Economics and finance
European Payment Institutions Federation: Pay it forward
19 December 2019
Europe’s payment sector recently met up to discuss whether the EU’s controversial Interchange Fee Regulation had delivered on its stated objectives. Brian Johnson reports.
In partnership across borders
10 December 2019
Whatever the future UK-EU relationship, the City of London Corporation is determined to become a...
New Commission rubber-stamped by Parliament as climate takes centre stage
27 November 2019
The incoming European Commission led by Ursula von der Leyen has been given the green light by...
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The next chapter
18 November 2019
The senior executives panel at this year’s European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) annual...
Accelerating Green Finance
8 November 2019
Participants at a recent event in Brussels were told that greening the financial system and...
On the threshold of a circular economy
7 November 2019
Innovation will bring us the future we aspire to, if we provide the transparency and freedom needed...
Greening the economy
7 November 2019
As he prepares to take on the role of Commission Vice-President for An Economy that Works for...
Environmental campaigners question EU’s ‘level of ambition’ in tackling climate change
6 November 2019
The critique comes just ahead of the crunch COP25 climate conference in Madrid next month.
A new EU industrial strategy would drive health and growth
5 November 2019
Europe must play to its strengths and pharma is an area of strategic economic and social value...
Parliament President urges Member States to intensify climate change fight
5 November 2019
The appeal by David Sassoli comes ahead of next month’s COP25 climate conference in Madrid.
Sustainable accounting standards and taxonomy
5 November 2019
As the EU sets out to define criteria for what constitutes sustainable economic activity, it must...
Issue 504 | 4 November 2019
4 November 2019
As Valdis Dombrovskis, prepares to take on the role of Commission Vice-President for An...
What is Direct Selling?
29 October 2019
Marie Lacroix gives us the lowdown on direct selling and what it means for consumers.
Juncker says EU ‘in a better place now than in 2014’ in final speech
25 October 2019
Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has ended his mandate on a positive note...
EU financial watchdog airs concerns over way some EU funds spent
8 October 2019
Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the European Court of Auditors, said there had been improvements...
Parliament President to meet EU leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
7 October 2019
European Parliament President David Sassoli is meeting key EU leaders this week in an attempt to...
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
30 September 2019
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros...
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
30 September 2019
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any...
Tips and tricks for MEP assistants
11 September 2019
As the new crop of MEP assistants prepare to become indispensable assets to Parliament’s elected...
Christine Lagarde urges ‘greening’ of EU monetary policy
5 September 2019
Christine Lagarde, the candidate to become the next President of the European Central Bank (ECB),...
Christine Lagarde facing MEP grilling on ECB top job
3 September 2019
Christine Lagarde will come under the spotlight in Parliament this week when MEPs question her on...
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent
7 August 2019
The case of Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial...
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
2 August 2019
Former MEP Catherine Stihler says the EU has been “too slow to act” on the “urgent need” for...
‘Relaunch’ of EU-Morocco relations will boost partnership, says foreign minister
28 June 2019
Morocco’s foreign minister has hailed the “relaunch” of relations with the EU, saying he expects it...
Taxing times
25 June 2019
MEPs must continue to press national governments to take firm action on tax evasion, avoidance and...
World Environment Day: Keeping the SDGs in focus
5 June 2019
The success of the EU in delivering its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commitments depends on...
Citizens take to the streets to encourage EU election voting
20 May 2019
Just ahead of elections to the European Parliament, hundreds of thousands of people across Europe...