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Improving competitiveness through regulatory reform. The EU summit on 30 January focused on competitiveness, growth and job creation (“A different kind of response?”, 2-8...

There are big differences between the EU and the UK. The two Unions considered in “Britain's anti-Unionists” (19-25 January) are vastly different. The United Kingdom is...

Greek parties expected to reach agreement on austerity measures tonight. The finance ministers of the eurozone are to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow night (9 February) to...

Discussions to start on intra-corporate transfers and MEPs want rules to be ‘family-friendly'. Rules to make it easier for companies to transfer thousands of non-European...

The little-known banker who will lead Bosnia. It has taken Bosnia's politicians 16 months of fighting to form a government. After so long, one could be forgiven for assuming...

One big happy family at the EEAS? Whisper this very, very softly, but the members of the EU's diplomatic corps might one day soon – 15 months after its formation – find...

Report says that gains made by the Single Market Act – will not claw back all the losses caused by the crisis. National industry ministers and European Union policy-makers...

Why both countries seem to be loosing their grip reality. It is becoming hard to tell whether it is Germany or Greece that has the looser grip on reality. The revelation at...

Only the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom say they will not join; non-euro countries to attend at least one annual eurozone meeting.

Commission president says €82bn in unspent structural funds should be used to create jobs and help business. José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European...

Deal on treaty for permanent eurozone bail-out expected; leaders to discuss growth and jobs. EU leaders meeting in Brussels today will approve a permanent eurozone bail-out...

Sweden and Finland may not be members of NATO, but the alliance should call on their help. Defending its European members used to be NATO's main task. Now it is all but...

Pro-European candidates reach second round of Finnish election. Sauli Niinistö is the favourite to become Finland's next president, after the former finance minister won...

Hands up who's looking forward to their performance review? European Commission officials in the EU's delegations abroad are for the first time since the launch of the...

A low-key venue for a Commission seminar. Never let it be said that the European Commission isn't feeling the pinch in these tough economic times. The college of...

Government set to change banking legislation to comply with EU and IMF demands. The Hungarian government is expected to propose changes to its central banking legislation in...

General Patrick de Rousiers of France has been appointed chair of the EU's military committee for a three-year term. He is currently the inspector general of the French...

European commissioner says more savings are needed in administrative spending plans for 2013. Janusz Lewandowski, the European commissioner for financial programming and...

Finance ministers to debate enhanced budgetary surveillance proposal. National finance ministers are to hold their first discussion on the latest set of economic governance...

Draft treaty says future eurozone bail-outs will be conditional on signing up to the fiscal union treaty. Eurozone countries will only be eligible for aid from the permanent...