BRUSSELS, March 15 (UPI) -- The European Union won't sign off on long-term plans for bailed-out banks that refuse to disclose the extent of their "toxic assets," an EU official says.

BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A European Union commissioner threatened energy suppliers with penalties for abusing market power and obstructing competitors.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- European Union officials want the bloc's integrated power groups to be broken up in order to simulate an efficient energy market, the Financial Times reported.

BRUSSELS, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The European Union aims to break up energy companies with dominant positions in both the wholesale and retail sectors of their businesses.

BRUSSELS, July 12 (UPI) -- The European Commission fined Microsoft $357 million for not complying with its anti-competition ruling.

BRUSSELS, March 29 (UPI) -- The European Union is warning Microsoft Corp. it won't be able to sell its new Windows Vista operating system in Europe if it's loaded with certain features.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The European Union's antitrust commissioner has decided to evaluate mergers as her U.S. counterparts do -- checking how consumers will be affected.

BERLIN, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A European official has jumped into Germany's election campaign and publicly supported the opposition candidate.

BRUSSELS, April 14 (UPI) -- A key European Union regulator has gone public with her irritation over what she sees as disrespect by software giant Microsoft Corp.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Sweeping reforms by the European Union's competition commissioner may help small businesses but hurt big ones, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.