European Parliament News

Greek right warns against euro 'catastrophe' — 26 May 2012, 13:07 CET

Greek conservative party New Democracy Saturday formally launched its campaign for the June 17 election, warning a victory for the radical left would cause "catastrophe" and lead Greece out of the euro.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko to bring case to European rights court — 26 May 2012, 00:52 CET

Ukraine's ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko is weak yet combative and will turn to the European Court of Human Rights to rule on her case, Belgium's former prime minister Guy Verhofstadt said Friday.

EU's Ashton 'encouraged' by democratic Egypt vote — 25 May 2012, 15:46 CET

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday hailed Egypt's presidential vote as "a major step forward in Egypt's democratic transition."

Europe's odd couple sets off on right foot — 24 May 2012, 16:53 CET

Europe's odd couple, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Socialist French President Francois Hollande, may be poles apart but their first double act appeared to set off on the right foot.

Nikolic's first official trip will be to Brussels — 24 May 2012, 15:30 CET

Serbian president-elect Tomistlav Nikolic will make Brussels his first official visit after he takes office in the coming weeks, Slovak Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak told media Thursday.

International monitors to pull out of Bosnia's Brcko — 23 May 2012, 22:57 CET

International monitors decided Wednesday to pull out of the sensitive Bosnian town of Brcko, whose neutral status has been a source of tensions in the ethnically-divided Balkan state.

European Parliament approves contested financial tax — 23 May 2012, 23:53 CET

The European Parliament has adopted by a strong majority proposals on a French-inspired financial transaction tax (FTT) which has been bitterly opposed by Britain.

P5+1 making proposals 'of interest to Iran': EU — 23 May 2012, 13:53 CET

World powers laid out on Wednesday a new package of proposals in crunch talks over Iran's nuclear programme which will be "of interest" to Tehran, a spokesman for the EU's foreign policy chief said.

Greek euro exit plans 'cannot be excluded': Papademos — 23 May 2012, 10:57 CET

Plans for a Greek euro exit "cannot be excluded," former prime minister Lucas Papademos said in an interview, warning that such a move could even affect countries outside the eurozone.

EU demands law reform, wants observer at Tymoshenko appeal — 22 May 2012, 23:07 CET

Improved ties between the EU and Ukraine depend on the former Soviet nation reforming its justice system, the EU said Tuesday as European officials suggested an observer attend ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko's appeal trial.

EU's Ashton 'deeply concerned' by violence in Lebanon — 21 May 2012, 23:56 CET

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said Monday she was "deeply concerned" by violence in Lebanon involving pro- and anti-Syrian groups that has sparked concerns of wider conflict.

EU condemns 'terrible' attack in Yemen — 21 May 2012, 23:58 CET

The European Union condemned a "brutal and terrible" attack claimed by Al-Qaeda in Yemen on Monday that saw a soldier blow himself up in the middle of an army battalion, killing 96 troops.

World powers await 'concrete' results from Iran talks — 21 May 2012, 23:58 CET

World powers hope Iran will agree to stop enriching uranium to 20 percent at this week's talks on Tehran's contested nuclear drive, a European diplomat said Monday.

Romania PM to ask parliament to decide on EU summit reps — 21 May 2012, 23:59 CET

Romanian left-wing Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday called on lawmakers to decide who will represent the country at European summits after a dispute between him and the centre-right president.

EU unblocks EUR 5 m for 'desperate' Yemen food crisis — 21 May 2012, 16:09 CET

The EU unblocked an extra five million euros for Yemen on Monday to help fight mounting malnutrition in what it said was a "desperate" food crisis affecting almost half of the population.

France urges new Serbia leader to pursue reforms — 21 May 2012, 13:42 CET

France on Monday urged Serbia's nationalist president-elect Tomislav Nikolic to push ahead with internal reforms to bring the nation closer to the European Union.

Brussels sees clear pro EU signal in Serbia vote — 21 May 2012, 13:34 CET

EU leaders said Monday Serbia's voters had given "a very clear signal' of support to the country's drive to join the bloc and urged nationalist president-elect Tomislav Nikolic to pursue that path.

Nationalist Nikolic vows to keep Serbia on EU path — 21 May 2012, 10:53 CET

Tomislav Nikolic vowed to pursue Serbia's efforts to join the European Union after scoring an upset victory in the run-off presidential election over incumbent Boris Tadic.

Serbia votes for a new president — 20 May 2012, 14:33 CET

Serbians voted for a new president Sunday in a run-off with the incumbent Boris Tadic, who vowed to lead the country into the European Union, set for a victory over nationalist challenger Tomislav Nikolic.

Europe on journey to the unknown if Greece exits — 20 May 2012, 14:32 CET

As investors and European leaders big and small tot up the potential cost of Greece departing the euro, the European Union too stands perilously close to meltdown after six decades in the making.

Greek exit talk edges euro towards tipping point — 20 May 2012, 14:31 CET

Greece could be weeks from a euro exit crunch as an electoral revolt against EU austerity and a run on banks nudges the debt-laden eurozone towards a long-predicted tipping point.

German paper insists Merkel suggested Greek euro referendum — 19 May 2012, 20:14 CET

Germany's leading weekly Der Spiegel backed claims by Athens that Angela Merkel suggested Greece hold a referendum on euro membership alongside general polls, despite the chancellor's denial.

Greece euro exit threatens all Europe: Greek left leader — 19 May 2012, 12:55 CET

Greek poll front-runner Alexis Tsipras, buoyed by a groundswell of opposition to EU-IMF imposed austerity measures, says forcing his country out of the eurozone would sink the region as a whole.

Berlin denies Merkel proposed Greek euro referendum — 18 May 2012, 23:19 CET

A spokeswoman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied Friday that she had suggested Greece hold a referendum on its euro membership alongside general elections next month, as claimed by Athens.

Merkel suggests Greek vote include euro referendum: Athens — 18 May 2012, 23:17 CET

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested that Greece hold a referendum on its euro membership alongside general elections next month, the Greek caretaker prime minister's office said Friday.