EU rift turns into mother of a row
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INCOMING European Security and Justice Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione has inflamed the bitter row over his appointment with a withering criticism of single mothers.
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The moment of truth has come. The EU must decide tomorrow whether to open accession talks with Turkey. Is today&#39;s union prepared to reverse a course first
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Disagreement has flared in Europe over a proposal to change the EU's budget deficit pact in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, China Radio International reported Saturday.
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Rows over diplomatic and business issues are roiling a longstanding alliance at an uncertain juncture.
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A rift has emerged between the US and Europe over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program. The Europeans are ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to
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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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EU leaders will gather in Rome today to sign an historic new constitution, but the planned celebration of European unity has been transformed into a crisis meeting over the bloc&#39;s stalled executive.
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The EU has hit back after Washington filed a case at the World Trade Organisation over state aid for aircraft maker Airbus EAD.PA , filing its own case over what it called &quot;massive illegal&quot; aid for Boeing BA.
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The European Union wrestled with proposals to overhaul its ineffective budget rules but put off concrete action until January at the earliest in the face of big divisions.
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A controversial EU commission nominee sparks a new row by allegedly saying single mums are "not so good".
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European Parliament legislators on Thursday turned a fight over abortion rights in Portugal into an emotional and divisive debate on women's rights and the division between church and state.
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European Union leaders headed for a  showdown on Thursday over efforts to reform the bloc&#39;s creaking  institutions, but chances of agreement appeared to rise after  chief critic Poland softened its tone.
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BRITAIN will infuriate its partners this year as it fights to keep its rebate on the EU budget, but the biggest trouble may come from France.
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Just when lawmakers thought a thorny tax dispute was behind them, the European Union raised objections to parts of the corporate tax bill that was passed last month.
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The European Commission and President George Bush are in a war of words over subsidies given to aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing.
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The European Union's new justice chief, Rocco Buttiglione, has come under fire from MEPs challenging his disapproval of homosexuality and his support for setting up migrant gateways outside the bloc.
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BRUSSELS, Oct 21 (IPS) - The EU was plunged further into crisis Thursday  after the incoming European Commission president Jose Manuel  DurÃ£o Barroso failed to resolve a dispute over the next EU  executive team.