Europe News

EU officials tells governments to keep promises on migration

A top European Commission official has said that EU countries need to keep the promises they’ve made to help refugees and migrants. Governments

14 October 2015

Hungary

Brussels wants Hungary's answers over migrants crackdown

13 October 2015

World News

"Code Week": eight reasons to brush up your computer skills

The EU has set up "Code Week" to celebrate and promote the basics of computer science.

13 October 2015

World News

EU officials 'hiding meetings' with tobacco industry lobbyists

EU officials have been concealing meetings with tobacco industry lobbyists, a watchdog has found. European Ombudsman Emma O’Reilly told the European

5 October 2015

Economy

EU unveils plans for a 'capital markets union'

The EU has unveiled a new plan to encourage companies to tap difference sources of investment. The European Commission says firms rely too heavily on

30 September 2015

World

Timmermans: refugee crisis has only just begun

At the UN headquarters in New York global leaders have been discussing the urgent issues including the Syrian refugee crisis, human rights and new

30 September 2015

World News

Refugees heading to Europe? I'd do the same, says EU Commissioner

EU Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans has been recounting his experience of meeting migrants and discussing their plight. He has been

29 September 2015

Europe News

EU proposes 'trade court' to settle disputes

It’s one of the most controversial free trade deals in recent history. Opponents of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment says it puts the interests

16 September 2015

Europe News

EU mulls fresh migrant plan after Germany brings back border controls

EU interior ministers were set to meet in Brussels on Monday after Germany’s decision to reintroduce border controls on its frontier with Austria

14 September 2015

Europe

EU's Juncker urges governments to accept refugee quota plan

National governments must accept binding quotas to relocate asylum seekers if they are to tackle the EU’s refugee crisis, European Commission chief

9 September 2015

World News

EU announces agricultural aid after farmers descend on Brussels

European agriculture ministers have announced a €500m aid package for farmers hit hard by plummeting prices. When farmers gathered to protest in

8 September 2015

World

Exclusive: Mediterranean deaths are changing attitudes to migration crisis, says EU commissioner

An increasing number of migrants are making their way into Europe through the Western Balkans. What challenges does this pose for the transit

2 September 2015

Germany

Migration: Merkel holds off on emergency EU summit

Angela Merkel has held off on calling an emergency EU summit on migration. The issue was top of the agenda during talks with Danish Prime Minister

28 August 2015

World News

Varying reactions around Europe to new migrant wave

As Europe struggles to cope with a surge in the number of migrants, the European Commission has approved 2.4 billion euros of aid over six years for

11 August 2015

Europe News

Schäuble wants EU Commission oversight role reduced

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble wants the European Commission stripped of some of its key oversight roles – a move he says will safeguard

30 July 2015

Europe News

Disneyland Paris overcharging foreign visitors, says EU

Disney is once again under fire from European regulators – this time for overcharging visitors to its only European theme park – Disneyland Paris

29 July 2015

Iran

EU foreign policy chief in Iran for discussions on implementing nuclear deal

After striking the agreement, now comes another tough part: how to win support around the world and implement the accord effectively. The European

28 July 2015

Greece

Crucial bailout talks begin in Greece

Talks to pave the way for Greece’s third bailout are underway, with officials from its international creditors on the ground in Athens. The

28 July 2015

United Kingdom

EU must act over shock study on diesel fume deaths - campaigners

24 July 2015

Business Planet

High flyers: how to succeed in the satellite navigation sector

The burgeoning world of navigation and satellite applications offers a wide and lucrative range of opportunities for SMEs. To help European

24 July 2015