European Affairs
No infringement procedure against Italy
The European Commission on Wednesday took the advice of its European commissioners' cabinet chiefs and decided not to recommend opening an infringement…
Swiss stock exchange loses EU access
The Swiss Market Index rose 1pc in early trading on the first day since EU-based traders lost the right to trade equities…
Switzerland-EU partnership deadline looms
The European Union is threatening that from Sunday midnight, to terminate its preferential treatment of Swiss stock exchanges. From July 1, the…
EU TE-SAT Report: Terrorism in the EU became more complex in 2018
In 2018, terrorism continued to represent a major security threat in EU Member States. Horrific attacks killed thirteen people and injured many…
Cutting edge EU translation technology now available to Maltese civil servants
Maltese civil servants now have the opportunity of using eTranslation, a cutting-edge machine translation tool developed and used by the European Commission…
EU publishes strategic agenda for next 5 years
Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, announced that the European Union (EU) now has "a new Strategic Agenda for the EU…
UPDATED: EU leaders fail to agree over top jobs at Brussels summit
A summit of 28 European Union leaders has ended without an agreement on who should take on the bloc's top jobs. The…
EU delays accession talks with N. Macedonia and Albania
EU ministers have decided to delay opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia. The European Commission last month recommended that accession…
EU finance ministers fail to agree on euro zone budget
European Union finance ministers failed to agree in overnight talks on some of the key features of a future euro zone budget…
Slovak capital to host the new European Labour Authority
The Slovak capital Bratislava on Thursday won the right to host a new European Union agency to oversee the labour market that…
New threat assessment confirms links between counterfeiting and organised crime in the EU
Most criminal activity involving counterfeiting is carried out by increasingly professionalised organised crime networks, which can reap large profits while running relatively…
Merkel calls for ‘comparable minimum wage’ across EU, appeal for equal working conditions within the EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the EU to look into ways to ensure countries have a "comparable" minimum wage. She…