world news Apple and Ireland win appeal against €13 billion EU tax demand The ruling comes as a defeat to Margrethe Vestager made tax crackdowns a key feature of her tenure as the competition commissioner. 15/07/2020
United Kingdom Leicester lockdown unveils the truth about its fast fashion industry Fast fashion and a lockdown boom in online shopping have exacerbated poor working conditions in Leicester and could have helped fuel a local spike in COVID-19 cases. 12/07/2020
Business Line Lifting lockdowns, innovating against COVID and staycation trends Business Line looks at why ending lockdown in the UK may not save some businesses; a Dubai-based initiative to help innovators get their COVID-fighting technologies to market; and, how an unexpected eco-staycation trend in Italy could provide a welcome boost to local business. 03/07/2020
target The price of influence: why brands increasingly favour influencer marketing Target explores how influencers are transforming the world of marketing and PR as we know it. 02/07/2020
Ukraine Ukraine's central bank chief quits over 'political pressure' Yakiv Smolii's resignation is raising concerns about the central bank's independence and the continuation of a much-needed IMF bailout. 02/07/2020
Business EasyJet could cut three UK airport bases as job cuts loom Nearly one in three of easyJet’s pilots in the UK could be facing losing their jobs, as the budget carrier considers closing bases at three airports in the country. 01/07/2020
Business Airbus axes 15,000 jobs amid sector’s 'gravest crisis' Airbus is to cut 15,000 jobs as it faces “the gravest crisis this sector has ever experienced”. 30/06/2020
Business Euronews Debates: COVID-19 'unknown' hangs over tourism, say experts The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to European and international travel, including aviation. Now, as the travel industry re-starts its engines, what challenges does it face in getting travellers on the move again? 25/06/2020
brussels bureau Irish Finance Minister to contest Eurogroup presidency The other contenders are Spain's Nadia Calviño and Luxembourg’s Pierre Gramegna. 25/06/2020
real economy Europe's Accessibility Act: a step in the right direction Real Economy visits Warsaw, Brussels and Hannover to see what's being done to improve accessibility across Europe for people with living with a disability. 24/06/2020
real economy Helping Europe's poor cope with COVID In this episode, Real Economy looks at what impact the coronavirus crisis is having on Europe's most vulnerable, and what the European Union is doing to help them. 03/06/2020
France France promises €8bn to bail out struggling car industry French carmakers have seen a 90% drop off in sales since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. 27/05/2020
target Coronavirus: UAE moves to mitigate economic fallout In this episode, Target looks at what the UAE is doing to cushion the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 22/05/2020
World New Zealand's debt to soar to counter COVID-19. Europe's will too. In the euro area, the debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to jump to 97.4% in 2020 from below 85% in 2019, according to the International Monetary Fund. 14/05/2020
real economy Europe redeploys funding firepower to fight COVID-19 In this episode, Real Economy focuses on how the European Union is redeploying its cohesion policy funds to tackle COVID-19. 13/05/2020
business planet Europe deploys space tech to manage COVID-19 impact Business Planet looks at how Europe is harnessing space-based technologies to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 08/05/2020
