Berlin - Despite rising petrol prices, Europe's biggest carmaker, V

Madrid - The lower house of the Spanish parliament Thursday approved the European Union's Lisbon Treaty with an overwhelming majority.

Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia - The European Union's chief diplomat, Javier Solana, called for clear energy regulations with Russia ahead of a summit to agree a new EU-Russia partnership and cooperation

Tehran  - Iran should stand firm in the nuclear dispute despite new sanctions by the European Union, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday.

Berlin  - The Chairman of the Eexecutive Board of Lufthansa, Wolfgang Mayrhuber, has criticized European Union plans to extend the carbon-trading scheme to the airline industry, saying the move wou

Brussels - The European Union's executive body on Monday launched a voluntary register for lobbyists working on EU issues in an effort to boost the transparency of EU decision-making.