The European Parliament gave the final green light Tuesday to the first ever EU standards for the breeding, housing, traceability, import and handling of cats and dogs.
The revised payment services directive, adopted Monday by the EU Commission, is designed to provide consumers with more convenient and innovative payment solutions,…
Wind power (COPENHAGEN) – The EU and most of its Member States are on track to reach their 2020 targets on renewable energy and energy efficiency, but increases in energy…
The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation Monday into whether Spain’s environmental incentive for coal power plants – to meet…
European health services (BRUSSELS) – Only 3 per cent of EU countries’ health budgets is spent on prevention, with 80 per cent spent on treatment of diseases, the EU Commission…
Photo Exaktime (BRUSSELS) – Employment levels and value added in Europe’s smaller businesses rose for the third consecutive year in 2016, exceeding 2008 levels for the first time since the…
New EU rules on online shopping, provisionally agreed by the EU institutions Monday, mean that online buyers of goods or services from another…












