Today (10 October) is World and European Day against the Death Penalty. Consistent with its strong and principled policy against the death penalty, the EU is...
Pakistan's teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for fighting for girls' rights to education, was awarded the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov human rights prize...
The Committee of the Regions (CoR) has called for the EU to urgently introduce mandatory environmental impact assessments (EIA) for all shale gas and oil projects....
The new European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, has discussed the need for high administrative standards in the European Union with European Parliament President Martin Schulz and European Commission President...
Following the European Parliament's vote in plenary on 9 October, Vice-President Kallas said: "I am pleased with this vote which opens the way for new stricter...
The leader of oil-rich Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has won more than 83% of votes as he seeks a third term as president, exit polls suggest. The...
