(BRUSSELS) – Retailers in the 13 countries sharing the euro saw their sales rise in February as German spending bounced back from a value added tax hike the previous month,…
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New implementing rules for EU funds, set up today by the European Commission, will simplify access to EU funding and cut associated administrative burdens, particularly for smaller businesses.For the first…
CRLs are analytical laboratories designated by Community directives and regulations. They are an integral part of European risk management system. The mission of the Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements…
(BRUSSELS) – Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat expressed optimism Tuesday that the economic isolation of the northern third of the divided island could be over by the end of…
What is a cartel?It is an illegal secret agreement concluded between competitors to fix prices, restrict supply and/or divide up markets. The agreement may take a wide variety of forms…
(BRUSSELS) – The European Commission is to propose next week lifting minimum diesel taxes to discourage hauliers from tanking up in EU countries with the lowest rates, according to a…
(CAPE TOWN) – The European Union announced on Wednesday it would hand over 980 million euros (1,275 million dollars) to the South African government in the next seven years to…
(LONDON) – Turkey sales in Britain remain largely unaffected by the discovery of lethal Asian-strain bird flu on a farm, with the public taking the latest health scare in their…
(BRUSSELS) – The European Commission is next week to launch a wide debate on increasing smoke-free areas throughout the bloc, holding up as examples countries like Ireland where the public…
(SOFIA) – Former communist states Bulgaria and Romania celebrated Monday their New Year’s accession to the European Union even as new EU president Germany warned that painful reforms were still…
