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Greece set to return to growth in 2014: ECB official
The Greek economy is likely to start growing again in 2014, a top European Central Bank official said in a newspaper interview released on Friday.
EU tightens noose on Iran with new sanctions
The EU has agreed new sanctions against Iran, adding 18 companies or institutions and one person to a blacklist aimed at forcing stalled talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive to resume.
Bailout candidate Cyprus rules out debt haircut
Bailout candidate Cyprus on Friday ruled out any "haircut" on its debt in order to help pave the way for much needed financial aid.
EU welcomes Putin with Syria back in focus
Russian President Vladimir Putin went into talks with European Union leaders Friday, tackling a lengthy agenda of contentious issues from trade and human rights to Syria.
EU finds fault with Switzerland ties
The European Union is unhappy with Switzerland's practice of negotiating sector-by-sector accords, a policy which the EU says has reached its limits and should be reviewed.
EU decision on Microsoft probe close
The European Commission says it is close to a decision in its investigation of US giant Microsoft and its failure to provide clients with a choice of Web browser, as it had promised to do.
EU clears restructuring of Spanish banks
The European Commission cleared restructuring plans and aid for four small Spanish banks on Thursday as part of efforts to stabilise the country's stricken banking system and help its economy.
Fishing nations, campaigners split on new EU quotas
European Union fisheries ministers Thursday struck a deal on 2013 quotas viewed as a "compromise" between efforts to protect endangered stocks while ensuring jobs for Europe's fishermen.
Tough-talking Putin visits Brussels
The European Union welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, highlighting its partnership with a Moscow determined to forcefully defend its interests against Western interference.
EU clears EUR 1.2 bn for delayed Berlin airport
The European Commission cleared Wednesday 1.2 billion euros in additional state aid to allow completion of Berlin's long-delayed new airport.
EU crackdown on tobacco stops short of plain packets
With menthol cigarettes to be banned and cigarette packs sold with repulsive images of rotting lungs, the European Union has released new anti-tobacco proposals, the first in over a decade.
EU, Google to seek anti-trust accord
The European Union will seek an accord with US Internet search giant Google as progress has been made in resolving EU anti-trust concerns, Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Tuesday.
EU puts EUR 1.2 bn into pilot renewable energy projects
The European Commission announced Tuesday that it was putting 1.2 billion euros into renewable energy demonstration projects but had found no carbon capture ventures to back.
EU Nobel cash to kids from Syria, Colombia, Congo, Pakistan
The European Union on Tuesday donated its 2012 Nobel peace prize cash, plus a one million euro top-up, to thousands of children impacted by war in Syria, Colombia, Congo and Pakistan.
Iceland in new stride towards EU membership
Iceland made "substantial progress" in its quest to join the European Union, though the contentious issue of fishing rights has yet to be tackled, the EU said on Tuesday.
Greece says to receive full EU-IMF loan payment by Wednesday
Greece will receive all of a long-awaited 34.3-billion-euro loan tranche from the EU and the IMF by Wednesday, a Greek official said on Tuesday, hours after an initial payment was carried out.
US eyes Google antitrust settlement: reports
US regulators are likely to conclude a lengthy antitrust probe of Google's dominance of Internet searches with a voluntary settlement, news reports said on Monday.
EU gives temporary approval to rescue of Italy's MPS
The European Commission on Monday gave temporary approval "for reasons of financial stability" to the recapitalisation of Italy's third-biggest bank, Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS).
EU, Singapore agree on free-trade deal
The European Union said Sunday it had completed final negotiations on a free-trade deal with Singapore, the bloc's 13th-largest trading partner and home to more than 8,000 EU companies.
Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths
Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs agency said in a report published on Friday.
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