Pension age, amount, spending: how France measures up
Why is France trying to reform its pension system and how does the retirement age of 62 compare with other European countries?
Europe’s battle to rein in Big Tech
The European Union is on a mission to get US tech giants to stop avoiding tax, stifling competition, profiting from news content without paying and serving as platforms for disinformation and hate.
How does the EU plan to cut energy bills?
The European Commission has set out proposals to bring down the soaring price of gas and electricity in the EU, notably by taxing excess profits of power producers.
EU plans ‘comprehensive reform’ of electricity market
The EU plans a "deep and comprehensive" reform of the electricity market to cope with an energy crisis sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said.
Driest July in memory imperils Europe’s crops
As much of Europe bakes in a third heatwave since June, fears are growing that extreme drought driven by climate change in the continent's breadbasket nations will dent stable crop yields and deepen the cost-of-living crisis.
EU cuts growth forecasts as war-stoked inflation surges
The European Commission has slashed growth forecasts for the eurozone, saying the consequences from the war in Ukraine were continuing to destabilise the economy because of record high inflation
Eurozone growth outlook brightens despite Covid threat
The EU has increased its growth forecast for 2021, as the eurozone economy holds strong against higher energy prices, supply chain bottlenecks and a fresh wave of Covid cases
EU avoiding ‘rash decisions’ on energy price rises: officials
The impact of surging gas and electricity prices globally threatens the EU's energy market, but the bloc will not react hastily, officials say
EU targets high energy prices
The EU has presented a "toolbox" of measures to mitigate an energy crunch that threatens to send Europeans' power bills soaring
Offshore companies at the heart of ‘Pandora Papers’
Offshore companies are a lynchpin in the system used by leaders and the ultra-rich to hide assets that was exposed in the leaked documents dubbed the "Pandora Papers". So what are they?