European Union

European Parliament set to return Barroso to top job

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Sep 2009

After months of wrangling, the European Parliament is set on Wednesday to return Jose Manuel Barroso to the EU's most high-profile post.

EU: Chinese censorship of internet ‘unacceptable’

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jun 2009

The EU accused China of "unacceptable" web censorship on Friday, as Brussels rejected Beijing's claim that a filter is aimed at blocking pornography.

Cellphone makers promise one-size-fits-all charger

Article Staff Reporter - 17 Feb 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.

G7 powers head to Rome as economic crisis rages

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 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".

European car sales in 20-year slump

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2009

European new cars sales fell 27% in January to the lowest level for 20 years, trade data showed on Friday.

Eurozone recession deepens with record GDP drop

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Feb 2009

The economy of the nations sharing the euro slumped further in the final quarter of 2008, contracting by a record 1,5%.

EU blacklists Mugabe cronies

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Jan 2009

Controversial Zimbabwean businessman John Bredenkamp, who has been linked to South Africa's arms deal scandal, has been blacklisted by the EU.

EU to launch Georgia-Russia conflict probe

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2008

The EU is to launch an inquiry into the cause of the Russia-Georgia conflict, papers seen on Friday show, amid growing recriminations against Tbilisi.

Massive EU online library looks to compete with Google

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Nov 2008

Inspired by ancient Alexandria's attempt to collect the world's knowledge, the EU launches on Thursday its Europeana digital library.

Russian troops leave Georgia war zones

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Oct 2008

Russian forces on Wednesday abandoned military positions deep inside Georgia in a major pull-back the Kremlin vowed to complete by midnight.

EU freezes talks with Russia

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Sep 2008

The European Union on Monday froze talks with Moscow on closer ties until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia.

Mbeki lauded for his ‘courageous mediation’

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Jul 2008

SA and the EU on Friday wrapped up a landmark summit with Brussels backing SA's mediating role in Zimbabwe as the only way of ending political chaos.

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