Photo Daimler Chrysler (LUXEMBOURG) – EU environment ministers reached agreement Wednesday on a proposed regulation to set stricter CO2 emission standards for new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.The result…
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Photo Lars Curfs (LUXEMBOURG) – Ministers agreed to allow EU states to apply reduced, ‘super-reduced’ or zero VAT rates to electronic publications Tuesday, thereby allowing alignment of VAT rules for…
EU finance ministers agreed Tuesday on new rules to exchange more information and boost cooperation on criminal VAT fraud, as…
Photo © European Union (SALZBURG) – EU leaders at a summit Thursday rejected the ‘Chequers plan’ of UK prime minister Theresa May, saying its framework for…
Juncker – Photo EU Council (BRUSSELS) – “Appreciate your allies, after all you don’t have that many,” EU Council president Tusk told US president Trump Tuesday,…
Kurz – Photo EU Council (VIENNA) – “A Europe that protects” is the motto of the Austrian presidency of the Council of the EU, which the…
Photo EU Council (BRUSSELS) – The EU summit agreed Friday to strengthen European solidarity in face of the migration crisis, calling for further measures to stem…
Renewable energy (LUXEMBOURG) – EU states gave the green light Wednesday to a provisional agreement on the revision of the renewable energy directive, with a headline target of 32% energy…
EU ministers decided to extend sanctions against Russia for another year Monday, as the EU continued to punish Russia for the illegal…
Trump – Photo EU Council (CHARLEVOIX) – World leaders apart from U.S. president Donald Trump committed at the G7 summit in Canada this weekend to fight…
