EU parliamentarian: "Hamas is fighting an occupation"

More people need to stand up to America's orthodoxy of bias in favor of Israel. The EU has to stop kowtowing to US foreign policy and show a more vigorous independence. And EU members need to provide more than lip service to the suffering of the Palestinians by actually standing by their principles.

EU to lift sanctions on Cuba

"The European Union on Thursday agreed to lift its diplomatic sanctions against Cuba, but imposed tough conditions on the communist island to maintain sanction-free relations, officials said."

Looks like the US is the one becoming increasingly isolated...

Irish voters reject EU treaty

José Manuel Barosso, European Commission president, called on EU member states to continue ratifying the Lisbon treaty after more than half of Ireland’s 43 constituencies rejected the European Union’s new reform treaty.

"The European Union was braced on Friday night for one of the most critical weeks in its 50-year history after Irish voters delivered a decisive rejection of the bloc’s Lisbon treaty – a document designed to make the EU a stronger global force. "

Way-to-go Ireland - that'll learn 'em

E.U. seen holding off on Israel upgrade

"Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is heading to Luxembourg next week to ask E.U. leaders to sign a joint declaration upgrading the Jewish state's market ties with the 27-nation bloc."

With U.S. in slump, dual citizenship in EU countries attracts Americans

"For millions of Europeans who braved the Atlantic Ocean for a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty and dreams of a lavish life, there was little thought of ever emigrating back. Yet for a new generation of Americans of European descent, the Old Country is becoming a new country full of promise and opportunity."

EU dignitaries hurt by IDF fire during West Bank protest

"The vice president of the European parliament, an Italian judge and a Northern Irish Nobel Peace prize laureate were among the five people injured at while visiting a Palestinian village as part of a three-day international conference on non-violent resistance, which ended Friday."