Riga  - Russia hopes for "equal partnership" with the European Union, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Igov Shuvalov said Wednesday.

A new study carried out by European researchers revealed that becoming

Brussels  - More and more European flights are departing with empty seats as the continent's major airlines continue to feel the pinch of the economic slowdown, the credit crunch and rising fuel pr

Berlin  - Despite signs of slowing global economic growth and resurgent inflation, nations sharing the euro turned in a solid annual 2.2 per cent expansion rate during the first quarter, data relea

Luxembourg - Soaring food and fuel prices are a long-term problem and Europe will have to adjust its economy to cope, European Union finance ministers agreed at a meeting on Tuesday.

Frankfurt - The European Central Bank meets Thursday with surging inflation expected to result in the ECB leaving rates on hold at 4.0 per cent for the 12th month in a row.