What's the future for EU's online library Europeana?

You can now access books, journals, films, maps etc from across Europe via the EU's online library, Europeana. more »

Society

Published: 06/10/2009

Letterman details alleged extortion

Late night chat turned serious when comedian David Letterman admitted he had sex with female employees and was being blackmailed for $2-million (USD) over the affairs. more »

Society

Published: 05/10/2009

Energy efficient tyres to slash fuel bills, CO2 emissions

Last Thursday (1 October) saw an agreement that will lead to the introduction of more efficient tyres for cars and lorries that will cut fuel bills and CO2 emissions. more »

Society

Published: 05/10/2009

EU Job Days 2009 – job seekers and employers all over Europe seize the opportunity to meet

The European Job Days are taking place around the EU over the next fortnight, with a centrepiece event in Brussels on 3 October. more »

Society

Published: 03/10/2009

Financial crisis affects women even more than men

Women, especially migrant and/or poor women, have been harder hit by the financial crisis than men, MEPs heard on Wednesday. more »

Society

Published: 01/10/2009

Greener, leaner city travelling

New EU plan to make local transport efficient and sustainable. more »

Society

Published: 01/10/2009

Polanski to fight US extradition

Hollywood heavyweights and European cultural figures are rallying behind jailed film director Roman Polanski. more »

Society

Published: 29/09/2009

Andrei Sakharov - the man behind the prize

By the time of his death in the Moscow winter 20 years ago, Andrei Sakharov had built an international reputation as a nuclear physicist, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner His fears over the implications of his work led him to call for peaceful coexistence and later for human rights in the USSR. more »

Society

Published: 29/09/2009

10 nominees for 2009 Sakharov human rights prize

The ten nominations for this year's Sakharov Prize, the EP's prize for defenders of human rights and democracy, have now been put forward and will be officially presented at the end of the month. more »

Society

Published: 28/09/2009

Lithuania will contribute to promoting women’s leadership in the world

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a meeting hosted by the President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the President of Finland Tarja Halonen on Peace and Security through Women's Leadership. more »