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Dear Brussels, you asked about oil. . .

We imagine possible responses to the Commission’s queries

Brussels Blog May 24, 2013

Brussels blog: Will Slovenia be next week’s Brussels target?

From COMPANIES May 24, 2013

Occupational funds win EU rules reprieve

Regulators shelve plans for stricter solvency requirements

From COMPANIES May 23, 2013

EU accepts Star Alliance concessions

Airlines cede airport slots in New York and Frankfurt

Mario Draghi ©Martin Leissl From UK May 23, 2013

Draghi calls for ‘more European UK’

Deep financial ties between eurozone and Britain, says ECB head

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 23, 2013

Faultlines emerge on EU-US trade pact

European Parliament backs demands to exclude cultural fare

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron looks around as he attends the Somalia conference in London ©AFP From COMMENT May 23, 2013

David Cameron: Hostage to his own party

Future shape of EU depends in part on unity among the Tories, say George Parker and Elizabeth Rigby

Michel Barnier ©Wiktor Dabkowski May 23, 2013

EU rushes out tax transparency law

Brussels seeks country-by-country profit figures

German SDP chairman Sigmar Gabriel, French president François Hollande and German federal president Joachim Gauck arrive at the Gewandhaus concert hall in Leipzig, eastern Germany ©AFP May 23, 2013

‘Courageous’ German reformers praised

French president speaks as SPD marks 150th anniversary

A worker cleans solar panels on the roof of a building in Taiyuan, Shanxi province December ©Reuters From ASIA-PACIFIC May 23, 2013

Chinese solar industry seeks tariff deals

China’s manufacturers face punitive charges from EU and the US

May 23, 2013

Brussels puts olive oil jugs back on the table

Move follows public outcry over perceived bureaucratic over-reach

May 22, 2013

Eurozone seeks ‘Tobin tax’ incentives

Officials look to ease levy collection so it is harder to sidestep

From COMPANIES May 22, 2013

Brussels to tighten bank bailout rules

Investors would suffer heavier losses under new controls

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 22, 2013

Seoul warned over trade agreements

Foreign groups blame tough regulations for hindering competitiveness

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 22, 2013

Ireland pledges to fight tax avoidance

Apple dispute pushes issue on to EU summit agenda

From COMPANIES May 21, 2013

Europe plans to widen bonus cap

European banking watchdog broadens net for bonus cap

From US & CANADA May 21, 2013

Dublin cut tax burden after US lobbying

Ireland accused of enabling complex tax avoidance strategy

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 21, 2013

EU summit tackles high energy prices

Concerns grow about industry’s lack of competitiveness and integrated policies

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA May 21, 2013

EU urged to put Hizbollah on terror list

Move would curtail European activities of group’s military wing

From UK May 20, 2013

Prime minister’s woes draw Major comparisons

The parallels between the two are compelling but not exact