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The European Union is eyeing a ban on flavored tobacco—including popular menthol cigarettes—and implementing health warnings that cover 75 percent of packets.

The top court in Poland ruled Wednesday that the Kosher and Halal slaughtering of animals contravenes the country’s ...

European leaders have failed to agree on disbursement of further Greek aid and on a European Union budget.

Germany announced it will balance its budget, achieving zero deficit by 2014—two years sooner than expected. In 2013, ...

A tax on financial transactions will come to 10 European countries following the European Commission’s decision Tuesday to ...

The financial markets rallied in Europe last week.

The European Commission believes that higher education is the key to maintaining Europe’s competitiveness in the global economy.

Under fire from regulators, Facebook agreed to switch off its face recognition feature for its users in the ...

European stock markets pulled back last week as the EURO STOXX benchmark index lost 1.5 percent but the ...

OECD says governments must do more to tackle joblessness

Impeachment of Romania’s embattled president, Traian Basescu, was ruled unconstitutional Tuesday by the country’s Constitutional Court.

It has previously been noted that markets respond especially well to central banks as politicians have mostly lost ...

The tiny island nation of Malta, located in the waters between North Africa and Italy, has been burdened ...

Microsoft admitted that it has “fallen short” in its commitment to display the choice screen due to a ...

In a recent speech at the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin, the Irish ambassador to ...

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy unveiled new austerity measures to save 65 billion euros ($80 billion) over the ...

Irish Mid West develops policy to reduce emmissions, develop renewables, and save energy

European leaders gathering in Brussels this week are trying to chart a course out of the quagmire of ...

A law drafted by the European Parliament and endorsed by other political groups would restrict access to chemicals ...

Greece’s new prime minister, Antonis Samaras, whose New Democracy formed a coalition government with two other parties last ...

A controversial shipment of arms for Syria is now heading back to Russia, the British government has said.

Egyptians cast their votes for the second and final day of voting on Sunday, as the country entered ...

European skills passports will make it easier for volunteer workers to gain experience...

The European Parliament adopted a resolution Wednesday calling on United Nations member states to publicly disclose all arms ...

The eurozone’s crisis is escalating, as Spain was next in line to apply for 100 billion euro ($125 ...

Last week was volatile, frantic, and nerve-racking for traders and investors alike. So called “tape-bombs”—a term used by ...

Suspect statistics from Greece were overlooked by EU officials when negotiating Greece’s entry for the single currency in ...