Germany calls for quick approval of EU commission
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroederon Wednesday urged the European Parliament to approve the new EU commission as soon as possible.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced her intention to revive the mothballed EU constitution, The Times of London said.Comment
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The European Parliament gave its overwhelming endorsement to the European Union's first-ever constitution Wednesday and urged EU governments to quickly follow suit.
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European Union (EU) leaders on Friday in a summit called for urgent action on Lisbon strategy in the wake of a gloomy review report on European economic reform process.
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1110CET Updated 1120CET -- The incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso proposed a delay to allow time to change his proposed team of Commissioners.
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The European Union's new executive commission took office after a three-week delay facing yet another fierce row over one of its members.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was holding talks with the leaders of the Netherlands and Spain on Friday as the pace quickened in the race to find a new institutional treaty for the European Union.
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Germany's Angela Merkel repeats the EU's demand that a new Palestinian government must recognise Israel.
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The US urges the European Union to speed up its process for approving new genetically modified (GM) products.
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The European Union&#39;s German presidency circulated late Friday a new draft of a package of reforms containing major concessions to Britain and the Netherlands.
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Germany wants to be the first country in the EU to ratify the bloc's new constitution - and that probably means without a referendum.
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Europeâs political crisis should end tomorrow with a final vote of approval for the new, improved, team of Commissioners in Brussels.
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Deutsche Lufthansa and other European airlines want European Union governments to step in if insurance companies end cover for terrorism risks, the Financial Times Deutschland has reported.
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An EU official called on Germany to give up the famous freedom of its highways and impose speed limits on the autobahn to fight global warming _ a demand that drew angry responses on Sunday in a country that ...Comment
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Leaders of the European Parliament said Wednesday they would approve a new European Commission by Thursday, three weeks after such approval had been expected.
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NEW YORK - Germany has called for the speedy reform of the 59-year-old United Nations joining other nations in pressing for a restructuring of the ageing organisation to help it meet new global changes.
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EU Economic Commissioner Joaquin Almunia has decided to accept Germany's plan to bring its deficit back on track, a report said on Saturday.