EU probes possible airline industry collusion affecting flight prices
The European Commission opens investigation into airline ticket distribution services.
EU urges member states to cut barriers to cross-border trade
The European Commission calls on member states to renew their political commitment to the single market.
EU aims for trade talks with US in early 2019
The European Union seeks to start trade negotiations with the United States in coming months.
EU ‘very close’ to digital tax agreement
EU-wide tax decisions require unanimity among the bloc's 28 member states.
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’
As doubts grow over China's 'Belt and Road' trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay.
The EU’s major tax-dodging cases
The high-profile cases in which the European Union's competition watchdog has launched investigations on member states for granting tax breaks to multinational companies.
US-China trade war is hurting EU companies
European business leader says US tariffs against China are "economic madness."
Juncker urges EU to become ‘global player’ with muscular foreign policy
Europe must become "global player" with a muscular foreign policy to match its economic strength, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says in his annual address to parliament.
Trump trade rows are ‘destroying’ growth, says German minister
Germany's economy minister lashes out at US President Trump, slamming his global trade rows and efforts to "dictate" Europe's dealings with Iran through renewed US sanctions.
Eurozone growth slows as trade tensions persist
Economic growth in the eurozone slowed in the second quarter, official data shows, feeding concerns that global trade tensions fuelled by Washington may be hurting Europe's economy.