This week, COP29 begins in Azerbaijan; finance ministers discuss the EU’s annual budget for 2025; and MEPs hold a plenary session on EU-US relations, EU summits, deforestation and COP 29.

— last modified 15 January 2014 Comprehensive rules to govern financial markets were agreed informally by negotiators for Parliament and the Council of Ministers on 14 January. These rules are…

— last modified 24 October 2013 A new standard VAT return, which could cut costs for EU businesses by up to EUR 15 billion a year, is proposed by the…