Europe News

Juncker "in perfect health"

The European Commission has been forced to deny rumours that its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, is unwell and often absent from work.

21 April 2015

European Union

Europe Weekly: Google back in spotlight over 'abuse' of market dominance

In this edition of Europe Weekly, Google is under pressure as EU anti-trust officials look to charge the US firm with abuse of market dominance; NGOs

17 April 2015

World News

EU probes Google for 'favouring' its own products in search results

The EU is investigating Google for favouring its own products in search results. In one of the highest profile cases of its kind in recent years, the

15 April 2015

World News

Lobbying a 'key corruption risk facing Europe', claims report

15 April 2015

Europe News

European airlines mull cockpit rule changes after Germanwings crash

Following the Germanwings crash, a number of European airlines have changed their rules so that two people are in the cockpit of their planes at all

27 March 2015

European Union

Europe Weekly: Europe rocked by Germanwings crash

27 March 2015

Europe News

EU's Juncker warns Greece again

European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker has again warned Greece to do more on reform. The head of the EU executive was speaking at a joint

18 March 2015

Europe News

EU unveils tax transparency plans

The EU has unveiled a new bill that aims to create greater transparency on tax in Europe. The proposed legislation comes after a series of

18 March 2015

Greece

EU's Juncker fires warning to Greece on debt talks

Brussels has warned the Greek government that it needs to make more progress in tough negotiations on financial aid with its creditors. European

13 March 2015

European Union

Europe Weekly: Creditors despair as Greek drama drags on

13 March 2015

Europe News

Defence experts cool on Juncker's EU army scheme

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several

9 March 2015

Europe

Germany's Merkel rebuffs talk of new Greek bailout

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday downplayed talk of a third Greek bailout. Speaking

4 March 2015

Europe News

EU will hit Russia with tougher sanctions if Ukraine truce fails, Merkel says

The EU is ready to Russia with tougher sanctions if a ceasefire deal brokered last month is seriously violated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said

4 March 2015

Europe News

EU officials set sights on new drone directive

EU officials want to set up a legal framework to govern the use of drones, amid safety and security concerns. The European Commission is collecting

2 March 2015

France

EU lets France off the hook again for breaching spending rules

France has been let off the hook yet again for breaking EU spending rules. Paris has breached an EU mandated budget deficit target of three percent

25 February 2015

Greece

Greece delivers economic reform plans as part of bailout extension

Greece has sent a list of economic reform plans to the International Monetary Fund and European institutions, according to Reuters, citing a source

24 February 2015

Hungary

Orban loses 'supermajority' in Hungary parliament

A by-election in Hungary has dealt a blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban who’s faced accusations of being power hungry. His governing Fidesz party

23 February 2015

Europe News

EU extends Mediterranean rescue mission until 2015

Faced with an influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa, the EU has extended its rescue mission off the Italian coast until the end of 2015

19 February 2015

Greece

Greece : PM looks set to ask for a six month loan and vote on a new president

Greece intends to ask for a six month extension of its loan agreement with the eurozone today but ministers stressed it would not be the same as the

17 February 2015

World

Jyrki Katainen says reform is as vital as economic stimulus

Greece dominates the headlines when it comes to the European economy. But the story is bigger than that. It is also about growth and getting people

13 February 2015