Eurotactics

Budapest airport security status downgraded: Civil aviation

Air passengers departing from Hungary can expect added security checks when transferring within the EU as Brussels has downgraded Budapest airport's status, a Hungarian official said Tuesday.

Europe clears world’s biggest airline merger

Europe on Tuesday cleared a merger between US carriers United and Continental that will create the world's biggest airline, with the companies now racing to secure US approval.

EU urges Iceland to win back public over membership

The European Union launched membership negotiations with Iceland on Tuesday but urged Reykjavik to rebuild waning public enthusiasm at home to join the club.

Europe’s population officially above 500m

Europe's population crossed the half-a-billion mark officially this year, with an estimated 1.4 million more people living in the 27-nation European Union.

Europe offers Somali people EUR 35m in aid

Europe offered 35 million euros on Tuesday to help millions of Somali people trapped in a desperate cycle of war, starvation and illness.

EU sanctions against Iran ‘unacceptable’: Russia

Russia on Tuesday blasted unilateral European Union sanctions imposed against Iran's energy sector as "unacceptable", saying the move showed a disregard for the UN Security Council.