EU's doors hard to open
EU immigration ministers have been meeting in Brussels to discuss the thorny issue of a common EU immigration policy. Currently the Member State via…
View ArticleFreed Cuban's unsure of legal status in Spain
The newly liberated Cuban activists who arrived in Spain earlier this week are grateful for their newfound freedom, yet fear for their future legal…
View ArticleEU talks with Georgia
The EU and Georgia today formally opened negotiations for an Association Agreement aimed at reinforcing links between the ex Soviet satelite state…
View Articlee-Justice launched
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding and Belgian Justice Minister Stefaan de Clerck today launched a new website called e-Justice. The site…
View ArticleMad cow rules reviewed in Europe
The nightmare of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Enchephalitis - or Mad Cow Disease) is mercifully almost forgotten in the EU now. In total almost 200,000…
View ArticleGuillermo Farinas reacts to Cuban dissident releases
The prominent Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas has given his reaction to the release of 52 political prisoners by authorities there. He gave an…
View ArticleForeign policy dominates Castro's return
Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro is back in the public spotlight, four years after health problems forced him to hand over power to his…
View ArticleCuba to release 52 political prisoners
Independent journalist and prominent Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas has long been campaigning for the freedom of his compatriots. In a desperate…
View ArticleEU backs more organic food production
Despite an increase in the amount of land farming organic produce within the European Union - about 4.3 per cent of total land cultivated - the…
View ArticleDelta's revenue disappoints
Delta, the world's biggest airline, has posted a better-than-expected second-quarter net profit of $467 million, compared with a loss of $257 million…
View ArticleVolcano hits Ryanair's profit
Irish airline Ryanair says its net profit for the three months up to the end of June fell by almost a quarter because of disruption caused by the…
View ArticleNokia looking for new boss - report
Nokia's shares jumped on Tuesday on a report that it has begun looking for a replacement for Chief Executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. The Wall Street…
View ArticleChina satisfied with Google changes
Beijing says it is satisfied that Google is complying with Chinese laws after the internet giant made changes to the way it redirects users to an…
View ArticleRomania's rampant corruption slammed by EU
The European Union has slammed Romania for its failure to combat rampant corruption. In an annual progress report, the EU said the country's…
View ArticleEuropean airspace faces radical restructuring
The idea of a single European sky has been on the agenda since 1960 when Eurocontrol was formed to create a single airspace for the union's six…
View ArticleEU in drive to halve road deaths
Europeans are calling on member states to do more to improve road safety according to a new EU survey. Ninety four per cent of people believe that…
View ArticleFiat on track for higher profit
Fiat's shares shot up on a higher than expected second quarter trading profit and it said it may raise its profit targets later this year. The…
View ArticleApple unusually upbeat
It was expected that Apple was going to have a good second quarter but its results surpassed those forecasts. It reported a 78 percent rise in…
View ArticleBrussels wants EU 'Miranda Rights'
The EU wants to introduce a standard letter of rights to criminal suspects based on the American 'Miranda Warning,' which begins with the phrase "You…
View ArticleBelgian king calls for an end to divisive politics
Belgian King Albert II has called on his country to "look ahead" and branded the tensions between the Dutch speaking Flanders and Wallonia's…
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