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The Belgian legal system has added to the ever-growing pile of problems for the EU. There is no shortage of bad news for the European Union nowadays. Last week, the Belgian...

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Mixed messages about Hungary's name. Peter Györkös, Hungary's ambassador to the EU, sent a letter to his counterparts from the other member states and to the EU...

Infringement proceedings started over laws on central bank, judges' retirement ages and data protection supervisor. José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European...

Move follows constitutional court ruling that law infringes press freedoms. A high-level EU taskforce on media pluralism will examine whether a controversial Hungarian media...

Agreement will take effect shortly after Russia joins the World Trade Organization. EU member states have backed a deal with Russia that will end the obligation for...

Home affairs commission says renegotiated agreement takes into account most of MEPs' demands. Cecilia Malmström, the European commissioner for home affairs, has praised...

European Commission says deal has stronger privacy safeguards. The European Union and the United States have concluded negotiations on an agreement that gives US law...

Member states may block access to child pornography; minimum sentences set for sexual abuse of children. Child abusers across the EU face minimum penalties under legislation...

Companies operated cartel from 1999 to 2004. Three producers of glass for cathode-ray tubes used in television and computer screens have been fined by the European Commission...

Court rules former Ukrainian prime minister abused office; verdict expected to upset relations with EU. A court in Kiev has found Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister of...

Move to end year-long inter-institutional battle; citizens to have right for protection across the EU. Justice ministers from the European Union's member states will adopt...

Former prime minister of Ukraine jailed during trial for abuse of office.

Managing director faces allegations of misconduct in French court. The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday that it was confident that...

Boost for Serbian EU candidacy after arrest of last Serb wanted by UN court. The European Union's top officials have welcomed the arrest by Serbia of Goran Hadžić, the...

Some basic European standards about the right of public figures to privacy have emerged in recent years. The illegal eavesdropping by

Legal affairs committee votes to lift the immunity from prosecution of Austrian MEP. The European Parliament's legal affairs committee has voted to lift the immunity from...

In law enforcement, the EU is still tentatively feeling its way In some areas of public policy, European citizens are very ready to recognise that the European Union should...

EU 'takes note' of move by international tribunal. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has “taken note” of a decision by the International Criminal Court in...

Proposed law aimed at harmonising consumer protection across the EU. A provisional deal has been struck between negotiators for the European Parliament, the European...