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One of the biggest problems facing the European Union today is the fact that within its borders, 23 languages are spoken.

Open Enterprise: "The problem is that intellectual monopolies like patents are fundamentally incompatible with the idea of unfettered exchange of ideas, and the possibility that software patents might be strengthened within the European Union is a serious concern."

European Union justice and interior managers on Friday agreed on a plan to coordinate efforts against the online distribution of child pornography by sharing information about suspected offenders.

European Union nations are considering a call for an international inquiry as to which country is responsible for starting the conflict between Georgia and Russia.

Mississauga, Ontario-based Koolu Inc. has agreed to distribute OpenMoko's Linux-based Neo FreeRunner in the Americas, the U.K., and the European Union.

Koolu appears to be distributing FreeRunner under the name W.E. Phone, and to be bundling it with Google Apps.

Computerworld UK: "One of the most surprising recent developments in the field of openness has been the rise of Europe as a key player there..."

Microsoft suffered a stunning defeat on Monday when a European Union court backed a European Commission ruling that the US software giant illegally abused its market power to crush competitors.

The European Union's top antitrust official has called on governments throughout Europe to use open source software, in what's being interpreted as a jab at Microsoft

ERT is developing an archive of its broadcast material, digitising film, video, pictures and hosting them online.

The archive is going to be developed in a 1.95 million euro project, the major part of which is funded by the European Union, the Open Source developers say.