Spain, France oppose EU ban on fisheries discards

Fisheries ministers on Monday met in Brussels to discuss a make or break EU ban on fish discards. Activists and many member states want European boats to stop throwing back [Read more...]

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With Greek rescue approved, Eurozone focus shifts to Spain

Eurozone finance ministers on Monday approved a second bail-out fund of130 billion euros for Greece. The deal comes after Greece managed to secure the biggest debt writedown in history. In [Read more...]

EU wants tougher rules on confiscating criminal profits

The European Commission on Monday proposed a new set of rules to make it easier to strip criminals from profits they make on their crimes. At the moment, only 1% [Read more...]

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EU wants ‘right to be forgotten’

The European Commission on Wednesday presented a new “comprehensive” reform on data protection rules. This to replace the current laws that came into force back in 1995. Brussels wants to [Read more...]

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EU presents e-petition project

The European Commission is gearing up to launch an ambitious plan that seeks to make the European Union more democratic. From the 1st of April, any citizen of a member [Read more...]

Boardrooms need quota for women, says EU’s Reding

The European Commission said on Monday it’s working on a new law to get more women into top management jobs in Europe. Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding launched a public [Read more...]

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EU fiscal pact proves euro is irreversible, say Barroso and Van Rompuy

Speaking in the final EU Summit press conference, president of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday said that the new fiscal treaty signed by 25 member states is [Read more...]

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