The FINANCIAL -- Germany will veto Romania and Bulgaria joining the Schengen passport-free zone if the two countries push their membership at an EU meeting this week, its interior minister warned Sunday.

The FINANCIAL -- Macedonia's opposition said Friday it would end its parliamentary boycott and take part in local polls this month after meeting with an EU delegation to find a way out of the political crisis, officials said.

The FINANCIAL -- Massive US budget cuts won't just hurt at home: Their impact could spill over US borders and hit the European Union, America's biggest trade partner.

The FINANCIAL -- EU president Herman van Rompuy warned Thursday that Britain will struggle to win support for its plans to renegotiate its membership of the European Union, and said that trying to exit the bloc could prove costly.

The FINANCIAL -- Slovenia Political newcomer Alenka Bratusek faced Thursday the tough task of trying to form a government in crisis-hit Slovenia, a day after Prime Minister Janez Jansa was turfed out of office.