and Romania as part of alliance efforts to monitor the crisis in Ukraine.The flights "will enhance the Alliance's situational awareness," a NATO official said, adding: "All...

Brussels - The European Union is making steady progress towards its 2020 renewable energy target, a key effort in curbing the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming, official data showed Monday.Renewables -- predominantly wind but including tidal and ...

Brussels - Far-right and populist candidates are expected to make significant inroads in May European Parliament elections, but traditional parties are holding their ground despite debt crisis fatigue.While the strong anti-Europe rhetoric of many candidates may a...

Brussels - French President Francois Hollande said a controversial sale of two state-of-the art warships by France to Russia was still on course despite Moscow's widely opposed stand over Crimea.The 2011 sale of the Mistral warships, worth one billion euros ($1.4...

Brussels - Europe's leaders on Thursday sharply condemned Russia's stand on Ukraine and warned it was readying targeted sanctions within days if Moscow failed to back off and join peace efforts.Winding up six hours of tough talks to decide a joint response, the E...

Brussels - Russia will come under heightened diplomatic pressure Thursday as the UN Security Council and European leaders hold emergency talks on Ukraine, after the seizure of Crimea created the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.The EU summit in Brussels ...

Brussels - Human rights activists on Wednesday said European efforts to stop the trade in so-called "blood metals" were a "step backwards" that would not prevent profits from minerals being used to fund conflicts.

Brussels - Business activity in the 18-nation eurozone powered to its strongest growth in 2.5 years, a key survey showed on Wednesday, in a fresh sign that the bloc is pulling out of a crippling downturn.Markit Economics said its Eurozone Composite Purchasing Man...

Brussels - European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso on Wednesday announced a massive aid package to Ukraine of "at least 11 billion euros over the next couple of years.""It is a package designed to assist a committed, inclusive and reforms-oriented Ukrai...

Brussels - Eurozone growth accelerated to 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, enough of an improvement on 0.1 percent in the previous quarter to suggest that modest recovery remains on track, the EU's data agency said.In its final figures for October to De...

Brussels - The European Commission stepped up efforts Tuesday to prevent banks getting around EU limits on bonuses, by introducing new standards to identify traders and investment professionals who can make or break a lender.Such staff, dubbed "material risk take...

Brussels - Western powers seeking to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine face a major diplomatic challenge after Russia's intervention in Crimea placed them on the back foot.Here are some of the key issues:- Are Western powers on the same page about Russia's interv...

Brussels - The European Union will help Ukraine pay the $2.0 billion it owes to Russian gas giant Gazprom, a top official said Tuesday, as part of an aid package reportedly worth more than one billion euros.EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said that "pay...

Geneva - It only makes sense that Tesla has decided to be aggressive in its expansion into Europe (and then Asia) since the continent is so much farther ahead of North America in terms of the vehicle electricity-supply grid.

Brussels - EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she would hold talks in Madrid on Tuesday with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as the bloc announced an emergency summit on the crisis."Extraordinary summit of EU presidents & prime ministers c...

Brussels - NATO's chief warned that Europe's peace and security were at risk from Russian threats of a military incursion in Ukraine as Moscow faced a barrage of warnings of reprisals, including the loss of its prestigious G8 seat."What Russia is doing now in Ukr...

Brussels - The eurozone unemployment rate was steady at a near-record 12 percent in January, with a modest economic recovery yet to produce any sharp headline improvement, while February inflation was also flat, data showed on Friday.The official figures suggest ...

Brussels - Just two weeks after suggesting the European Union is on the cusp of a digitally led economic bonanza, officials warned Thursday that web developers may be misleading consumers.EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding called a two-day meeting with Europe...

Brussels - A Spanish conservative lobby group on Thursday delivered more than 200,000 signatures to Belgian King Philippe in Brussels, urging him not to sign controversial child euthanasia legislation passed by parliament.CitizenGo, a pro-family and anti-abortion...

Brussels - NATO said Wednesday it will continue to help Ukraine, which has close ties with the military alliance, to push ahead with democratic reforms."Ukraine is a close and long-standing partner to NATO.