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EU lawmakers reject $1.3tn budget proposal

Crucially, they also seek to add a legally binding review clause that would allow lawmakers to reopen and readjust the budget after next year's European Parliament elections.

Morocco refuses entry to EU lawmakers

Four members of the European Parliament, on their way to study human rights in Western Sahara, have been denied entry to Morocco.

EU weighs firm cap on banker bonuses

The negotiations Wednesday between the European Parliament, the Commission and the bloc's governments primarily aim at introducing higher capital requirements for banks, the so-called Basel III...

EU lawmakers back airline emission charge freeze

The EU Parliament's Environmental Committee on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to exclude all flights travelling to or from countries outside the European Union from the carbon tax for a year...

EU lawmakers seek to beef up cap-and-trade system

The European Parliament's environment committee voted in favor of a change Tuesday that would allow the EU Commission, the bloc's executive arm, to tighten the supply of pollution rights.

EU lawmakers threaten to veto tightened budget

The leaders of the European Parliament are threatening to veto the bloc's multi-annual budget because of its deep cuts.

EU leaders agree to $1.3 trillion budget

The EU Parliament must still approve the deal - and they have suggested that such drastic cuts are unacceptable.

EU parliament pushes fish reform in landmark vote

EU parliament pushes fish reform in landmark vote

EU summit to debate austerity budget, tough cuts

Many European Union leaders will push for a tough austerity budget at their summit this week but the EU parliament insists it is ready to reject a deal which curtails common spending on growth and...

EU official's remarks stir Italian political storm

Ollie Rehn told the European Parliament on Tuesday that then-Premier Berlusconi did not "respect commitments" to get Italy's fiscal house in order as Italian borrowing costs rose to dangerous...

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Cuban dissident says racism remains a grave problem

Also in Miami on Wednesday were Guillermo Fariñas, winner of the European Parliament's Sakharov...

MIAMI: Gloria Estefan speaks at Cuba's Independence Day

Other members of the movement, as well as prominent Cuban dissidents and winners of the European...

Italy poised to get new government

Premier-designate Enrico Letta arrived at the Quirinale Palace to brief Italy's president, a...

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UK lawmakers consider probe into transparency of mining firms

The chairman of parliament's Committee for Business, Innovation and Skills said on Sunday he...

Afghan parliament fails to pass divisive women's law

President Hamid Karzai approved the law by decree in 2009 and parliament's endorsement was...

UPDATE 1-End of line for fish dumping as EU agrees to boost stocks

* European Parliament must back plan, could object