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Retail sales in the 16 countries that use the euro dropped by 0.7 percent in September, European Union statistics showed Thursday, evidence the economic recovery will be slow and bumpy.
The European Commission said Monday it may revise copyright law to make it easier for companies like Google Inc. to scan printed books and distribute digital copies over the Internet.
The European Union agreed Tuesday on tougher penalties to counter illegal fishing, considered a major cause of the depletion of fish stocks in European waters, particularly of prized cod and bluefin tuna.
European authorities and industry must increase funding for scientific research and improve cooperation to try to close the technology gap with the United States, the European Commission said Tuesday.
The European Union's new economic watchdog plans to use "moral pressure" instead of regulatory authority to crack down on countries posing major risks to Europe's economy, the European Commission said Wednesday.
The European Commission on Thursday promised extra steps to combat sinking dairy prices but insisted it would not abandon long-term farm reforms that include phasing out milk quotas after 2015.
The European Parliament gave Jose Manuel Barroso another five-year term as European Commission president Wednesday, but its vote reflected lingering misgivings about the conservative ex-Portuguese premier.
The EU will start making the transition from power-draining lightbulbs to more energy efficient ones Tuesday, the European Commission said.
German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG said Friday the European Commission has approved its takeover of Austrian Airlines Group, allowing it start integrating the company in September.
International lenders are ready to give Ukraine up to $1.7 billion in loans to help it pay a massive natural gas bill to Russia and reform its energy sector, the European Commission said Friday.
European business and consumer confidence climbed for the third month in a row in June but still languished near its lowest point in two decades, the European Commission said Monday.
A four-hour fire at the European Union's landmark Commission headquarters Monday sent the EU's top officials scurrying down 13 floors of stairs to safety and forced the evacuation of a few thousand bureaucrats and visitors.
Deepening the economic gloom in Europe, the European Union admitted Monday that its previous forecasts were way off the mark. It now predicts "a deep and widespread recession" across the continent and says unemployment among nations using the euro currency will rise to a postwar record of 11.5 percent in 2010.
With almost all stocks overfished, the European Commission on Wednesday called for drastic cuts in the EU's 90,000-strong fishing fleet and subsidies to safeguard a sustainable and economically viable fishing industry.
EU and euro-zone business and consumer confidence dropped again in March to the lowest level in 24 years, the European Commission said Monday.
The European Union's top economy official said Tuesday that the 16 countries using the euro have a solution ready to rescue any member in danger of defaulting on public debt payments — but said it "is not clever" to give details in public.
Public spending by European Union governments to ease the recession is knocking big holes in many national budgets, the European Commission said Wednesday.
The European Commission suggested Monday that the European Union should help fund private-sector financial oversight groups to make them independent of the market.
The European Commission has announced a plan to boost employment and save euro2.4 billion ($3.1 billion) by cutting red tape in the EU maritime transport sector.
The French agriculture minister says France and the European Commission will appeal in the World Trade Organization against a U.S. move to apply new sanctions on Roquefort cheese.
The European Union said Friday that Microsoft Corp.'s practice of selling the Internet Explorer browser together with its Windows operating system violates EU antitrust rules.
Europe's .eu Web address has racked up more than 3 million registrations, the European Commission said Wednesday.
The European Commission says Greece, Spain, Hungary and Portugal are lifting restrictions on workers from new EU members Romania and Bulgaria.
The European Commission proposed a euro3.1 billion (US$4.2 billion) loan Thursday to help Latvia out of its financial crisis.
Confidence in the EU economy sank to a record low in December, the European Commission said Thursday, while official data confirmed the 15-nation euro zone officially slipped into recession in the third quarter.
Firefighters win battle against Athens blazesA wildfire that torched forests, farmland and homes near Athens has been contained, but firefighters still patrolled smoldering areas near the Greek capital on Tuesday to guard against flareups.
Europe should put privacy at centre of new lawsThe European Data Protection Supervisor has adopted an opinion on the Stockholm programme - the European Commission's creepy-sounding "agenda for the future".
G-8 deplores Iran violence, raps N. KoreaGroup of Eight leaders say that they deplore the violence in the aftermath of Iran's disputed election last month and condemn North Korea's nuclear tests.
Unexpectedly perhaps France has won its battle with most of the rest of the 27-nation European Union to prevent the introduction of proposals that would have seen a change to the traditional way in which rose wine is made in Europe.
Croatian ambassador helped injured European Commission employeeA Croatian Minister has been hailed as a hero after he braved electrocution to rescue an injured man zapped by a high-voltage blast.
The European Commission levies a €1.06 billion fine on Intel for anti-competitive behaviour"THE European Commission wielded its heaviest antitrust hammer against Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker on Wednesday May 13th.
EU offices evacuated due to fireA fire has broken out in the basement of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels, officials say. A BBC correspondent near the Berlaymont building says thick smoke can be seen pouring from the roof. Several fire engines and ambulances are outside.
Intel hit with largest ever EU fineThe European Commission has found Intel guilty of anti-competitive behaviour and fined it over a billion euros.
EU hits Intel with record $1.44 billion fineThe European Union fined Intel Corp. a record euro1.06 billion ($1.44 billion) on Wednesday over sales tactics it said the world's biggest computer chip maker used to block smaller rival AMD.
Music copyright to be extended to 70 years for performersCopyright term for music recordings must be extended from 50 years to 70 years, says legislation adopted on Thursday by the European Parliament.
70 Bears to Be Killed in SloveniaThe Slovenian Environment Ministry has approved a wild bear kill of 70 animals. The country has between 430 and 480 bears according to one estimate...
Foiled RottenThe European Commission was foiled Monday in its bid to force France and Greece to allow genetically modified maize from U.S. biotech giant Monsanto to be grown in their fields.
EC wants one mobile phone charger for all brandsThe European Commission plans to force mobile phone manufacturers to manufacture one mobile phone charger for all mobile phones, according the European Commissioner for Industry, Gunther Verheugen in an interview with the German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Mozilla to join EU suit against MicrosoftThe European Commission has granted Mozilla, the open-source collaboration behind the Firefox Web browser, the right to join the antitrust case against Microsoft, a spokesman said Monday.
EU to let Spain clone fighting bull - animal rights group calls it barbaricFor the last six months Mr del Río has been awaiting approval from the European Union to ship the cloned cells from a laboratory in Austin, Texas where they are being stored at 170 degrees below zero to Spain for implantation into a surrogate cow.
Europe Ponders Its Next Step in Intel InquiryA decision by Intel, the chip maker, to defy European antitrust investigators raised questions Wednesday about how the European Commission should handle the remainder of the investigation and discourage similar behavior.
EU revives dairy export subsidiesThe European Union is reviving subsidies for dairy exporters to help the industry cope with a global price slump.
EC considering removing Internet Explorer from WindowsIn a preliminary ruling, the European Commission told Microsoft that linking Internet Explorer to its dominant Windows operating system violates EC rules.
What part of Ireland's 'no' does the EU not understand?The Irish were subjected to a tirade of slanderous abuse when they dared to reject officials' carefully crafted and profound (in truth, overlong and turgid) document on the future of the EU.
Glass makers hit with huge fineFour car glass makers have been hit with the European Commission's largest cartel fine after being found guilty of "cheating" car buyers.
EU to allow 'wonky' fruit and veg on supermarket shelves"This is a happy day indeed for the curvy cucumber and the knobbly carrot, and other amusingly shaped fruits and vegetables," said European Commission spokesman Michael Mann.
Risks of NanocosmeticsCosmetics containing tiny "nano" particles are being used widely despite unresolved issues surrounding their safety, a consumer watchdog warns.
Abroad, Bailout Is Seen as a Free Market Detour - NYTimes.comIn extending a last-minute $85 billion lifeline to A.I.G., the troubled insurer, Washington has not only turned away from decades of rhetoric about the virtues of the free market and the dangers of government intervention, it has also likely undercut future American efforts to pr …
Brussels would allow state aid for carbon captureBERLIN (Reuters) - Brussels would look favorably at member states giving financial support for plants to test almost carbon-free power production, which could help fight climate change, a European Commission official said on Monday.
EC Praises Google's Data Retention Move, Asks for MoreThe European Commission welcomed Google's reduction in data retention times for people's search data but it urged the company and its rivals to go even further in order to safeguard European citizens' privacy, the regulator said Thursday.
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