The EU accused China of "unacceptable" web censorship on Friday, as Brussels rejected Beijing’s claim that a filter is aimed at blocking pornography.
EU leaders will agree more steps on Friday to avert a repeat of the banking crisis that has sapped the world economy.
The European Union and Zimbabwe on Thursday launched a new era in relations with their first official talks in seven years.
The European Union agreed on Monday to extend an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia until the end of next year.
Voting began on Thursday in Britain for European Parliament and local authority elections, with Gordon Brown fighting for his political survival.
The EU is not ready to establish ties with Zimbabwe despite a ”positive evolution” in politics there, according to a letter made public on Thursday.
Banks will be more closely scrutinised under EU plans unveiled on Wednesday to apply lessons from the credit crunch and better protect investors.
EU nations on Monday mulled tighter sanctions against Burma, but many looked for more pressure from India and China.
European Union commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner refused to back down on Monday in a row with the Czech EU presidency
over boosting ties with Israel
South Africa sets an exemplary standard for elections, observers to the elections told the Mail & Guardian Online on Wednesday evening.
The EU is sending 55 observers to monitor Malawi’s May 19 general election, in which President Bingu Wa Mutharik is vying for a new term in office.
Czech opposition Social Democrats have their best chance yet on Tuesday of toppling Mirek Topolanek’s minority centre-right administration.
Moscow warned on Monday that the EU’s energy security might suffer if Russia was not consulted on a Ukrainian gas ”master plan”.
EU leaders will urge the G20 leading and emerging economies to double the size of the IMF’s arsenal for fighting global recession to -billion.
The EU questioned the Obama administration about Guantánamo on Monday, as member states weigh whether to accept a US request to take detainees.
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/ 20 February 2009
Switzerland was feeling the heat on banking secrecy on Friday after the US stepped up its high-stakes tax probe against the biggest Swiss bank, UBS.
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/ 17 February 2009
Leading cellphone makers had good news for anyone with a drawer full of old phone chargers on Tuesday: the industry plans to standardise the device.
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/ 13 February 2009
G7 finance ministers are under pressure to prove they can work together to stop the rot rather than engaging in a battle of "beggar-thy-neighbour".
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/ 13 February 2009
European new cars sales fell 27% in January to the lowest level for 20 years, trade data showed on Friday.
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/ 13 February 2009
The economy of the nations sharing the euro slumped further in the final quarter of 2008, contracting by a record 1,5%.
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/ 11 February 2009
The G7 meet in Rome this week to kick off a run of high-profile meetings among leaders wrestling to get recession-hit economies back on their feet.
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/ 31 January 2009
Controversial Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp, who has been linked to South Africa’s arms deal scandal, has been blacklisted by the EU.
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/ 27 January 2009
US President Barack Obama told Arab television he would not wait until the end of his administration to deal with Palestinian and Israeli peace.
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/ 26 January 2009
The European Commission announced on Monday that it was providing €58-million in humanitarian aid to vulnerable Palestinians this year.
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/ 23 January 2009
Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the closing of Guantánamo prison and named veteran trouble-shooters for the Middle East and Afghanistan.
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/ 21 January 2009
The war in Gaza may have ended but the territory remains under Hamas rule and Israeli sanctions, which could hinder efforts to rebuild the enclave.
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/ 20 January 2009
EU finance ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday to discuss how to mitigate one of the bloc’s sharpest economic downturns in decades.
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/ 14 January 2009
The EU raised the stakes with Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday by threatening to ditch them as gas suppliers and to promote court action against them.
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/ 14 January 2009
Dozens of protesters clashed with police in Bulgaria’s capital on Wednesday when an anti-government rally turned into a riot, police said.
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/ 12 January 2009
Dutch gas company GasTerra said on Monday it is prepared to increase its gas deliveries by 10% to alleviate the ongoing gas crisis in Europe.
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/ 13 December 2008
Angola’s parliamentary election results in September lacked transparency and were marred by serious organisational weaknesses, according to the EU.
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/ 13 December 2008
A UN conference made progress on Friday towards agreeing a fund to help poor nations cope with the impacts of climate change.