EU promises help with migrants
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The European Commission says it will do more to help EU member states handle large flows of migrants.
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The European Commission unveiled on  Wednesday a plan to fingerprint all foreigners visiting  Europe's 24-nation border-free area, as part of a series of  border-security proposals.
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The European Union has  begun paying social allowance to hundreds of thousands of needy  Palestinians under a temporary mechanism agreed by the Quartet  of Middle East peace brokers.
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After more than 250 migrants were intercepted trying to reach the Canary Islands in a 24-hour period, Spain's interior minister said Thursday that more European help is needed to stop the surge in illegal immigrants from Africa.
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A team of experts from the European Union (EU) is due in the Philippines next week to help improve the tackling of human rights abuses here, officials said Thursday.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.
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The European Commission is to draw up plans to bolster co-operation in the fight against terror.
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The EU is looking to send up to  1,000 police, judges and other law enforcement personnel to  Kosovo once the future of the U.N.-administered province of  Serbia is settled, an EU official said on Tuesday.
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The EU announces new measures to attract skilled labour from Africa and curb illegal immigration.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 3 (IPS) - The EU is stepping up relief efforts in the  tsunami-hit areas around the Indian Ocean.
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The European Union took the first step  on Monday towards sending forces to Chad and the Central  African Republican to help the United Nations protect refugees  trapped in the violent region bordering Darfur.
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The EU is presenting a 'blue card' that would aim to attract skilled workers to Europe and regulate immigration.
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EU ministers express sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants to Europe.
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The EU pledges more than $100 to help the Democratic Republic of Congo hold elections next year.
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David Blunkett is set to back plans to work closely with other European Union states on asylum and immigration.
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The EU plans joint naval patrols with Libya to curb the flow of illegal immigrants to Malta and Italy.
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PARIS, Dec. 14 -- European Union leaders on Friday pledged 1,800 police and administrative officials to Kosovo, part of a package of aid and diplomacy intended to facilitate a well-choreographed, quick and peaceful march to independence for the breakaway Serbian province.