European Union

S&P upgrades Greece's credit rating on the basis of the Europe's efforts to retain Greece's eurozone membership.

The number of European households connected to the internet has grown from 30 percent to more than 70 percent since 2006, with Sweden ranked as the most connected country, where 87 percent of households are online.

Following six consecutive years of recession, Greece to record positive growth rate in 2014.

Full transcript of Labour leader's speech at Samaj Hall, Tooting

Miliband draws on Jewish background to say separation does not mean isolation in immigration speech.

German auto market hit by rising unemployment for eighth consecutive month.

Sentiments upbeat on China's 14-month high manufacturing figures and hopes of 'fiscal cliff' solution.

The European Commission has brought its probe into ebook price fixing to an end, giving Amazon more freedom with its prices, and taking away Apple's control.

European Finance Ministers will send €34.1bn to Athens next week in latest rescue for debt-stricken Greece

Positive Fed stimulus measures offset by 'fiscal cliff' worries.

Overseer to have wide-ranging powers including on licences and sanctions.

European markets steady in opening minutes.

Italy's Prime Minister says he'll resign following withdrawal of support from former leader Silvio Berlusconi.

Buyback cuts Greece's €63bn debt owned by private investors by a half.

Martin Cole believes the tax avoidance secrets of companies such as Starbucks and Amazon betray the pointlessness of the European Union.

It is 70 years since the the Beveridge Report, a document which mapped out Britain's welfare state. But the anniversary passed almost unnoticed.

Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index places Greece 94th, below Bulgaria and Romania and the bottom spot in EU.

European stocks edged up in early trading after China's new leaders assured that the regime will continue efforts to maintain economic stability

Juncker to quit the position "at the end of this year, or the beginning of next year."

Google, governments and the International Telecoms Union will go head-to-head in Dubai as new rules regarding the regulation of the internet are debated.

Kyoto Protocol expires on 1 January but global carbon emissions are to reach a record high.

Greece's finance ministry hopes to retire as much as €62bn in outstanding debt as Germany hints at possible writeoffs in 2015

Moody's cites high correlation in credit risk among the entities' supporters as the reason for the downgrade.

The European Commission’s proposed across the board scientific budget cuts will hamper economic recovery by stagnating business and high skilled industries

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius confirms support for Palestinian demand for observer status.

Gay rights group Outrage dismisses former boxer's views as marginal.

The eurozone finance ministers and the IMF agree on a €40bn debt reduction and about €43.7bn fresh loans for Greece, despite conflicting views.

UKIP is furious over the incident while the Labour-backed council is standing firm.

Fears over mad cow disease from BSE-infected beef led to 16-year Russian ban on imports of British product.

EU approved the merger between Glencore and Xstrata but the deal is yet to be okayed by China and South Africa