The agreement helped PM Jadranka Kosor's efforts to lift a major obstacle to Croatia's European Union bid.
The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty is one step closer to being realized.
Angered by Italian raids on Swiss bank branches, Switzerland has halted talks on a new double taxation agreement.
European Union leaders resolved a funding dispute, moving closer to a global deal to combat climate change.
Former French president Jacques Chirac has been ordered to stand trial on embezzlement charges.
The Irish government said the European Commission supports the valuation of its 54 billion euro "bad bank" plan.
Leading banks have funded arms manufacturers, to the tune of $5 billion in the past two years, a study said Thursday.
Former British PM Tony Blair failed to win the blessing of European socialists.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ordered a halt of protocol and representative costs.
Recently disclosed testimonies raise doubts over the 1979 death of Robert Boulin, labor minister of then-President Giscard d’Estaing.