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Kinnock: ‘Flamboyant’ Blair not the president we wanted

20.11.09
Video: European leaders were right to reject Tony Blair’s 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said... more

Tony Blair's supporters admit defeat in bid to win EU presidency

16.11.09
Allies of Tony Blair conced he is unlikely to win his fight to become Europe's first full-time president... more

RBS shares in a tumble as it feels the pain of break-up

02.11.09
Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland tumbled by as much as 17% today after it admitted its break-up ordered by European regulators will be more painful than feared ... more

EC pay back demand a threat to Britain’s pensions industry

27.10.09
Brussels interference over the bond repayment commitments of Britain’s bailed-out banks could cause a crisis in the retirement savings industry, leading pensions groups have warned ... more

RBS set for Euro deal to sell 312 branches

14.10.09
Royal Bank of Scotland is closing in on a deal with the European Commission which will see it hive off 312 English and Welsh branches under the RBS fascia to pass Europe’s state aid rules ... more

BA three-way tie thrown in doubt by EU objections

02.10.09
Hopes for a three-way British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia joint venture were up in the air after European Commission officials said they believe the deal could be anti-competitive ... more

Flight ban on liquids to be lifted... but not at all airports

21.09.09
Air passengers face two years of confusion over how much liquid they can carry in hand luggage... more

Europe warns Lloyds on Halifax

16.09.09
Pressure was mounting on Lloyds Banking Group chief executive Eric Daniels, as regulators in Brussels consider forcing the part-nationalised bank to offload mortgage lender Halifax... more

EU competition probe stalls Oracle's £4.5bn bid for Sun

03.09.09
The £4.5bn takeover of Sun Microsystems by Oracle was put on hold after European regulators launched an in-depth investigation two weeks after their US counterparts approved the deal... more

'Exploding' iPods investigated by European Commission

19.08.09
European Commission has investigated reports that a number of Apple iPods and iPhones have exploded... more

Europe's new bank rules aim to curb risk-takers

13.07.09
New banking rules from Europe would punish banks for paying bonuses that encourage too much risk-taking and force those taking big trading bets to build up a larger buffer of capital... more

Shake-up of Big Pharma to speed generic drugs supply

08.07.09
The European Commission launched a major crackdown on the pharmaceuticals industry, warning that it intends to "intensify its scrutiny" of Big Pharma... more

Mobile phone firms agree to produce common charger

29.06.09
Europe's mass of different mobile phone chargers will be replaced next year by one type... more

Gordon Brown defends City from EU supervision

18.06.09
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is mounting a defence of the City of London against plans for legally-binding EU financial supervision in the wake of the economic crisis... more

EU to probe plans for Vauxhall takeover

15.06.09
A new spanner was thrown in the works of a deal to secure 5000 British jobs at Vauxhall as the European Commission said it is to investigate a takeover deal... more

Time to debate the future of our financial services is now

07.05.09
Politicians invariably behave even more oddly than usual when there is an election looming, and it is useful to bear this simple thought in mind when looking at the raft of proposals emerging from all corners of the European continent for regulation of the financial-services industry... more

EU approves government mortgage support scheme

20.04.09
The European Commission approved a British mortgage support scheme aimed at reducing the number of repossessions likely to occur as a result of the economic downturn... more

British loan guarantee scheme wins EU approval

24.03.09
Britain's plan to offer banks £10 billion of loan guarantees to encourage them to start lending again has won approval from the European Commission... more

Brown calls on G20 to agree deal to help poorer countries

16.03.09
Gordon Brown has launched an impassioned challenge to Barack Obama over free trade, urging for a "support thy neighbour" deal at the London summit... more

Rule change by Brussels on slots puts heat on BAA

13.03.09
London airports group BAA is set to slump deeper into crisis after a key Brussels ruling that could see airlines slash flights to avoid take-off and landing charges... more

Frustration as Russian gas fails to reach Europe

19.01.09
Not a drop of Russian gas was flowing to the EU today, despite a weekend deal between Russia and Ukraine, according to the European Commission... more

EC calls for £170 billion from members to stave off crisis

26.11.08
Economy: Europe stepped up the global fight against recession by calling for a co-ordinated £170 billion rescue package across the Continent ... more

EU demands six weeks of compulsory leave for women after childbirth

19.11.08
Women face being banned from working for six weeks after childbirth under European Commission plans... more

Europe leaders are called to crisis summit in Paris

02.10.08
Deep divisions have opened in Europe over how to tackle the credit crisis... more

Europe clears Ryanair in tickets probe

02.09.08
Ryanair won its latest run-in with the European Commission as it closed its probe into whether the airline broke passengers’ rights when it tried to block off ticket-touting websites... more

EC probe is launched into BA's 3-way tie-up

29.08.08
European anti-monopoly authorities today launched a probe into British Airways' planned tie-up with American Airlines and Spanish carrier Iberia... more

City bosses call for UK to back Lisbon Treaty

18.06.08
Grandees said treaty was "a positive step for business and for Britain" ahead of a House of Lords debate... more

Key adviser piles on the misery for Brown

11.06.08
Top thinktank says economy "scarcely" grew in three months to May, stoking fears of recession... more

Car makers face EU drive for adverts to show emissions

05.06.08
Car advertisements could be forced to carry warnings showing how polluting they are under new EU rules... more

Europe launches full probe into Northern Rock bailout

02.04.08
The European Commission launches a formal investigation into the rescue of Northern Rock... more

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