EU Member States should grant standard social protection, including at least 14 weeks’ maternity leave allowance, for self-employed women and for wives or life partners of self-employed workers, says the…
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On Tuesday, MEPs approved the EU’s new energy efficiency legislation for buildings, which will help consumers to cut their energy bills and the EU as a whole to hit its…
The European Commission wants to haul EU fishing limits back to sustainable levels in 2011, in line with recommendations made by science experts.The Commission published its report launching discussions on…
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of NWR Energy by Dalkia Ceská republika, two Czech companies active in the energy sector.The Commission concluded that…
Spain set up a pilot project on Thursday that will help travellers move faster through border crossing points within the European Union, through the use of an automated identification and…
Euro-MPs want to promote female entrepreneurship and are proposing new rules to bridge the gender gap for self-employed workers and their partners and to ensure everyone has social protection.MEPs want…
By Leo GasteenIn an opinion given on 11 May 2010 Advocate General Trstenjak has ruled that a levy on private copies may be imposed on digital equipment, devices and media…
EUbusiness Week 489 top stories: US economic worries spark calls for swift eurozone action; EU wants to vet national budgets; EU seeks unconditional talks with US over Boeing-Airbus; Brazil, India…
The EU’s forthcoming Research and Innovation Strategy for Europe will focus on the major societal challenges, have a broad definition of ‘innovation’ and seek to remove bottlenecks to the flow…
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under EU State aid rules into capital injections destined to two subsidiaries of state owned company Elan Skupina in Slovenia.The Slovenian authorities…
