Barriers designed to protect the Italian city of Venice from flooding during high tides have been successfully tested for the first time. Four large floodgates rose...
The European Commission has cleared, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between the Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom and the bank BNP...
"On behalf of the European Commission I would like to convey our sincere congratulations to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for being...
The first formal Environment Council under the Lithuanian Presidency will be held in Luxembourg on 14 October. Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik and Commissioner for Climate Action...
On 10 October, the EU requested the establishment of a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva to rule on the legality...
"It is with great sadness that I learned this morning of the passing away of Wilfried Martens, a great Belgian and European statesman over many decades....
The European Commission has welcomed the 'general approach' agreement reached at the 10 October Transport Council on a recast of the rail safety directive. This recast...