All Europe
What makes a restaurant 'a restaurant' in France?Concerned that restaurants are increasingly using prepared foods, a French union is urging that the term 'restaurant' should legally only apply to those who cook from scratch.
In new dynamic, Portugal's former colonies bail out old masterCash-rich Angola and Brazil are buying up Portuguese exports and helping prop up the former colonial master during its financial woes.
How the most unemployed part of Spain is pushing back against MadridOne of only two regional governments not led by Spain's ruling party, Andalusia is trying to forge its own solutions to the economic crisis while still following the central government's austerity.
Life is good for Germany's economy. But is it good for Germans?While the German economy is being held up as the model for ailing Europe to follow, some Germans say that the benefits of the boom aren't reaching them.
The ExplainerHow Russia views nuclear disarmament - and why it may resistIn his speech today in Berlin, President Obama called for the US and Russia to cut their strategic nuclear arsenals by a third. But the proposal may meet a chilly reception in Moscow.
In return to Berlin, Obama finds a cooler GermanyWhile still highly popular, Obama has come under criticism from the German public and government alike over the NSA's online surveillance program and US use of drones.
As Spain's people drift from Catholic Church, government cozies upSpain's conservative government is considering dramatic restrictions on abortion and has already increase the Catholic Church's role in education, revealing a divided society.
G8 wraps with progress on tax evasion - but not on SyriaThe summit leaders agreed to crack down on money laundering and illegal tax evasion, but Russia and the West remain at odds over how to resolve the Syrian civil war.
'G7 plus one'? Isolated Russia holds line on Syria.The G8 summit ended today with Russia far from agreement with the West over how to resolve the Syrian civil war. Russian experts say the rift is probably permanent.
Obama arrives for tough G8 summit in Northern IrelandFrom Syria, to spying, to an angry Vladimir Putin on his plate, President Barack Obama arrived in Northern Ireland for the G8 summit today.
Land of KGB shrugs over US-British G-20 spying claimsRussians say few surprises in Guardian revelations; that tapping was aimed at Dmitri Medvedev not Vladimir Putin lessens impact in Moscow.聽
Changing times: G8 leaders head to bucolic Northern IrelandAs recently as five years ago it would have been unthinkable to gather the world's most powerful leaders in Northern Ireland.聽The two-day G8 conference opens tomorrow.聽
With tax evasion on G8 agenda, Cameron eyes Britain's own havensAhead of next week's G8 summit, the UK prime minister hopes to convince leaders of British overseas territories like Bermuda and the Cayman Islands to end their tax-sheltering policies.
Another US-UK 'special relationship' - between intelligence servicesEdward Snowden's leaks about the NSA's PRISM program have drawn attention to the extraordinarily tight partnership between the US agency and GCHQ, its British counterpart.
Could French flicks derail a US-EU free trade pact?France is worried that without an 'exception culturelle,' the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership would allow Hollywood to overwhelm the French movie industry.
A new title for soccer star Lionel Messi: tax cheat?Messi, who is accused of using foreign shell companies to avoid paying 4.1 million euros to the government, is just the latest high-profile target of Spanish tax authorities.
Taking page from East Germany, Putin launches new 'Popular Front'The new organization, which experts say is likely modeled on East Germany's National Front, gives Putin a grassroots extra-parliamentary machine aimed at consolidating his popularity.
Hungary under Orban moves to restrict freedom of informationThe European Union member is limiting its Freedom of Information Act.聽
Without warning, Greece shutters its public broadcasterThe shock closure of ERT, which leaves some 2,600 journalists out of work, is Greece's first mass layoff as it tries to cut costs as demanded by its European creditors.
Hollande says debt crisis is 'over.' But is France really out of the woods?Experts say that, despite Hollande's comments this past weekend, France could join Southern Europe's economic crisis if it does not introduce urgent reforms.
