Brussels  - The European Union on Monday cleared the takeover of Norway's Aker Yards shipbuilder by STX of South Korea, saying that the move would not harm competition in Europe.

Brussels  - The European Union is "seriously concerned" by the rising tensions between Russia and Georgia and urges all sides to return to dialogue, the bloc said in a statement Monday.

Brussels  -  Airlines across the European Union will continue to be allowed to set the size of carry-on baggage they accept after the EU's executive body dropped plans to bring in EU-wide laws on M

Skopje  - Leaders of central European countries discussed energy perspectives and challenges to the region during a summit in Ohrid Saturday, Macedonian media reported.

Munich  -  UniCredit's German banking arm, HypoVereinsbank (HVB), is to transfer some of its operations to Poland at a cost of 250 German jobs, the news magazine Der Spiegel reported Saturday.