People won’t like our future decisions, says Rajoy

Speaking at a press conference, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that the Spanish government will propose a labour market reform, as trade unions and companies failed to reach an [Read more...]

EU concerned about elections as Russia pledges euro support

In a joint press conference, President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on Thursday expressed his concerns over the transparency of the recent Russian elections. “We are concerned about [Read more...]

Belgian unions hold mass protest against austerity measures

Around 50 thousand trade union members marched across Brussels on Friday to protest against austerity measures. In response to the current financial crisis, the newly formed Belgian government agreed last [Read more...]

27th EU-Russia summit delivers no major breakthroughs

The 27th Russia-EU summit wrapped up on Friday in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, with Russian and European Union leaders discussing the recent dispute over Russia’s ban on [Read more...]

WTO says US government subsidies to Boeing are ‘illegal state aid’

Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade welcomes the WTO Panel report published on Thursday which found that about US$ 9 billion in US Federal and State subsidies granted to [Read more...]

WTO says US government subsidies to Boeing are ‘illegal state aid’

Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade welcomes the WTO Panel report published on Thursday which found that about US$ 9 billion in US Federal and State subsidies granted to [Read more...]

ETUC Head John Monks ‘worried’ by contents of Europact

The head of the European Trade Union Confederation, John Monks has said that the contents of the Europact, a re-worked proposal drawn from the joint Merkel Sarkozy “Competitiveness pact” still [Read more...]