Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
European Union: Accounting Directive to make multinational companies more transparent
Although an amendment was proposed in 2016 to the Accounting Directive to make multinational companies more transparent, it is still stuck in the EU pipeline …
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European Union: New EU regulation on the free flow of non-personal data
The GDPR’s “younger brother” (Regulation 2018/1807) is now in force …
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European Union: Directive on the transparency of working conditions
The Council of Ministers has now approved a new Directive on the transparency of working conditions …
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European Union: Low work intensity (LWI) for adults of households
Which countries in the EU have the highest proportion of households that have just been left behind as the rest of their economies grew? Let us look at the latest figures (2017) for low work intensity (LWI) for adults of households …
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European Union: How quickly countries in Europe recovered from the last recession?
As we face the prospect of a recession once again, it is instructive to look back to how quickly countries in Europe recovered from the last recession …
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European Union: Work-life Balance Directive enters into force
The EU Work-Life Balance Directive has now been adopted and must be implemented by 2022 in EU member states …
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European Union: Unemployment rate holds steady
Although there is every sign that economic activity is slowing around the world, there is no sign yet in Europe of any overall jump in unemployment data …
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European Union: Parliament approves draft Whistleblowing Directive
The draft EU Directive on the protection of whistleblowers now awaits final approval by the Council of Ministers and, once approved, EU member states will then have two years to incorporate its requirements into domestic legislation …
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European Union: Annual monitoring cycle
The European Commission is currently considering the establishment of an annual monitoring cycle using other organisations to help review the rule of law across all EU member states …
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European Union: European Commission takes Spain, Greece to court for failing to enact data protection rules
The European Commission is taking two EU Member States – Spain and Greece – to the European Court of Justice for not implementing the GDPR …
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European Union: Member States’ compliance with EU law in 2018
The European Commission has issued its annual report on how well member states are implementing, applying and enforcing EU rules …
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European Union: Youth unemployment data – April 2019
Over the year to April 2019, total youth unemployment (those aged under 25) decreased by 226,000 to 3 …
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European Union: Annual growth in labour costs at 2.4% in euro area Q1 2019
The average hourly labour cost rose over the year to Q1 2019 in the European Union (EU) business sector by 2 …
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European Union: Violent crime rates
Recent reports in the press about violent crime rates – especially in the UK capital London have increased apprehension about the risks of making business visits …
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EU/UK: Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules on European Works Councils
The European Commission (EC) has set out the ongoing arrangements that will apply in respect to European Works Councils once the UK has left the EU …
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