European Union

European integration needs speedy formation of new German government claims European Central Bank's Jörg Asmussen.

The Serbia Investment and Export Promotion Agency details why big business should set up shop despite legacy issues

Investors fear foreigners will reduce investments in India and drag markets down.

US Trade Representative Michael Froman says the US unable to send full team to Brussels to discuss Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with EU.

UN official blames Italy's 'repressive' immigrant policies for mid-sea disaster in which people from Eritrea, Somalia and Ghana have perished.

Budget airline to appeal over non-payment of Marseilles air crews' social insurance and pension contributions.

Eurostat data shows headline eurozone unemployment rate sticks as recovery purportedly begins across trouble currency bloc.

The European Commission is close to accepting proposed changes to Google search results after three-year inquiry.

Taxpayers' Alliance releases damning report after figures show EU spent €2.4bn on ads in a single year.

Five MPs walk out of coalition as Berlusconi faces expulsion from parliament following tax fraud conviction.

Basel Committee finds top banks have enormous capital shortfall worldwide

Greece aims to enter the bond markets in 2014 and extend debt maturity

Dublin expects to be first eurozone country to exit bailout procedure and return to market.

Chancellor George Osborne says Brussels has gone too far with reforms and cap was rushed through without studying implications.

Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act to ban communication intercepts.

Regulators have not done enough to fix the global financial system since 2008

European Banking Authority reports balance sheet shortfall while ECB official Yves Mersch says Europe must plug funding gaps

EU not happy with answers from US over NSA spying on bank-to-bank messaging via the Swift network.

Ifo business climate index adds momentum to Angela Merkel's election victory

Anti-racism declaration signed in Rome by 17 European ministers urges end to racist abuse by politicians.

IBTimes assesses what Germans and the outside world can expect of Angela Merkel over the next four years.

'Angie' may not have Hollywood glamour or utopian ideals, but her pragmatic stewardship is mightily effective.

ICC has indicted the President for genocide as al-Bashi threatens to turn-up for UN General Assembly meeting

Leading US consultants likely to review Europe's biggest banks

World-renowned pianist quoted 1,000-year-old poem to mock hypocrisy of bigots.

Latest sale leaves RBS on track to sell out Direct Line shares by the end of 2014

Human rights group criticises EU for inconsistent legislation to protect LGBT community across Europe.

The lenders' review comes as hopes grow that the eurozone is recovering.

Portuguese Social Democrats accuse IMF of having two faces over austerity-driven bailout agreement.

Samaras warns "popularism" and extremism" could derail his country's economic recovery.