European Commission renews call for antitrust charges against Intel
European Commission investigators have again asked EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes to formally charge computer chip maker Intel with antitrust violations, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday. In October,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the European Parliament at a session in Strasbourg Wednesday that EU member nations should ratify the European constitution before...
EU justice officials urge expansion of police data-sharing among member states
EU law enforcement officials agreed Monday that a police data-sharing agreement among members states should be expanded to include all 27 member nations. German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble made the announcement at the end of two-day...
Human Rights Watch has urged the European Union to "fill the leadership void on human rights" left after allegations of torture and US detention practices have undermined American credibility in the human rights arena. In...
German EU presidency to focus on containing illegal immigration
German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Thursday that Germany would place a high emphasis on containing illegal immigration originating from North Africa and Eastern Europe during the six-month German presidency of the EU. Schaeuble is...
German Federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries said at a press conference Monday that Germany will attempt to make denial of the World War II-era Holocaust in which millions of Jews died at the hands...
EU blasts death penalty as Saddam co-defendants await execution
The Presidency of the European Union , currently held by Germany, reiterated the EU's opposition to the death penalty "under all circumstances" in a statement released Friday, as two Saddam Hussein co-defendants in Iraq...
Germany promises to put constitution back on EU agenda as Bulgaria, Romania join
Germany took over the six-month rotating European Union presidency with the New Year on Monday, promising to put the stymied European constitution back on the regional bloc's agenda. In a statement posted...
European leaders are pushing to revive the European Constitution after its ratification by the Finnish parliament last week. Leaders of Spain and Luxembourg have called a conference in January for the sixteen EU member...
