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How will Brexit affect parcel delivery between the UK and Europe? — 19 September 2017, 18:32 CET

Brexit will affect almost every business, including parcel delivery services. Sending a parcel between the UK and Europe will no longer be as simple as dropping it off at the post office for a small fee. In fact, shipping costs are estimated to rise by 30 per cent.

How Useful Is European Segmentation in iGaming Trends? — 18 September 2017, 18:49 CET

The beauty of iGaming as an industry is the international appeal that can be created around almost any new site.

How Has Brexit Affected the Construction Industry? — 14 September 2017, 12:59 CET

We're all aware of the outcome of the historic EU referendum, but what you might not know is the continuing effects of the Brexit result and the challenges that small businesses have gone on to face as a result.

How to Reduce Your Online Marketing Costs — 09 September 2017, 19:01 CET

Do you want to make your marketing budget go further? Unfortunately, many businesses and individuals who have an online presence waste a lot of money on their online marketing activities. However, there are many ways you can address this issue, including the tips mentioned below.

What EU Companies Can Learn from Last Month's WireX Malware Attack — 08 September 2017, 11:04 CET

This past year has increased awareness regarding how companies are vulnerable towards hacker attacks, as the world – and especially Europe and Ukraine in the case of the recent Petya attack – have experienced a series of sophisticated and widespread ransomware attacks.

WEEE Forum and EucoLight raise concerns about WEEE compliance of online retailers — 08 September 2017, 00:19 CET

At a seminar on 13 September 2017 in Brussels, the WEEE Forum and EucoLight, two European trade associations that speak for e-waste producer responsibility organisations, will facilitate a high-level debate around the compliance of online retail platforms with EU e-waste (WEEE) legislation and ways to address free-riding behaviour among online sellers.

First generation biofuels are just as sustainable as second generation – both show significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions — 07 September 2017, 23:37 CET

A comprehensive sustainability assessment carried out by nova-Institute shows that first generation bioethanol is as advantageous as second generation bioethanol for a feasible climate strategy. The results clearly indicate that the systematic discrimination against first generation biofuels of the current Commission proposal is in no way founded on scientific evidence. It would be counterproductive to further lower the share of first generation fuels in the EU’s energy mix.

EuroCommerce: protectionism, Europe's greatest challenge — 06 September 2017, 23:12 CET

Speaking at the Finnish Commerce Federation conference in Helsinki today on trends in retail and wholesale, EuroCommerce Director-General Christian Verschueren highlighted the challenges facing the sector due to a rising tide of protectionism worldwide and within Europe:

Google and Bertelsmann fund 75,000 new Udacity scholarships across Europe — 06 September 2017, 23:04 CET

Google and Bertelsmann announced Tuesday that they are to fund 75,000 scholarships through Udacity to provide free technology education to residents of Europe and beyond. The launch builds on the success of last year’s programme, where 70,000 people applied for 10,000 Udacity scholarships.

How to Plan for Self-Employment After Brexit — 06 September 2017, 00:09 CET

Another day and another Brexit headline is written and recently, many of those headlines have addressed discussions on the rights of EU and UK citizens, post-Brexit. What will Brexit mean for the rights of EU nationals living and working in the UK, along with Britons living and working across the European Union. And, among those rights are those of self-employed workers.

PNR: EU Court rules that draft EU-Canada air passenger data deal is unacceptable — 15 August 2017, 20:51 CET

On 26 July 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that the EU/Canada deal on collection of air travellers' data and sharing it breaches European law. This is the third time that the European Court has ruled against arrangements for mandatory storage of personal data.

Euro Area Business Confidence Falters Despite Upbeat Economy — 15 August 2017, 16:16 CET

While the latest news on the European Union's (EU) economic situation is improving, unfortunately, the same can't be said for the confidence of businesses operating in the EU. Recent data from the European Commission shows that although sentiment over the EU economy continues to improve, businesses are a little less sanguine.

How Will Brexit Impact on Wealth Management Services in Europe? — 08 August 2017, 18:08 CET

While it is early days in the Brexit negotiations, it is fair to surmise that the UK have been pressed onto the back foot by their EU counterparts.

EuroCommerce warns on rising tide of protectionism — 25 July 2017, 18:24 CET

The IMF has issued its latest six-monthly World Economic Outlook, which again marked a continued shift towards protectionism in advanced economies.

Press release on the Interim Report of the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance — 21 July 2017, 00:09 CET

The members of the Global Green Finance Council (GGFC) support the transition to a sustainable economy and, during a recent meeting, welcomed the interim report of the European Commission's High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on sustainable finance. The financial sector can indeed play a key role in this transition especially by enabling the mobilisation and allocation of the considerable capital that will be required to finance it.

Commission commits to create long-awaited social package in aviation with ETF and ECA — 20 July 2017, 22:35 CET

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the European Cockpit Association (ECA) met with the Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and the Employment Commissioner Marianne Thyssen for talks on the many and diverse social challenges facing the hundreds of thousands of aviation professionals they represent. Following those discussions, ETF and ECA warmly welcome the joint commitment made by the Commissioners to deliver a social package for aviation in 2018 and to bring the Juncker Commission’s social pillar to life in the aviation sector.

GlassFibreEurope calls on industry's value chain to support the continuation of duties against illegal Dumping of Open Mesh Fabric from China — 20 July 2017, 15:26 CET

GlassFibreEurope, the European Glass Fibre Producers Association (APFE) and Tech-Fab Europe (TFE), have called on all actors in the glass fibre value chain to stand united in the fight against illegal trade practises by China.

Germany abstained in vote on import of new genetically engineered soybeans — 17 July 2017, 13:01 CET

In the vote on import approval for a new variety of genetically engineered soybeans in Brussels on 12 July, Germany was the only country which abstained.

Copyright votes in CULT and ITRE: Filtering, blocking & half-baked compromises — 14 July 2017, 12:05 CET

On 11 July, two Committees in the European Parliament voted on their Opinions on European Commission's proposal for a Copyright Directive: the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) and the Committee onIndustry, Research and Energy (ITRE).

EU Commission decides to take Poland to court for failing to protect Bialowieza Forest — 13 July 2017, 23:57 CET

WWF applauds today's decision by the European Commission to take Poland to European Court of Justice because of the increased logging in the Bialowieza Forest in breach of EU law.

Copa and Cogeca, CELCAA and FoodDrinkEurope welcome political agreement on EU- Japan trade deal — 06 July 2017, 21:48 CET

Copa and Cogeca, CELCAA and FoodDrinkEurope welcome the announcement made at today´s EU-Japan Summit on the 'in principle' agreement of an EU-Japan trade agreement, saying that an ambitious trade deal will have a significant positive impact on both economies.

MEPs call for EU strategy on Sustainable Development Goals — 06 July 2017, 17:05 CET

The European Parliament today called on the Commission to produce an EU implementation strategy for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to analyse the gaps in policies that could impact their achievement.

Biggest EU investors are partly aligned with Paris Agreement, but more efforts needed — 05 July 2017, 23:01 CET

The EU's biggest investors are partly aligned with the Paris agreement's climate target of keeping global warming well under 2°C but still invest too much in coal, the first ever such analysis, carried out by WWF, shows.

Circular Economy Package: EucoLight calls on the European Institutions to secure clear and binding extended producer responsibility (EPR) requirements — 03 July 2017, 23:30 CET

The final step of the adoption of the EU Waste legislative package is in the informal Trilogue phase. The European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission are finalising the text of the proposal to amend the Directive on Waste. This proposal includes minimum extended responsibility requirements.

Still no solution regarding patents on plants and animals — 29 June 2017, 23:30 CET

The 38 Contracting States of the European Patent Office (EPO) at their meeting in The Hague decided to strengthen prohibitions in European patent law in regard to the breeding of plants and animals.