Former CEO of Bertelsmann, who turned the German publisher into one of the world's top five media companies, died on Saturday aged 88.
The Irish people voted to pass the Lisbon Treaty on Oct. 3 with 67 percent in favour.
Croatia will start again EU entry talks after neihgbour Slovenia lifted a ban over land dispute.
Tens of thousands of Italians demonstrated in Rome against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's grip on the media.
Irish voters appear to have backed the E.U. Lisbon reform treaty, government officials said on Saturday.
The last leader of the wartime Jewish uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, Marek Edelman, has died in Warsaw.
The EU's hopes of greater global clout hinges on Ireland, where voters decided on the Lisbon Treaty for a second time.
Italian soccer fans who want to follow their favorite team on the road will now have to carry an official supporter card to gain entry into other stadiums.
The European Parliament hosted a conference about human rights in China Wednesday, one day before the 60th anniversary of communist China.
Czech Republic senators filed a complaint against the Lisbon Treaty with the Czech court on Tuesday.