Berlin  - Turkey is passing through a more critical phase than at any time since its negotiations to join the European Union began three years ago, EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn said in an

Phnom Penh  - Cambodia will seek to

Kourou, French Guiana/Paris - A European Ariane 5 carrier rocket launched F

Luxembourg  - The European Union's interior ministers on Friday called for the creation of an office to help member states manage asylum claims across the bloc.

Luxembourg/Brussels  -  European Union governments reduced their deficits in 2007, according to estimates Friday by Eurostat that also confirmed that Slovakia is on course to joining the euro.

Berlin  - The strong euro, record high energy prices and financial market turbulence have resulted in Germany's key economic institutes revising down their growth outlook for Europe's biggest econo