EU leaders gather to put the brakes on enlargement
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A man walks near the European Union headquarters on the eve of the EU summit in Brussels, December 13.Comment
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.Comment
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European leaders will seek to reassure sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though slamming the door on a queue of aspiring nations.
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European leaders on Friday tried to revive efforts to adopt the proposed European Union constitution, which many declared dead last year after it was rejected by voters in France and the Netherlands.
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The European Union (EU) summit, which ended on Friday in Brussels, Friday reached agreement on EU enlargement, especially on Turkey accession talks.
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The incoming president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, is to meet party leaders in the European Parliament. This morning&#39;s meeting is a bid to avert a crisis over the nomination of Italian Rocco Buttiglione as Justice Commissioner.
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European Union leaders already bicker about the future. At a summit meeting opening Thursday, even the past is bound to cause discord.
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"It's quite obvious that this is a question for the group of wise men."  EU leaders agreed Friday to set up a "reflection group" to consider Europe's long-term future, but watered down a French demand that the committee determine how far the bloc should expand. via New Straits Times
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The EU Commission chief calls for a pause in EU enlargement after the entry of Romania and Bulgaria.
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The European Union's chief on Monday called for a halt to further expansion of the bloc after Romania and Bulgaria join, saying the EU had to resolve the stalemate over its proposed constitution before it could ...Comment
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The EU says it could suspend accession talks with Turkey and other countries if they backtrack on reforms.
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A European Union summit with Ukrainian leaders will discuss progress made on democratic reforms,
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European Union leaders seeking to reassure voters about the bloc's expansion ended a summit on Friday far from united about the future shape of the union, set to grow to 27 members when Bulgaria and Romania join on January 1.
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The EU is set to impose new sanctions against Burma, overshadowing a summit of Asian and European leaders.
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The European Union's enlargement chief  said the planned signing of a political agreement with Serbia  on Thursday would be delayed amid a deep rift in the Belgrade  coalition over the accord.
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BRUSSELS  - EU leaders were set to resume talks on the details of a landmark offer to launch membership talks with Turkey, with the vexed issue of Cyprus clouding the historic decision.
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International envoys mediating in talks on the future of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo on Monday will try to stop them immediately coming to a standstill on the independence issue, the European Union's envoy said.