British singer Billy Bragg blasted Wednesday a proposed European Union law to nearly double music copyright to 95 years, saying it would give a huge windfall to major recording labels.

EU lawmakers voted Wednesday for a new price cap that will cut the cost of sending text messages from abroad by nearly two-thirds.

Europe’s highest human rights court has awarded an extremist Muslim preacher euro2,800 ($3,550) for being held unlawfully by British authorities during an anti-terrorist probe.

The European Parliament urged EU nations on Wednesday to help President Barack Obama by accepting inmates from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Israeli attacks on Gaza were war crimes and Israeli officials should be held accountable.

European countries that agree to take in Guantanamo detainees may be in line for financial aid, the EU justice chief said Tuesday.

The major parties in the European Parliament want EU nations to accept some 45 inmates from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

The EU Commission’s president warned Wednesday that the European economy is getting worse and that EU leaders should hurry to approve a proposed stimulus program.

Top EU officials warned Russia’s and Ukraine’s state-run gas companies on Wednesday that they would advise European energy companies to take legal action against them unless they move quickly to restore gas supplies.

The European Parliament voted Tuesday to tighten rules on the use of pesticides amid fears it is posing an increasing danger to human health and animals like the industrious honeybee.