July 17, 2008
EU seeks key deal on fruit trade
Failure to agree on tropical fruit exports to the EU would put a global trade deal at risk, the European Commission warns.
July 16, 2008
EU moves to free up music rights
A decision by EU regulators is set to break national monopolies on music downloads and performance rights.
July 9, 2008
EU reclaims misspent farm funds
The European Commission tells Italy, the UK and seven other EU states to return 410m euros in misspent farm subsidies.
Euro MPs get tough on airline ads
MEPs move to ban air ticket ads that do not include hidden taxes and charges, in an EU crackdown on misleading cheap fares.
July 7, 2008
EU plans tax cuts for local firms
The European Commission proposes cutting VAT rates for a wide range of local service businesses, including restaurants and builders.
July 6, 2008
French set to shell out more for snails
The price of that French delicacy the snail is set to soar because of foreign suppliers' rising wages.
July 3, 2008
Five to face Concorde crash trial
A US airline and five people are to be tried for manslaughter over the 2000 Concorde crash, French judicial officials say.
July 2, 2008
EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson accuses French President Nicolas Sarkozy of undermining him.
June 12, 2008
Spain’s PM warns striking drivers
The Spanish PM promises "zero tolerance" of violence from lorry drivers striking over rising fuel prices.
June 11, 2008
Two dead in Europe fuel protests
Two lorry drivers are killed in fuel protests in Spain and Portugal as strikes over rising diesel prices continue.