Company restructuring in EU made easier

Image Pixabay (BRUSSELS) – The EU Council adopted Monday a Directive on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions providing harmonised procedures for companies to merge, divide or move within the EU…

New labelling for European tyres to save energy

Photo Angie Harms (BRUSSELS) – A new tyre labelling scheme for car and trucks, provisionally agreed Wednesday by EU institutions, aims to increase consumer awareness and fuel savings, improve safety…

Gender gap could hold back expected R&D surge: report

Image Pixabay (LONDON) – Complacency over gender diversity could be an important factor in holding back an expected global surge in research and development activity, according to new research published…

Go-ahead for 13 new EU defence projects

Radar defence (BRUSSELS) – EU defence ministers gave the go-ahead Tuesday to an updated list of 13 new projects to be undertaken under the EU’s new ‘Permanent Structured Cooperation’ defence…