Catalan president may declare independence from Spain
A referendum on Catalan independence passed this month despite opposition from the Spanish government.
View ArticleHungary steps up pressure on Ukraine over new education law
Hungary's foreign minister says he will ask the European Union to revise its association agreement with Ukraine, claiming its new language law limits the rights of minorities
View ArticleEU official Donald Tusk appeals to Catalan leader not to announce decision...
EU official Donald Tusk appeals to Catalan leader not to announce decision that would divide Spain
View ArticleFrost, drought hit wine production hard in Europe
Hail, frost and droughts have hit Europe's grape harvest hard, making it the smallest in 36 years _ though the quality of the wines is expected to be excellent
View ArticleFILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, a worker carries red grapes in a...
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, a worker carries red grapes in a burgundy vineyard during the grape harvest season, in Volnay, central France. The EU's Copa-Cogeca farm union announced...
View ArticleFILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, workers collect red grapes in a...
FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2017 file photo, workers collect red grapes in a burgundy vineyard during the grape harvest season, in Volnay, central France. The EU's Copa-Cogeca farm union announced...
View ArticleFILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014 file photo, grapes grow on the vine on a...
FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2014 file photo, grapes grow on the vine on a vineyard in Epernay, France. The EU's Copa-Cogeca farm union announced Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017 that spring hail and frost, combined...
View ArticleA look at what might happen if Catalonia declares secession
Time is ticking fast for Spain and its prosperous region Catalonia to try to avoid a much-feared head-on collision that would pose the most serious threat to Spain's national unity in decades
View ArticleEU's Tusk sees next Brexit step in December, not this month
European Union Council President Donald Tusk says Brexit negotiations will not move to the next stage focused on trade before December at the earliest _ not later this month, as Britain was hoping
View ArticleVatican goes to court in Malta to recoup investment losses
The scandal-marred Vatican bank has gone to court in Malta to try to recover millions of euros (dollars) it lost in an investment fund
View ArticleThe Latest: Radical Catalans make demands on regional govt
The far-left separatist Catalan party CUP is demanding that the regional government set a time limit on its quest to negotiate with Spain's central government before putting into effect a declaration...
View ArticleAlmost 1 billion passengers through EU airports last year
Air passenger transport in the European Union increased by 5.9 percent last year, continuing a steady rise over the past decade
View ArticleCouncil of Europe presses Italy on Libyan migrant returns
The Council of Europe is asking Italy to explain what its naval ships are doing off Libya's coast amid concerns that Europe-bound migrants who are sent back to Libya face "a real risk" of torture or...
View ArticleUK finance chief: Worst-case Brexit could ground all flights
Britain's finance minister says a worst-case Brexit scenario could see all air traffic between the U.K. and the European Union grounded the day after Britain leaves the bloc on March 29, 2019
View ArticleThe Latest: Spain PM: No constitution allows right to secede
The Spanish prime minister says there's not a single country that recognizes the right to independence, after officials in Catalonia signed a document that they called a declaration of independence...
View ArticleBritish Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis left,...
British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis left, and European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier participate in a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels...
View ArticleEuropean Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier makes his point as he...
European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier makes his point as he participates in a media conference with British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, David Davis at EU...
View ArticleThe Latest: Boris Johnson says EU should show Brexit urgency
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the country wants to see "urgency" from the European Union on Brexit talks
View ArticleDivorce bill deadlock: EU laments progress on Brexit
The European Union's chief negotiator says slow-moving Brexit talks have hit deadlock on the key issue of Britain's exit bill and won't soon be broadened to include future trade relations
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