GlobalPost — European Union

Video: Pirate-hunting headquarters

Teri Schultz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:52 +0000

The EU's anti-piracy Operation Atalanta fields distress calls from the Gulf of Aden and sees some success.

Opinion: China has a President Hu, now Europe chooses President Who?

Michael Goldfarb — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:12:27 +0000

The process of elimination that led to Van Rompuy's appointment represents all that is institutionally wrong with the European Union.

Video: Pirate-hunting headquarters

Teri Schultz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:52 +0000

The EU's anti-piracy Operation Atalanta fields distress calls from the Gulf of Aden and sees some success.

Back to the Azores: a brand-new world

Ken Shulman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

The reverse flow of migration to this small chain of Portuguese islands is a modern marvel.

A renewable energy lobby seeks power in Brussels

Paul Ames — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:44 +0000

The European Renewable Energy Council thinks renewables could supply 100 percent of Europe's future energy needs.

What feta and reindeer meat have in common

Paul Ames — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:53:45 +0000

Serbs become the latest to worry that their ethnic cuisine will be registered by an EU country.

Bye-bye Blair; hello, who?

Teri Schultz — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:43:58 +0000

The EU is trying to decide what kind of personality it wants for the new position of president.

"Ram pulp" with a side of polenta

Paul Hockenos — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:59 +0000

To enjoy restaurants in the new Bucharest you have to get past the menus.

Italy, the CIA and rendition

Michael Moran — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:56:26 +0000

Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".

Why Poland has soured on Afghanistan

Jan Cienski — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:46:13 +0000

A recent poll found 77 percent of Poles want their troops withdrawn.

The EU foreign service is still a mystery

Teri Schultz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:12:51 +0000

But some allege that it is being planned in secret.

China, China everywhere

Thomas Mucha — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:49:59 +0000

We're all living in China's world now. How's your Mandarin?

Europe's capital studies China

Paul Ames — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:27:37 +0000

For the next few months Brussels will teem with Chinese art and culture, with a tea house to boot.

The Moroccans of San Nicola Varco

Fulvio Paolocci — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:02:18 +0000

Italian immigration law has left the future unclear for hundreds of Moroccans living in a squalid shantytown.

A Big Mona with fries?

Mort Rosenblum — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:13:17 +0000

Escoffier, Brillat-Savarin and, yes, Julia Child would turn over in their graves at the state of French food.

Romania mired in political instability

Sinziana Demian — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:46:13 +0000

From students to seniors, Romanians worry about their jobs, currency and future.

Somali migrants chased to Athens' streets

Nicole Itano — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:28:18 +0000

It ain't over till Vaclav Klaus sings

Teri Schultz — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:34:42 +0000

The Irish have given their all-important "aye" to the Lisbon Treaty, but another obstacle exists: the anti-EU Czech president.

Moldova, where Lenin still stands

David L. Stern — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:07:49 +0000

How the Communist Party has held on to Moldovans' votes.

After getting to "yes," who will head the EU?

Michael Goldfarb — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:57:01 +0000

Analysis: Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair plots a course to take the job as EU President.

Merkel's aura of mystery

Cameron Abadi — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:03:46 +0000

Germans re-elected Angela Merkel, but how well do they know her?

Analysis: Obama strikes a tough tone on Iran

C.M. Sennott — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:50:25 +0000

But the diplomacy needed to get Iran to halt its nuclear program will require more than tone.

Report puts Georgia on the defensive

David L. Stern and Miriam Elder — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:06:11 +0000

An EU-sponsored report on the 2008 Russia-Georgia war blames both countries.

Boycotting mussels for a bigger cause

Paul Ames — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:50:37 +0000

Belgium and the Netherlands tussle over a waterway vital to the port of Antwerp.

Can the Irish save Ireland?

Conor O'Clery — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:41:39 +0000

Ireland turns to its diaspora for help overcoming economic disaster.

Serbia cancels gay pride parade

Paul Ames — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:35:01 +0000

While gay rights activists claim official support, the government could not guarantee their safety.

Doing business in Slovenia (not Slovakia)

Barbara E. Martinez — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:20:18 +0000

Small country, great expectations

Ireland's Lisbon vote looms — again

Conor O'Clery — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:14:40 +0000

Declan Ganley is back in the fray and Irish voters worry about making enemies during a recession.

Will the Obama bounce last?

Teri Schultz — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:47:59 +0000

While there is new common ground on climate change, Americans and Europeans still look at Afghanistan and Iran very differently.

The decline of America and Poland's special relationship

Jan Cienski — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:34:58 +0000

In the Obama era, both the US and Poland turn their focus elsewhere.

Flying the unfriendly skies

Peter Gelling — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:36:44 +0000

Indonesia's airlines are the scourge of the world. Or are they? Europe partially lifts an embarrassing ban.

The Airbus v. Boeing slugfest

Thomas Mucha — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:48:59 +0000

It's about subsidies. But only on the surface.