The centre-right European People's Party (EPP), which houses French President Nicolas Sarkozy's troops in the European Parliament, failed to bloc a resolution today (9 September) strongly condemning France's expulsions of Roma.

The polarisation of political debate following the expulsions of Roma from France has produced two separate resolutions in the European Parliament, which will be put to a vote today (9 September). One of them condemns Paris, although attr...

In a letter seen by EurActiv, four EU commissioners call on their president, José Manuel Barroso, to bring key EU funds under the same umbrella from 2014, in order to cut out overlap and ensure better strategic spending.

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso yesterday (7 September) unveiled plans to create a "vacancy monitor" intended to fill four million vacant jobs across the 27-member bloc. The move signals the EU executive's intent t...

Romania's employment rate has been on a downward spiral in the last ten years and is currently way behind the EU's target for 2020. Women, young people and the over-45s are particularly struggling to find work in the country. EurActiv Romania re...

A potentially damaging trade row has flared up between EU and Chinese trade authorities as China claims Europe has been unfairly subsidising potato starch exports.

Cigarette smuggling and fake designer goods will top the agenda when Europe's Anti-Fraud Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta meets Chinese officials in Shanghai this week. The commissioner told EurActiv the EU has an "enormous problem" wit...

European Union competition regulators launched two anti-trust investigations yesterday (26 July) against International Business Machines Corp., suspecting it of abusing its dominant position in the mainframe computer market.

Europe's unprofitable coal mines will have to be shut down within the next four years before state subsidies are halted, the European Commission said yesterday (20 July).

The European Commission on Tuesday (20 July) gave the go-ahead to Australian tycoon Rupert Murdoch's bid to compete for a digital terrestrial television frequency in Italy, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's media empire.