Business and competition

German business sentiment sours amid gas-shortage fears

June 24, 2022 10:58 am

The results come a day after Berlin warned of a high risk to long-term gas supply shortages.

UK trade department ghosts business over tariff cut requests

June 24, 2022 5:00 am

The proposals the government requested were met with silence.

UK trade secretary set to extend controversial steel protections

June 23, 2022 2:23 pm

Steel industry welcomes ‘right result’ but role of trade watchdog under scrutiny.

Eurozone economic growth shows ‘signs of faltering,’ says key business survey

June 23, 2022 10:51 am

The PMI survey of 5,000 companies is considered one the most reliable leading indicators for economic growth.

A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

June 23, 2022 6:00 am

With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.

Ukraine: When hope and history rhyme

June 23, 2022 4:03 am

Ukraine has made a choice. In choosing to fight against autocracy and aggression, it has decided for Europe. Now it’s on us to respond.

The end of Macronism

June 23, 2022 4:00 am

A poor performance in this week’s parliamentary election has brought French President Emmanuel Macron back to earth.

EU champion Airbus has deep links to Chinese military industrial complex, report says

June 22, 2022 9:50 pm

The planemaker has key manufacturing facilities in China and its local CEO is a member of the Communist Party.

Smugglers’ secrets: How Russia can beat EU sanctions

June 21, 2022 8:59 pm

It’s only a matter of time before Russia starts pulling tricks on ships at sea and sending goods via friendly countries to avoid and evade sanctions.

EU moves toward Russian lobbyist ban

June 21, 2022 6:41 pm

Russian representatives will be suspended from the transparency register, as Council of EU takes action.

German exports to Russia drop by half in May

June 21, 2022 9:26 am

Russia ranked 10th among export destinations outside the EU in May.

Strikes, slowdowns and stoppages: Europe’s travel chaos

June 20, 2022 7:24 pm

Workers are angry over pay, companies are surprised by the bounce-back in travel while stranded passengers fume.

Hungary’s tax veto leaves EU adrift and Bruno Le Maire burned

June 17, 2022 1:51 pm

A tax deal was a top priority for the French Presidency.

On the farms and high streets of Northern Ireland, the protocol is more than a political row

June 17, 2022 4:00 am

Boris Johnson’s latest plan for Brexit divides opinion, once again, down sectarian lines.

India takes WTO hostage as key talks drag into overtime

June 15, 2022 7:04 pm

First major WTO meeting in five years is at risk of failure, diplomats fear.

What’s wrong with the GDPR?

June 15, 2022 5:52 pm

European Data Protection Supervisor Wojciech Wiewiórowski wants Brussels to break the silence on flawed enforcement of the bloc’s flagship privacy rulebook.

EU launches legal action over UK’s Northern Ireland Brexit bill

June 15, 2022 11:45 am

EU takes aim at UK legislation which would let it ignore parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol.

Beyond the Brexit sound and fury, a legal quagmire awaits

June 14, 2022 11:54 pm

The EU is about to trigger a lengthy legal process to bring Britain back in line with the Brexit deals.

Crypto industry fears regulatory backlash over lending crisis

June 14, 2022 3:45 pm

The meltdown of Celsius Network has rattled crypto companies already on high alert.

Apple’s privacy rules targeted by German competition watchdog

June 14, 2022 11:39 am

Regulator fears tech giant’s move to clamp down on user-tracking could have anti-competitive effects.

Apple’s dating-app payment conditions now ‘in line,’ Dutch regulator says

June 11, 2022 1:02 pm

App Store operator unveiled latest changes to payments mechanism late Friday.

Google gets UK antitrust probe into app payments

June 10, 2022 12:05 pm

CMA will probe Google’s requirement for apps to use Google’s own payment system.

Amazon nears pact to end EU’s most advanced antitrust probe

June 10, 2022 4:02 am

Shutting down the three-year probe lets Amazon dodge a fine and hands Vestager a victory by extracting changes without much effort.

Meet the Trade Remedies Authority, the UK watchdog in a political storm

June 9, 2022 8:08 pm

The Trade Remedies Authority is in the headlines after Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser quit. Here’s what you need to know about the trade watchdog.

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