EU to highlight sites that celebrate and symbolise European integration, ideals and history

Empowering women in the developing world is crucial for greater equality between the sexes.

Commission steps up efforts to reduce pay gap.

43 gas and electricity projects to split €2.3bn, the most the EU has ever spent on energy infrastructure in a single package.

Commission sets out a 10-year strategy for reviving the European economy, casting a vision of ‘smart, sustainable, inclusive' growth rooted in greater coordination of national and European policy.

EU launches first e-Skills week

Commission expects GDP in the EU to gradually return to pre-recession levels. But the economy still faces headwinds.

Iceland deemed ready for EU membership talks

Commission calls for €90m more in aid for the quake-stricken country, to be drawn from EU emergency funds.

When president Barroso's first team took office, the economy was doing well and unemployment was declining. Five years on and following the biggest recession in decades, a whole new set of challenges awaits the 2010-14 European commission.

Most Europeans still do not know they can call 112 anywhere in the EU to contact the police, fire brigade or an ambulance.

50% of teenagers post personal information on the web without always being aware of the consequences, study shows.

President Barroso’s new team wins backing from parliament.

Science and information are at the centre of the EU's crusade to bring down cancer rates.

Parliament wraps up hearings for next commission.

Recommendations adopted for correcting Greece’s budget deficit and improving the competitiveness of its economy.

Europeans quite happy with their personal situation, but less satisfied with economic and social climate in their country.

Competitions for art work promoting children’s rights, business initiative and the EU – with prizes and publicity for winning entries.

Lithuania and Malta granted reprieve on budget deficits; Hungary and Latvia on track to meet deadlines.