BRUSSELS – Less than a week before the European elections, the main parties in the European Parliament have hammered out a deal on who will succeed German christian-democrat Hans-Gert Poettering as president of the institution, according to sources. According to

BRUSSELS – The European Parliament is preparing for a media-frenzy Sunday evening when the results of what it calls the biggest and most-complicated European elections ever will be collected and presented at its venue in Brussels. Some 70 television channels,