Belgian Foreign Minister: EU credibility on the line over Gaza
Jack Schickler
Brussels bemoans its capital market 'Cinderella'
The EU wants to expand funding sources for small business – but even as new listing rules are finalised, its architects admit all’s not going to plan.
MEPs probe preparations, Russian links in hunt for new laundering agency site
For the first time, the EU is using public hearings to decide where to locate an agency
Lawmakers call for banks to check client sustainability
The financial sector needs a separate law to impose environmental and human rights obligations after being excluded from a December deal, says a draft seen by Euronews.
Which city will host the prized new anti-money laundering agency?
Nine candidates from Madrid to Riga will present their case at a grueling 12-hour hearing next week.
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Banks show ‘staggering’ misalignment with green transition, ECB says
Supervisors are worried about the solvency of polluting lenders, and have threatened fines or capital charges.
New space launcher policy pledge after Ariane failure
Reliance on US tech to get into orbit is causing jitters, as the prospect of a second Trump presidency gets closer.
Apple, under Brussels pressure, agrees to open up iPhone payments
Banks and other rivals had complained the dominance of Apple Pay was anti-competitive.
Lawmakers look to new anti-money laundering law to repair EU’s poor reputation
Rules agreed overnight will ban large cash transactions and apply to major football clubs
Europe scrambles to finalise new fiscal rules after lawmaker vote
Twitchy bond markets and upcoming elections mean the clock is ticking for controversial new EU deficit laws.
Lawmakers close in on deal to tackle football’s dirty money
A new EU law set to be agreed Wednesday may mean extra checks for major football clubs, and curbs on cash usage
Google’s €2.4 bn shopping bill should stand, top legal opinion says
Record-breaking antitrust fines were justified as the search engine promoted its own services, Advocate General Juilane Kokott said
European asset managers greener than Americans, study finds
The green-finance gulf between EU investors and US rivals such as BlackRock is widening, a campaign group says
The EU’s anti-tax avoidance campaign delivered, just not in court
High profile competition cases against Apple and Starbucks have raised awareness and added to political pressure, despite legal setbacks, Euronews was told
UK hails post-Brexit finance deal with Switzerland
London financiers have largely lost access to EU markets, but the UK says its recognition of Swiss banking and asset management rules is 'ground-breaking'
Yanukovych sanctions unaffected by court judgment, EU says
Restrictions remain in place on the former Ukrainian president who’s accused of supporting Putin, despite a legal ruling yesterday in his favour
Ex-Ukrainian President Yanukovych removed from sanctions list
The news comes as EU courts upheld measures taken against Roman Abramovich as retaliation for Russia’s war
Bank lending favours polluting sectors, ECB study finds
Supervisors mull extra capital charges or even daily fines on lenders that don’t clean up their act
Plans to tax Airbnb, Uber stutter
The online holiday rental service has cut a deal with Italian authorities, but a wider reform of EU tax rules is stuck
Judges uphold Amazon’s sweetheart Luxembourg tax deal
EU antitrust authorities had argued the e-commerce giant gained an unfair advantage when it saved €250m through its complex corporate structure
Anti-money laundering talks collapse amid rifts on football
Legislators have agreed on the shape of a new money laundering agency — but not its location, nor the rulebook it will follow
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