July 9, 2008
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.
June 10, 2008
Shortages bite in Spanish strike
Petrol stations and supermarkets in Spain start running out of supplies, as lorry drivers continue to blockade cities.
June 9, 2008
Spanish hauliers on fuel strike
Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.
Spanish hauliers on fuel strike
Tens of thousands of Spanish lorry drivers are on strike to protest against the soaring price of diesel.