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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso announced Tuesday that the Commission will legally challenge three Hungarian laws. The laws, passed last month in conjunction with Hungary's new constitution, are viewed by Barroso and...

The Croatian government signed a treaty Friday to finalize its accession into the European Union . Croatia will now officially become the twenty-eighth member of the EU in 2013. The signing ceremony consisted of speeches...

The head of the European Commission (EC) Sunday announced plans to propose criminal sanctions for wrong-doers in the financial sector. In an interview-format article published over the weekend, EC President Jose Manuel...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday pledged to work with opposition leaders to build the country's new constitution. Erdogan recently won his third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, but his Justice...

Serbian authorities have captured Ratko Mladic , it was announced Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the former general colonel and commander of the army of the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mladic...

The Turkish government will submit a European Union (EU) reform package with proposed constitutional changes to Parliament by the end of March, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, following...

The Constitutional Court of Turkey voted Friday to ban the Democratic Society Party (DTP) after finding the party to have been cooperating with the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) , a separatist, designated terrorist group....

The European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon went into effect Tuesday after more than two years of negotiations. The Treaty, which was ratified by all 27 member-states...

The office of Czech Republic President Vaclav Klaus issued a brief statement Friday indicating that a proposal from the Swedish presidency of the EU satisfies demands Klaus has made for...

Irish President Mary McAleese on Thursday signed the European Union (EU) reform treaty, known as the Treaty of Lisbon , completing the country's ratification process. Ireland has become the 26th nation to ratify...