By Ina DimirevaVery small companies could be exempted from having to draw up annual accounts, following approval by the European Parliament of changes to EU accounting rules. Voting in the…
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Researchers and industrialists from Europe and abroad have clinched EUR 18 million in EU support for their collaboration on projects targeting influenza. In total, 52 research institutes and small and…
The ruling, made by the Court in Luxembourg on 29 October, says thatthe protection must be afforded where the only remedy available under national legislation to a worker dismissed during…
(BRUSSELS) – New EU-wide regulations came into force on Wednesday restricting the working week for lorry and coach drivers and requiring longer rest stops.Among the new measures is an obligatory…
(BRUSSELS) – The .eu online domain name is enjoying a runaway success in cyberspace with over 2.5 million registered users during its first year, the European Commission said.Booming demand for…
(BRUSSELS) – Growth in the service sector of the 13 countries that share the euro lost more steam in March but nonetheless remained at a high level, according to a…
Prince of Wales (LONDON) – The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, described as “crazy” European Union legislation which prevents the sale of seeds from old vegetable varieties, in…
(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,…
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…
(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…
