European Affairs
EU wide rules on drones published
On 11 June 2019 common European rules on drones, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/945 & Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 , have…
Macron ready to back Merkel for new European Commission President post
French President Emmanuel Macron told Swiss TV station RTS that he would back German Chancellor Angela Merkel for European Commission president. Politico…
Brexit uncertainty hits business confidence in Europe
Uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered a sharp drop in business confidence in Europe over the past six…
Former Italian PM Mario Monti appeals for a different Europe
In an exclusive interview with Euronews former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has said that "we need a different Europe", and warned…
EU drops Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from tax-haven blacklist
European Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels dropped Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from its tax-haven blacklist. The list, now down to 12 countries…
EU leaders not agreeing on process to choose successor to Juncker
European leaders are split over the process for choosing the next president of the European Commission and face stormy negotiations on top…
EU antitrust fines in the pipeline for seven banks
Reuters reports that Barclays, Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, UBS and a small Japanese bank and three other banks are…
Strength in unity: Commission makes recommendations for the EU’s next strategic agenda 2019-2024
Ahead of the meeting of EU27 leaders in Sibiu, Romania, tomorrow, the European Commission is setting out a number of policy recommendations…
Eurozone inflation rate in April beats forecasts
Euro zone inflation surged beyond expectations during the month of April, bring slight relief for the European Central Bank (ECB). Much of…
EBA ends probe of Estonian, Danish regulators over Danske Bank
The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU banking watchdog, terminated an investigation of financial regulators in Estonia and Denmark in relation to…
UK employees work the longest hours in the EU
The British work the longest hours in the EU, but are less productive than those in some other countries according to the…
EU countries back copyright reform
EU member states have given the final approval for copyright reforms in a bid to overhaul its two-decade old copyright rules. The…