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Europe needs Blair’s style of leadership says Mandelson

06.11.09
Lord Mandelson launches last-ditch push for Tony Blair to become EU President as he warns that Brussels needs strong 'leadership' to compete on the global stage... more

Mandelson attacks Europe’s bid to rein in the hedge funds

06.11.09
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson launched a broadside against proposed hedge fund rules from the European Union today, warning they could choke off investment needed to move the region out of recession ... more

David Cameron set to blame Gordon Brown in bid to avoid Treaty criticism

04.11.09
Latest: David Cameron braced for a Eurosceptic backlash as he prepared to rule out a referendum on reclaiming powers from Brussels... more

The Kroes UK’s banks have to bear

04.11.09
The High Street is about to undergo radical change… all thanks to a feisty woman in Brussels ... more

Now we need to see how David Cameron will deal with the EU

04.11.09
Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the Communists from power... more

MP reforms should be implemented in full

04.11.09
Today, Sir Christopher Kelly's report on MPs' expenses, six months in the making, is unveiled... more

Eurostar trains hit by Belgium strike action

03.11.09
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For sale: Three UK banks surplus to requirements

03.11.09
Banking analysis: The Government wants to create three new High Street banks to increase competition in the UK - and today it finally became clear what these banks might look like... more

Tory MPs blast Cameron over Lisbon U-turn

03.11.09
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Ministers had no choice, let's hope this is the end latest cash injection

03.11.09
Are we any further down the road to recovery in the banking industry? Ask me that question in a year's time, when we've finally come to realise the shape of this recession, and I will give you the answer. ... more

Tories 'set to retreat on EU referendum'

02.11.09
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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

Comment: More car boot sale than glamorous auction

02.11.09
Does the European Commission watch Strictly Come Dancing? Because if they did, they might appreciate the two steps forward, one step back nature of what is actually being imposed on the UK this week d ... more

There’s more to business than money

02.11.09
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How Labour has stopped caring what voters think

02.11.09
As my text for the coming week in politics, I pray for an outburst by No 10 enforcer Malcolm Tucker, from the wonderful new series of The Thick of It... 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

EU call for global curb on bankers' mega-pay

17.09.09
European Union leaders will tell the world's largest economies that they must agree on measures to curb bankers' pay and bonuses as part of their plan to overhaul the global financial system... more

Trio in final chase for $1m jackpot

04.09.09
Three athletes have a chance of winning the IAAF's $1million jackpot at the final Golden League meeting of the series in Brussels... more

Brussels sprouts law to make insurance sick

28.07.09
Sherlock Holmes used to talk about a two-pipe problem. The insurance industry is currently grappling with its modern equivalent... more

Brussels sprouts wings

03.06.09
The city centre has been revamped, its bars and shops transformed, and the Magritte Museum has just opened: it's official - Brussels is suddenly hip... more

Brussels: a Euro star

11.05.09
If you thought Brussels was just a dank den of bureaucracy heaving with suits on expenses, think again. Hettie Harvey has a vintage time in the Belgian capital...... 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

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

The cost of Sir Fred's toxic waste

26.02.09
The furore over the £650,000 annual pension package drawn by Sir Fred Goodwin, former boss of RBS, would be perfectly justified at any time after the bank's taxpayer bailout... more

All around the world for £1.4 million

30.12.08
Globetrotting backbench MPs have received £1.4million of free trips in a year - flying first class, staying in five-star hotels and getting a daily cash allowance... more

EU to lower the volume on your iPod

17.10.08
The volume of personal stereos could be turned down by EU safety campaigners who fear they are damaging hearing... more

World summit to write new finance rules within months

15.10.08
A major summit of global leaders will be held within months to rewrite the rules of the world’s financial systems, Gordon Brown has announced... more

Europe eases rules to price toxic assets

15.10.08
Brussels rushed through new accounting rules to help many of Europe's biggest banks avoid reporting yet more huge losses and writedowns in their third-quarter figures... more

Blatter block on foreign owners

07.10.08
Football: Sepp Blatter has called for new rules to control foreign ownership of clubs... more

Steaming Eurostar hails age of the train

14.04.08
Train operator reported staggering 21% surge in passengers in first three months of 2008... more

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