Recent EU news
Latest items of recent news relevant to the European Union as reported in our fortnightly newswire.
EU-USA: Latest on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
A number of recently leaked official documents from talks about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and USA reveal an impasse on a number of fronts …
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European Union: Differing saving habits in eurozone and out
According to Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, those in the euro area are saving significantly more of their incomes than those in the rest of the European Union …
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European Union: Concerns over health and safety for older workers
The European Commission is concerned about working conditions in the context of greater longevity and an increasing number of people staying at work beyond their normal retirement age …
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European Union: Why major EU states have low productivity growth
Although the European Union is a unified trading area with many harmonised rules, the performance of individual member states continues to differ markedly …
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European Union: Fewer early leavers from training and education
Latest figures from an EU-wide survey indicate that over the years from 2009 to 2014 the proportion of young early leavers from training and education courses has fallen by 3% …
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European Union: The recession is finally over
According to the European Commission’s Spring 2016 quarterly employment review, the last remnants of the downturn that began in 2007 have now disappeared and the EU is advancing into new economic territory …
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European Union: Latest statistics on resource productivity
The European Union has published its latest figures on resource productivity …
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European Union: Increase in hourly labour costs Q4 2015
Hourly labour costs rose in the European Union by 1 …
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European Union: Tackling Loopholes in the Trade Secrets Directive
Although preliminary agreement was reached between representatives from the principal EU decision making bodies on a Trade Secrets Directive last December, progress has been slow in moving the draft towards formal individual ratification by parliament and the EC Council …
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European Union: Countries fail to open the profession of Notary to foreign nationals
The European Commission is taking the Czech and Hungarian governments to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) because they refuse to open up the profession of Notary to foreign nationals …
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European Union: Proposed revisions to Posted Workers Directive
The European Parliament has been debating a revised Directive on Posted Workers submitted by Commissioner Marianne Thyssen …
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European Union: Concerns over sustained deflation
The European Central bank remains concerned about the possibility of sustained deflation across the EU — particularly within the eurozone …
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USA/EU: New transatlantic data safeguards still allow NSA to snoop on personal data
The latest developments in transatlantic personal data safeguards are contained in a set of documents made public at the end of February …
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European Union: Increased border controls affecting international travel
A number of EU member states are continuing to step up border controls to deal with the transit of Syrian refugees …
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European Union: Foreign languages taught in schools
Although there are 24 official languages in the European Union, by far the most common foreign language taught in schools is English …
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