Selection process for new European Banking Authority chief branded ‘a joke’
01 Jul Industry & Finance

Selection process for new European Banking Authority chief branded ‘a joke’

Senior German MEP Sven Giegold says that MEPs will only be able to choose from a “one-man” shortlist which also lacks gender balance.
by Martin Banks
S&D leader: Next seven-year EU budget falls short of what’s needed
23 Jul Industry & Finance
S&D leader: Next seven-year EU budget falls short of what’s needed
EU leaders tell Member States it is ‘essential’ to agree on budget and recovery plan at summit
09 Jul Industry & Finance
EU leaders tell Member States it is ‘essential’ to agree on budget and recovery plan at summit
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Frugal Four will back EU budget and recovery plan ‘subject to concessions’
06 Jul Industry & Finance
Anders Fogh Rasmussen: Frugal Four will back EU budget and recovery plan ‘subject to concessions’
Sustainable accounting standards and taxonomy
05 Nov Industry & Finance
Sustainable accounting standards and taxonomy
As the EU sets out to define criteria for what constitutes sustainable economic activity, it must be capable of covering all sectors, writes Sirpa Pietikäinen
Issue 504 | 4 November 2019
04 Nov Industry & Finance
Issue 504 | 4 November 2019
As Valdis Dombrovskis, prepares to take on the role of Commission Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, he tells us why sustainable finance is essential both in safeguarding our planet’s future and making the financial sector a part of the green transition.
What is Direct Selling? PM+
29 Oct Industry & Finance
What is Direct Selling?
Marie Lacroix gives us the lowdown on direct selling and what it means for consumers.
Why the Middle East is fast becoming a hub of artificial intelligence PM+
28 Oct Industry & Finance
Why the Middle East is fast becoming a hub of artificial intelligence
The recent announcement that the world’s first university dedicated to artificial intelligence (AI) will open its doors in Abu Dhabi in 2020 marks the latest move in the Middle East’s growing efforts to become a global tech hub, writes Guy Burton.
Juncker says EU ‘in a better place now than in 2014’ in final speech
25 Oct Industry & Finance
Juncker says EU ‘in a better place now than in 2014’ in final speech
Outgoing European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has ended his mandate on a positive note by describing the bloc as being ‘in a better place now’ than five years ago.
Kicking off the new mandate
23 Oct Industry & Finance
Kicking off the new mandate
Our MEP Awards 2020 host Eva Maydell tells us why it’s important to highlight the work of MEPs and what she expects from the next five years.
Finding common ground Thought Leader
23 Oct Industry & Finance
Finding common ground
Europe and Huawei share common values, writes Abraham Liu.
New opportunities
23 Oct Industry & Finance
New opportunities
The potential of new technologies like 5G should be weighed against possible security risks, a recent conference in the European Parliament was told. Martin Banks reports.
In Conversation with... Abraham Liu In Conversation With…
23 Oct Industry & Finance
In Conversation with... Abraham Liu
Huawei’s Abraham Liu believes we’re on the cusp of the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ – and the leadership for it can come from Europe.
Issue 503 | 21 October 2019
21 Oct Industry & Finance
Issue 503 | 21 October 2019
In our latest issue, Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, tells us why the EU’s emphasis on international cooperation is not only relevant but crucial.
New EU life sciences and biotech strategy would help people and the planet PM+
15 Oct Industry & Finance
New EU life sciences and biotech strategy would help people and the planet
The EU must embrace biotech’s potential to help make Europe the world’s first carbon neutral continent, argues Joanna Dupont Inglis.
EU financial watchdog airs concerns over way some EU funds spent
08 Oct Industry & Finance
EU financial watchdog airs concerns over way some EU funds spent
Klaus-Heiner Lehne, President of the European Court of Auditors, said there had been improvements in the last year but "there continue to be some problems."
Parliament President to meet EU leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
07 Oct Industry & Finance
Parliament President to meet EU leaders in bid to break Brexit deadlock
European Parliament President David Sassoli is meeting key EU leaders this week in an attempt to help resolve the Brexit impasse.
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
30 Sep Industry & Finance
Poland’s commissioner-designate ordered to pay back MEP expenses
Poland’s commissioner-designate Janusz Wojciechowski has been ordered to repay thousands of euros in expenses to the European Parliament from his time as an MEP.
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
30 Sep Industry & Finance
Brexit Party and Lega top bill of MEP ‘highest earners’ report
The UK's Brexit Party and Italian party Lega have the joint highest outside earnings of any national party delegations in the European Parliament.
How cities can lead the sustainability transition PM+
24 Sep Industry & Finance
How cities can lead the sustainability transition
We need to rethink our relationship with nature when building cities, argue Marc Palahí, Stefano Boeri, Maria Chiara Pastore and Vicente Guallart.
Converging ambitions PM+
18 Sep Industry & Finance
Converging ambitions
With Europe facing a shortfall in engineering graduates, remedies are already being put in place, writes Dirk Bochar.
Tips and tricks for MEP assistants
11 Sep Industry & Finance
Tips and tricks for MEP assistants
As the new crop of MEP assistants prepare to become indispensable assets to Parliament’s elected deputies, voices of experience have offered vital advice on how to navigate the political and bureaucratic maze, reports Lorna Hutchinson
Steel is the sustainable packaging choice for the 21st century Sponsored
09 Sep Industry & Finance
Steel is the sustainable packaging choice for the 21st century
Steel is the sustainable packaging choice for the 21st century, writes Alexis van Maercke
Christine Lagarde urges ‘greening’ of EU monetary policy
05 Sep Industry & Finance
Christine Lagarde urges ‘greening’ of EU monetary policy
Christine Lagarde, the candidate to become the next President of the European Central Bank (ECB), has called for a “greening” of EU monetary policy.
Christine Lagarde facing MEP grilling on ECB top job
03 Sep Industry & Finance
Christine Lagarde facing MEP grilling on ECB top job
Christine Lagarde will come under the spotlight in Parliament this week when MEPs question her on her candidacy for the top job at the European Central Bank (ECB).
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent PM+
07 Aug Industry & Finance
The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent
The case of Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, highlights the dangers of lax financial oversight by the EU and its Member States, writes Nervana Mahmoud.
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
02 Aug Industry & Finance
EU ‘too slow to act’ on tax transparency
Former MEP Catherine Stihler says the EU has been “too slow to act” on the “urgent need” for greater tax transparency.
An antidote to fear-based politics? PM+
08 Jul Industry & Finance
An antidote to fear-based politics?
Europe’s new leaders must tackle disinformation, argues EuropaBio’s Beat Späth