According to the European Commission's Thursday statement, the indicators of the economy having turned around from its record lows have been substantiated by the fact that business and consumer confidence in the 16 Euro-using countries improved in May - the second monthly improvement in the confidence index a row!

Brussels  - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived at NATO's headquarters in Brussels on Thursday for talks with fellow foreign ministers on the alliance's strategy in Afghanistan and on its intention to re-engage with Russia.

Kiev/Brussels - Ukraine is sending gas from its own reserves to EU states Romania and Hungary to compensate for a fall in supply from Russian gas monopoly Gazprom, Ukraine's gas company said Saturday.

A Belgian TV network has been criticized after advertisements for a travel-themed show depicted the host as a scantily clad Adolf Hitler.