Sustainable packaging solutions provider International Paper (IP) is set to receive approval from the EU for its £5.8bn ($7.12bn) acquisition of UK competitor DS Smith. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that the move comes after IP agreed to sell certain assets to resolve competition concerns.
The European Commission wants to dissuade innovative start-up firms from moving to the U.S. to grow by creating rules that would allow them to easily operate across the 27-nation European Union, the head of the Commission said on Tuesday.
It came as a shock to many supporters of a Social Europe when, on 14 January 2025, the Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Cypriot judge Nicholas Emiliou, presented his Opinion on the European Minimum Wage Directive.
European politicians and advocacy groups say the region’s legislation will not dismantle the monopolies of Big Tech companies.
MEPs have asked the European Commission for faster and stronger action on platform rules in light of recent developments on X and Meta. View on euronews
The European Commission is developing a plan to completely eliminate all russian fossil fuels from the EU market, but despite the EU's efforts, gas supplies to
The European Union wants to bolster defence in face of Russia's aggression on Ukraine and growing US demands for greater European financial support for NATO. #EuDecoded
Jean-Noel Barrot, France's foreign minister, told Inter radio that if the European Commission does not apply protections "with the greatest firmness," it should "think about giving the capacity to do so back to EU member states." Following an investigation ...
The EU said on Tuesday it plans to set up a one billion euro ($1 billion) "reserve" for European farmers that might be negatively impacted by a trade deal with Latin America's Mercosur.
The European Commission has banned the use of Bisphenol A (BPA) in food-contact materials - including reusable plastic bottles, coatings for metal cans, and water distribution coolers - due to concerns about their health impacts.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that her first official visit with the new Commission would be to India, signaling an intent to strengthen the strategic partnership with the world's largest democracy.
EU finance ministers approved Romania's deficit-cutting plan on Tuesday to bring its fiscal deficit below 3% of national output by 2030, a move Bucharest hopes will help reassure investors about its economic outlook and tame surging bond yields.