EUROPEAN UNION

A slowdown in factory growth across the region will build pressure on the European Central Bank to further loosen its purse strings.

The lenders will start a review Monday of the progress Greece has made in implementing economic reforms it pledged under a massive bailout deal finalized last year.

The refugee children face a host of dangers along the risky route to possible asylum in Germany.

The British prime minister will reportedly demand stronger powers to curb immigration from the EU when he meets European Council President Donald Tusk Sunday.

With an expanded Northern Fleet and four new bases completed last year, Russia is causing concerns among its neighbors in the Arctic.

Fired by public sentiment, the European Commission is preparing fresh measures to stop tax avoidance, drawing hints of retaliation from the United States.

Anger at corruption among the political elite in the poorest country in Europe is driving protests split between pro-European and pro-Russian groups.

The International Criminal Court has launched its first case outside of the continent after being accused of focusing only on Africa.

The measures were announced Thursday in a bid to thwart tax avoidance by multinationals in the 28-nation bloc.

An investigation is ongoing into the crash of a MiG-31 over Siberia as Russia grounds the remainder of its signature interceptor fleet.

The two countries rank as the most corrupt nations in Eastern Europe, a transparency watchdog organization says.

With Western officials hinting that economic sanctions against Russia could be lifted, Eastern European states are working to increase their military defenses.

Is the Russian president loved or feared by the country's people? It's hard to tell from survey data.

Only about six percent of Norwegians use cash on a daily basis, according to the bank.

As local municipalities look for creative solutions to housing refugees, world leaders debate how Europe should move forward.

Marina Litvinenko, widow of a former Russian spy, might not get the answers she seeks from the British government about her husband's death.

Leaders from Germany, Greece, France and the Netherlands stressed the need for greater cohesion amid growing uncertainty.

The decision Wednesday comes just after French and German diplomats met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in an effort to end the conflict.

Over 30,000 refugees have arrived in Greece so far this month as pressure continues to mount against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the alliance of encroaching on the Kremlin’s sphere of influence.

The International Monetary Fund has predicted Russia’s economy will contract by 1 percent in 2016.