http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/European_ParliamentFind stories, videos, and photos about European Parliament from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:06:11 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.far.right.party/tztop.bnp.nick.griffin.afp.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/European_Parliament14433Find stories, videos, and photos about European Parliament from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.far.right.party/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.far.right.party/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe far-right British National Party on Thursday agreed to consider letting nonwhite members join after the country's Equality and Human Rights Commission took them to court.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/britain.america.nhs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/14/britain.america.nhs/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritons including Prime Minister Gordon Brown have leapt to the defense of their creaking healthcare service after President Barack Obama's plans for a similar system in the United States were branded "evil" by Republicans.Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters endorsed fringe parties and those of the center right in elections for the 736 seats of the European Parliament in the midst of a record low turnout, officials figures showed on Monday.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/europe.elections.turkey/index.html#cnnSTCTextFrom the south-eastern edge of Europe, Turkish government officials expressed concern about the gains by right-wing parties in the European Parliament elections.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/07/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/07/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeading parties in Germany and France won seats in the European Parliament by wide margins, according to early returns, while the United Kingdom awaited much-anticipated results from what is billed as the world's largest exercise in democracy.Mon, 08 Jun 2009 06:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/britain.minister.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/britain.minister.resignation/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday he was "disappointed" over the resignation of his work and pensions secretary, the third Cabinet minister to step down in as many days.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/04/europe.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextVoters in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands became the first European Union citizens to go to the polls Thursday to elect a new European Parliament.Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/25/oakley.european.parliament.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/25/oakley.european.parliament.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe election of 736 members from 27 member countries to the European Parliament in June will be the biggest transnational electoral contest there has ever been. Between them they will represent more than 500,000,000 people.Mon, 25 May 2009 14:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/24/european.election.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/24/european.election.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextDoes trans-national democracy work? Or is Europe about to see a wave of new Far Right politicians and mavericks marching from obscurity to national prominence thanks to an election most voters are neglecting? Between June 4 and June 7 it could happen.Sun, 24 May 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/uk.mps.expenses.cameron/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/13/uk.mps.expenses.cameron/index.html#cnnSTCTextNow it is political. With the public holding their noses as they pass the British Parliament, so tainted has it become by the shameless exploitation of a sloppily-policed expenses system by elected representatives from all quarters, it has become a competition between the parties as to who can most deftly extricate themselves from the mire.Wed, 13 May 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/22/eu.cell.phone.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/04/22/eu.cell.phone.costs/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean Union lawmakers voted Wednesday to slash the cost of texting and surfing the Internet on cell phones abroad.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/24/britain.banks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/03/24/britain.banks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTop executives of leading international banks were meeting the British prime minister and treasury chief Tuesday to discuss kick-starting the global financial system ahead of next month's G20 summit.Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/15/venezuela.referendum/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared victory Sunday night in a constitutional referendum that will allow him to run for a third six-year term in 2012.Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/14/venezuela.chavez.expelled.dictator/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/14/venezuela.chavez.expelled.dictator/index.html#cnnSTCTextVenezuela on Friday expelled a Spanish member of the European Parliament after he called President Hugo Chavez a dictator and criticized Chavez's handling of a referendum on term limits that the lawmaker had been set to observe.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/iran.bahai.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/iran.bahai.apology/index.html#cnnSTCTextA group of Iranian intellectuals released a public apology this week for what they say is a long history of the country's mistreatment of members of the Baha'i faith.Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:47:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/05/uk.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/05/uk.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextStriking UK refinery workers voted unanimously Thursday to accept a deal to end more than a week of strikes, unions said.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/04/uk.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/02/04/uk.strike/index.html#cnnSTCTextBritish union leaders will recommend Thursday ending an unofficial strike that has dragged on more than a week at the country's third-largest oil refinery, the arbitrator in the dispute announced Wednesday.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:52:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/abbas.middle.east.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/04/abbas.middle.east.peace/index.html#cnnSTCTextPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday the time has come for the international community to bear its "legal, political and moral responsibilities" in order to reach peace in the Middle East.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/iran.bahai.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/16/iran.bahai.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIranian authorities have reportedly arrested several women for doing missionary work for the Baha'is, the religious group whose persecution by the Islamic republic has been condemned by human rights activists and governments around the globe.Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/14/europe.pesticides.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/14/europe.pesticides.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextFarmers have warned that the cost of food could rise after the European Parliament voted to restrict the use of many pesticides on crops.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:30:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/italy.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/21/italy.drowning/index.html#cnnSTCTextItalian newspapers, an archbishop and civil liberties campaigners expressed shock and revulsion on Monday after photographs were published of sunbathers apparently enjoying a day at the beach just meters from where the bodies of two drowned Roma girls were laid out on the sand.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:21:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815636,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815636,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe European Parliament on Wednesday approved controversial new rules for expelling illegal immigrants from the bloc, overcoming opposition and protestsWed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/jeremy.rifkin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/01/jeremy.rifkin/index.html#cnnSTCTextJeremy Rifkin is an internationally renowned economist, social critic and author. Since 1977 he has been president of the Foundation On Economic Trends (FOET). For the last 14 years he has been a fellow at the Wharton School's Executive Education Program. He has written 17 highly successful and thought-provoking books including "The End of Work" (1995), "The Hydrogen Economy" (2002) and most recently "The European Dream" (2004). Thu, 22 May 2008 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRising food prices, trade tensions and social unrest are prompting a rethink of the EU's ambitious hopes for running cars and trucks on biofuelThu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/25/peru.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/25/peru.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextLegislators in Peru plan to lodge a protest on Friday with the European Parliament after it declined to list the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, an insurgent group, as a terrorist organization.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/03/14/fifa.expansion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/03/14/fifa.expansion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Premier League's plan for an extra round of overseas matches was given a unanimous thumbs down by FIFA's executive committee on Friday.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn internal report says some of Europe's Brussels-based lawmakers are playing fast and loose with their office budgetsTue, 11 Mar 2008 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709918,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWho says the European Union is undemocratic? Its citizens will have the chance to vote for the design of the new two-euro coinTue, 05 Feb 2008 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705610,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1705610,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPresident Pervez Musharraf promised Monday that Pakistan will hold fair elections next month and urged the West to be more patientMon, 21 Jan 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155885,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155885,00.htmlVideo courtesy Good Morning AmericaHeather Mills broke down in tears on Britain's GMTV on Wednesday, as she addressed her battles with the tabloid press and her ongoing divorce from Paul McCartney.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/05/18/biofuel.environment/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/05/18/biofuel.environment/index.htmlIt's all well and good governments and the public demanding cleaner air, but how are those charged with effecting reductions of pollutants -- the automobile and truck manufacturers -- going to tackle a problem that can't simply be fixed overnight?Fri, 18 May 2007 13:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.all.candidates/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/05/france.all.candidates/index.htmlThere are 12 candiates running for president of France in the first round of voting on April 22. Here is a brief description of the candidates:Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.le.pen.profile/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/04/france.le.pen.profile/index.htmlJean-Marie Le Pen is a contentious figure in French politics. A far-right nationalist, he brought the Front National Party into the limelight in 2002 when he reached the presidential run-offs against Jacques Chirac.Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:04:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/16/oakley.right/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/01/16/oakley.right/index.htmlRomania's arrival in the European Union has had one unexpected effect -- it has handed a significant bonus to the forces of the far right in the European Parliament.Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/12/spain.cia/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/06/12/spain.cia/index.htmlEuropean countries knew about U.S. secret jails for terrorism suspects and have obstructed an investigation into the transport and illegal detention of prisoners, a draft European Parliament report said on Tuesday.Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/14/ferdinand.racism/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/14/ferdinand.racism/index.htmlManchester United's England defender Rio Ferdinand has accused UEFA of not doing enough to combat racism in the European game.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:46:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/20/eu.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/20/eu.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has faced a barrage of criticism over the EU budget deal he brokered as European lawmakers said they could not accept it unless governments put up more cash.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/19/powell.europe/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/12/19/powell.europe/index.htmlFormer Secretary of State Colin Powell has suggested that European leaders are pretending to be shocked by news reports America took suspected terrorists to secret prison camps in Europe for interrogation.Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/21/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmTreasury prices climbed Monday as comments by the president of the European Central Bank outweighed a strong U.S. economic report.Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:59:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/26/ec.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/26/ec.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has told the European Parliament that he hopes to resolve a bitter row over the European Union's budget when members meet for a summit in December.Wed, 26 Oct 2005 13:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/08/30/eu.china.textiles/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/08/30/eu.china.textiles/index.htmlEuropean Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on Tuesday urged EU member states to back a plan to release millions of euros' worth of Chinese-made garments stuck in European ports, warning that a failure to do so could lead to economic hardship.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 09:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/23/blair.europe.text/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/06/23/blair.europe.text/index.htmlHere is the full text of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on Thursday, as provided by the UK's Press Association:Thu, 23 Jun 2005 10:30:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmTreasury prices staged a late rally Monday on news the federal government would sell just $22 billion in two-year notes at its auction Wednesday while warnings of slow economic growth in Europe by its Central Bank president attracted foreign investors.Mon, 23 May 2005 12:55:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/05/11/europe.workingtimes/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/05/11/europe.workingtimes/index.htmlThe European Parliament has voted to scrap Britain's opt-out from the EU's 48-hour maximum working week, reopening a long-running battle with London.Wed, 11 May 2005 09:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/20/oakley.blog.dayeleven/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/20/oakley.blog.dayeleven/index.htmlA is for Advertising, which at election times more than ever reminds us of George Orwell's definition of the trade: "The rattling of sticks in swill buckets."Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/oakley.blog.dayten/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/19/oakley.blog.dayten/index.htmlBritish insularity, and self-belief, was famously demonstrated by the old 1940s newspaper headline: "Fog in Channel: Continent cut off." But something similar seems to be happening in this election. Europe has been cut off again for the duration of the contest.Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/05/pope.health/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/05/pope.health/index.htmlPope John Paul II appears to feeling better and he was eager to return to work, according to a bishop who visited the pontiff Saturday at the Rome hospital where he is being treated for a respiratory infection.Sat, 05 Feb 2005 09:54:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/02/02/bt.border.security/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/02/02/bt.border.security/index.htmlA business traveler from Morocco arrives at a British airport. Instead of showing his passport, a camera checks that the pattern of his iris matches official computer records.Wed, 02 Feb 2005 22:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/02/ukraine.eu/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/02/ukraine.eu/index.htmlThe European Parliament has called for a rerun of the Ukrainian presidential election between Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who was proclaimed the winner amid allegations of fraud.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 13:57:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/02/ukraine/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/12/02/ukraine/index.htmlProtesters in Kiev's main square watched a crucial Supreme Court debate on outdoor TV screens Thursday as Ukraine awaited the judges' ruling on the country's election crisis.Thu, 02 Dec 2004 06:50:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/01/ukraine.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/11/01/ukraine.elections/index.htmlInternational monitors say Ukraine's fraught presidential election at the weekend fell short of democratic standards.Mon, 01 Nov 2004 08:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/28/eu.barroso/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/28/eu.barroso/index.htmlThe embattled head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said he would conduct a "very limited" reshuffle of his proposed EU executive and hoped to present it to the European Parliament in less than a month.Thu, 28 Oct 2004 07:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/27/eu.barroso/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/10/27/eu.barroso/index.htmlThe incoming head of the European Commission has defended his decision to delay a vote on his embattled executive team, saying he was confident he could find support for a new team.Wed, 27 Oct 2004 08:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/30/europe.hours/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/09/30/europe.hours/index.htmlEuropean workers could find themselves better protected from long hours if European Commission proposals to revise the Working Time Directive are accepted.Thu, 30 Sep 2004 14:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/22/eu.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/07/22/eu.president/index.htmlThe European Parliament has approved former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the next president of the European Union's executive commission.Thu, 22 Jul 2004 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/27/eu.president/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/27/eu.president/index.htmlPortugal's prime minister will be officially proposed as the next European Commission president following a painstaking search for a replacement for the outgoing Romano Prodi, it has been announced.Sun, 27 Jun 2004 14:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/eu.summit/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/17/eu.summit/index.htmlEuropean Union leaders are facing a new round of difficult talks to strike a deal on a historic constitution, six months after a first attempt collapsed amid acrimony.Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/15/uk.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/15/uk.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair, reacting to big election gains by anti-European Union candidates, has pledged to keep the UK within the 25-nation bloc.Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/13/europe.vote/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/13/europe.vote/index.htmlMixing apathy with protest, voters across Europe have punished ruling parties in the first European Union parliamentary elections since expansion.Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/12/eu.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/12/eu.elections/index.htmlVoters in Latvia and Malta have begun casting ballots in their first European Parliament elections.Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/eu.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/eu.elections/index.htmlThe release of early results from European Parliament polling has sparked a row between Brussels and the Netherlands.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/uk.blair/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/11/uk.blair/index.htmlBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized to Labour Party councillors who lost in local elections, acknowledging the shadow cast by Iraq.Fri, 11 Jun 2004 05:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/08/eu.elections/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/06/08/eu.elections/index.htmlWhen the "Ode to Joy" rang out in Dublin, Ireland to welcome 10 new nations to the European Union last month, there was an overwhelming sense of political and economic optimism.Tue, 08 Jun 2004 08:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/28/spain.warrant/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/28/spain.warrant/index.htmlAn international arrest warrant has been issued for an Algerian man whose fingerprints allegedly match those found on a plastic bag of detonators linked to the March 11 Madrid train bombings.Fri, 28 May 2004 14:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/05/eu.cox/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/05/05/eu.cox/index.htmlEuropean Parliament President Pat Cox has announced he will not run for re-election in June, ending more than two years as leader of the EU legislature.Wed, 05 May 2004 13:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/17/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/17/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmTreasury prices edged higher Tuesday even as solid manufacturing data suggested the economy is on the mend.Tue, 17 Feb 2004 16:42:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.letter.bombs/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/05/europe.letter.bombs/index.htmlA letter bomb exploded at the office of a British member of the European Parliament, but no one was hurt, a parliamentary official said.Mon, 05 Jan 2004 11:52:00 EST