Real Economy

Status check on #InvestEU one year in

‘Tis the season for reflection, so Real Economy host Maithreyi Seetharaman has returned to Brussels to sit down with European Commission Vice

21 December 2015

World News

European Commission breached EU law over chemical rules

The European Commission broke EU Law when it failed to set out the scientific criteria for defining harmful “endocrine disruptor chemicals”

16 December 2015

Europe News

EU seeks to reform digital copyright laws

Politicians have paid lip service to creating a single market in digital services for years. Now, the European Commission says it wants to let

9 December 2015

Europe News

EU eyes 'fairer' competition for aviation sector

The European commission wants to convince Gulf-based airlines to give up alleged subsidies as the EU executive looks to tackle what it believes is

7 December 2015

World News

What is the EU’s drive for a circular economy all about?

The European Commission is set to unveil long-awaited measures on Wednesday, December 2, aimed at boosting the idea of a circular economy in the

27 November 2015

Europe News

Schengen under pressure after terror attacks

Random checks on the French-German border. This could become a more common sight after the bloodshed in Paris two weeks ago. France wants tighter

26 November 2015

Europe News

EU plans tougher gun rules

EU officials on Wednesday unveiled plans that they say will make it more difficult to buy firearms in Europe. It follows talks between governments on

18 November 2015

Europe News

Malta migrant summit: EU leaders unveil Africa fund and debate Turkey deal

Desperately seeking solutions to Europe’s migrant crisis, EU leaders have unveiled an emergency trust fund for Africa. It is part of a bid to combat

12 November 2015

Europe News

Africa trust fund will bring migration and development policies 'closer together'

The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development has told euronews that an emergency trust fund for Africa is aimed at bringing

12 November 2015

World News

Not 'Made in Israel': the row over new EU labelling rules

The European Commission’s (EC) decision that products made in the Palestinian territories should not be labelled “Made in Israel” has infuriated

12 November 2015

Israel

EU sparks row with Israel over settlement made goods labels

A row has erupted between the European Union and Israel over the labelling of products “Made in Israel.” New guidelines mean Israeli producers must

11 November 2015

Europe News

Britain's finance minister talks up EU reforms, as Brussels digests demands

Britain’s finance minister has echoed David Cameron’s confidence that EU reforms can be secured. Speaking in Brussels, George Osborne highlighted

10 November 2015

Economy

Europe Weekly: first migrants relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, the EU's 'moderate' economic recovery and food label warning

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the first group of migrants in Greece is relocated to Luxembourg; and the EU’s economics commissioner comments on

6 November 2015

Economy

Greek parliament approves reform bill

The Greek parliament has approved reforms needed to unlock two billion euros of bailout aid. However several measures still have to be agreed with

6 November 2015

Economy

Asylum seekers 'can boost economy in short term', says European Commission

The European Commission has predicted that the growing number of asylum seekers entering the EU will have a positive impact on growth in due course

5 November 2015

Economy

EU on track for modest economic recovery, says EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici

EU economics commissioner Pierre Moscovici talks to Euronews about the modest economic recovery in the EU and the positive impact of migrants on the European economy.

5 November 2015

Europe News

Protesters blow whistles in Brussels to draw attention to the plight of whistleblowers and press freedom one year after Lux leaks

Activists from Oxfam and Eurodad gathered in Brussels to draw attention to the lack of protection for journalists and whistleblowers in the European Union.

4 November 2015

Europe News

Thousands of refugees enter Slovenia as Ljubljana seeks EU help

More than 12,000 migrants have crossed into Slovenia in the last 24 hours and thousands more are expected. Thousands of refugees, most of them from

22 October 2015

Europe News

EU roasts Starbucks, slams Fiat Chrysler over 'illegal' tax deals

Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler should pay back between 20 and 30 million euros in taxes after the European Commission ruled on Wednesday that illegal

21 October 2015

Economy

Renzi presents Italy's tax-cutting budget

The Italian budget unveiled on Thursday by the prime minister is a mixture of tax cuts and investment that may please the people – and cause rumbles

15 October 2015