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Fifty-nine percent of Germans are in favor of the new EU Constitution according to a new Infratest poll released just days before the Bundestag , the lower house of the German parliament, votes on the...

In a historic step for ex-communist Romania and Bulgaria, the two countries Monday signed an accession treaty with the European Union (EU) which should lead to them joining the bloc in 2007. They were left out of...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, April 25.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Halbert...

AP is reporting that the European Parliament has approved the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the European Union in 2007. 8:32 AM ET - The European Parliament voted 497-93, with 71 abstentions, in favor of Romania's...

In Thursday's international brief, senior African Union officials are reporting that the Sudanese government bombed a Darfur village Wednesday, with NGO workers present for the first time to actually witness the explosions. The announcement came...

Romania has demanded that a US Marine previously employed as an embassy guard return to the country to face charges for killing a man while driving intoxicated. The Romanian Foreign Ministry has sent an official letter to the US...

Hungarians vote today on whether 2.5 million ethnic Magyars, living outside Hungary in Romania and Ukraine, should be granted Hungarian citizenship. Critics believe granting citizenship rights will cause mass migrations and drain the country's budget by burdening welfare, health...

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has raised concerns about possible fraud in Sunday's parliamentary and presidential elections in Romania. The OSCE, which had 18 international observers from 13 countries at the polls, flagged the possibility...

In Tuesday's environmental law news, San Francisco CA officials announced a plan that would close the Hunters Point power plant (owned by Pacific Gas and Electric) by 2006 and the Potrero power plant (owned by Mirant Co.) by 2007....