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The EU has agreed measures to boost investment by private individuals in stocks and bonds in the bloc, as part of long-standing efforts to strengthen the wider economy by encouraging retail investment. The retail investment push is part of the EU’s decade-long Capital Markets Union, designed to support the free movement of capital across the […]

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden has said that in his view there are two realistic options on the table for the future financing of Ukraine as EU leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday. At a doorstop with media as he entered the summit, Frieden said that it was important to resolve the issue of financing. […]

British students will be able to study at European universities as part of the Erasmus exchange programme as the UK’s rapprochement with the European Union gathers pace under Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government. The UK will rejoin the study abroad programme from 2027, allowing more than 100,000 Britons to benefit in the first year, […]

Leaders of eight easternmost European Union nations are gathering in Helsinki on Tuesday to plot a roadmap for how to secure as much funding as possible for building up defences against Russia. Convened by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, heads of government from Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania are expected to set […]

Luxembourg: Understanding social fractures in order to rethink the economy In Luxembourg, the housing crisis, economic inequalities, and rising poverty are raising questions about how the economy is organized. A cross-disciplinary analysis shows how to rethink land use, taxation, and the distribution of wealth.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov offered to resign after a wave of protests, deepening political chaos just weeks before the Balkan country joins the euro area. Zhelyazkov said he’ll submit his resignation before a vote of no confidence takes place on Thursday. His move comes after tens of thousands of Bulgarians rallied for days against […]

The European Union’s executive branch is drafting sanctions targeting migrant smugglers and their funding, part of the bloc’s broader efforts to restrict illegal border crossings. “We need stronger legal tools to dismantle this criminal business,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday at a global migration conference in Brussels. “This is why […]

French unions have called for a rolling strike at Paris’ Louvre museum starting 15 December over deteriorating working conditions and a lack of resources, Agence France-Presse reported. The CGT, Sud and CFDT labor organizations voted unanimously in favor of the industrial action at a meeting on Monday, the CFDT told AFP. The former royal palace, […]

The European Union said Meta Platforms will offer Facebook and Instagram users an alternative choice that shows fewer personalized ads, potentially heading off another clash with the bloc after the US social media company was hit was a €200 million ($233 million) fine. Meta will offer users the option to share less data from January […]

French President Emmanuel Macron warned that the European Union may be forced to take “strong measures” against China, including potential tariffs, if Beijing fails to address its widening trade imbalance with the bloc. “I’m trying to explain to the Chinese that their trade surplus isn’t sustainable because they’re killing their own clients, notably by importing […]