In Ireland pigs are back in fashion

Conor O'Clery - Ireland - February 21, 2010 08:53 ET

Unemployment has led to a surge in tasty backyard porkers.

Greece: The Brussels blame game begins

Teri Schultz - European Union - February 19, 2010 11:21 ET

Could the EU have prevented Greece's debt crisis?

Are US-EU relations on the rocks?

Teri Schultz - European Union - February 12, 2010 07:44 ET

The European Parliament resoundingly rejects a US counterterrorism program.

Analysis: EU support for Greece was inevitable

Paul Ames - European Union - February 11, 2010 15:35 ET

Greece's floundering left eurozone leaders with no choice but to step in.

Greek workers resist cuts

Nicole Itano - Europe - February 11, 2010 07:54 ET

Greece's plans to cut public sector spending lead to strikes from workers who say they sacrifice enough.

Greek prime minister fights "credibility deficit"

Nicole Itano - Europe - February 8, 2010 06:40 ET

George Papandreou has stuck by his pledge to increase transparency despite economic woes.

Bulgaria's violent crime problem

John Dyer - Europe - February 2, 2010 06:38 ET

Do a recent murder and political corruption scandal signal a resurgence of crime in Bulgaria?

Will Europe block a US anti-terrorism program?

Teri Schultz - European Union - February 1, 2010 11:26 ET

The European Parliament's new powers allow it to block agreements like SWIFT.

Poland's PM bows out of presidential race

Jan Cienski - Poland - January 30, 2010 09:55 ET

Donald Tusk says he wants to remain prime minister in order to pass needed reforms.

Istanbul celebrates being a European cultural capital

Iason Athanasiadis - Turkey - January 24, 2010 08:38 ET

Turkish city that has hosted Greek, Byzantine and Ottoman empires now a European capital.

How the industrial Ruhr Valley became a Cultural Capital

Cameron Abadi - Germany - January 23, 2010 13:59 ET

Long known for its coal mines and steel mills, Essen and the Ruhr have transformed themselves.

Europe's airport security dilemma

Teri Schultz - European Union - January 20, 2010 21:42 ET

Body scanners: You'll see them at US airports. But whether European airports will have them is up in the air.

Europeans still give Obama the thumbs up

Tom Fenton - Worldview - January 19, 2010 20:04 ET

They may see him as a "rational military commander," but Europeans still like Obama more than Americans do.

Lithuania's new energy quandary

David L. Stern - Russia and its neighbors - January 14, 2010 06:44 ET

The closure of Lithuania's nuclear power plant leaves the small EU country dependent on Russia — for now.

Meet Herman "the gray mouse" van Rompuy

Teri Schultz - European Union - January 10, 2010 22:55 ET

The EU's new president, Belgian Herman van Rompuy, faces challenges of his own and others' making.

Balkans: Some gain right to visa-free EU travel

Phil Cain - European Union - December 19, 2009 16:34 ET

But the lifting of restrictions on Serbians, Macedonians and Montenegrins leaves Bosnia and Kosovo behind.

On Location: Geneva — The Swiss ban on minarets

Ben Barnier - European Union - December 15, 2009 08:39 ET

EU politics cause UK-France rift

Teri Schultz - European Union - December 15, 2009 06:44 ET

The appointment of a new European Commission every five years sees countries jockey for key slots.

German government pushes electric cars

Cameron Abadi - Global Green - December 12, 2009 10:01 ET

But experts say electric vehicles are not the most efficient way to conserve energy.

Experts worry that Greek unrest will spread

Iason Athanasiadis - Europe - December 7, 2009 11:39 ET

Some see Greece as “soft underbelly of Europe” and an entry point to the rest of the continent for weapons and radicals.