BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The European Parliament, by an overwhelming margin, elected Jose Barroso to a second five-year term as European Commission president.

WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- New rules proposed by the European Commission are the first step to avoid the disruption in gas supplies caused by last January's dispute on pricing between Russia and Ukraine. But they may be too late to meet a new crisis.

BRUSSELS, March 19 (UPI) -- European Commission President Jose Barroso said eurozone member states should focus their financial resources on social problems as well as banks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Renewed speculation about Britain joining the euro should be discounted; wily Labor politicians have set a trap for the Conservative opposition.

PARIS, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- For the first time, the Paris-based International Energy Agency endorsed the European Energy Policy.

WASHINGTON, June 16 (UPI) -- European leaders are plotting how to get around the rejection of the new European treaty in the Irish referendum. They have done it before and will do it again, but will weaken the EU's already fragile democratic legitimacy in the process.

OSLO, Norway, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- European officials plan to head to Norway for the official opening of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, designed as a safety net for the world's crop diversity.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The refusal to hold a referendum on the new EU Treaty is hurting the British government, as its voters tell pollsters they prefer Americans anyway.

WASHINGTON, April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be polite but firm if she sees Iranian officials at a Mideast conference this week.