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EU loses 168 billion euros in sales tax fraud, errors

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2015, 22:40

EU countries lost 168 billion euros (USD 187 billion) in sales-tax revenue in 2013 mostly due to fraud and errors, the European Commission said on Thursday.

European Commission approves Shell's purchase of BG Group

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 23:09

The European Commission gave its approval Wednesday of Royal Dutch Shell's planned acquisition of Britain's BG Group in a deal that must also be cleared by Australian and Chinese regulators.

EU suspends sale of 700 generic drugs made in India

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 23:55

European Union nations have until August 20 to suspend the sale of some 700 generic drugs made in India, the EU`s executive confirmed on Monday.

EU clears Nokia's acquisition of Alcatel-Lucent

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 17:19

The European Commission said on Friday it had approved Finnish telecom equipment group Nokia`s planned purchase of Alcatel-Lucent because the two were not close competitors and would still face strong global competition.

EU`s Juncker wants `to avoid Grexit`

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 13:48

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said Tuesday he was against an exit by Greece from the euro, even though Greeks massively rejected bailout terms in a referendum this weekend.

EU's Juncker makes last-minute offer to Greece: Sources

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 09:08

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made a last-minute offer to Athens in a bid to reach a bailout agreement before the deadline expires on Tuesday, European Union and Greek government sources said.

Juncker says 'No' in Greek referendum would be 'no to Europe'

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 21:22

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker told Greek voters on Monday they would be rejecting the European Union if they opposed creditors' reform proposals in Sunday's referendum.

EU to make latest proposals on Greek crisis on Monday: Moscovici

Last Updated: Monday, June 29, 2015, 12:40

The president of the European Commission will make his latest proposals later on Monday to try to avoid a Greek default, the EU commissioner of economic affairs said, adding that there was still room to negotiate over the crisis.

Greece rejects creditors` offer of bailout extension

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 04:35

Greece`s creditors on Friday offered Athens a five-month, 12-billion-euro ($13.4-billion) extension of its bailout programme, but Athens said the offer was unacceptable.

Google, GE get the most face time when lobbying the EU

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 08:36

General Electric, which is trying to get EU approval for its bid for Alstom`s power division, had 26 meetings with senior officials, according to the report.

Greece's Tsipras, creditors struggle to bridge debt gaps

Last Updated: Thursday, June 25, 2015, 01:29

International creditors demanded politically sensitive changes to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras` tax and reform proposals on Wednesday, adding fresh uncertainty to talks aimed at unlocking aid to avert a debt default next week.

EU welcomes 11th-hour Greek proposals in 'forceps delivery'

Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015, 08:55

It was not immediately clear how far the new proposal yielded to creditors` demands for additional spending cuts and tax hikes, but the offer was a ray of hope that a last-minute deal may yet be wrangled before Athens runs out of cash.