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Commission wants to use article in EU treaty to root out schemes that distort single market
Impasse in budget talks means they risk rumbling on to later this year
European Commission has been accused of not doing enough to tackle discrimination
Brussels warns EU governments to end fossil fuel subsidies to meet net zero emissions goal
As Ursula von der Leyen sets out her State of the Union agenda, frugal capitals want to make sure Brussels properly polices how the recovery fund is spent
A vote on whether to fund gas infrastructure with Brussels’ green transition cash sparks controversy
Commission considers selling environmentally-labelled debt to raise Covid-19 recovery cash
Prime minister defiant over Brexit treaty move as MEPs threaten to veto future trade deal with UK
Currency rise poses headache for the central bank in the fight against deflation and plummeting growth
New targets are part of bloc’s goal of becoming first climate-neutral continent by 2050
Nomination of Mairead McGuinness as EU financial services chief marks another top job triumph for Ireland
European Commission president rejigs team after exit of Ireland’s Phil Hogan
Scandinavian country has not followed its neighbours in recommending coverings to limit infection
Austria, Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden argue value of their cashbacks risks being whittled away
Unilever has said the bill would change its plans to unify its UK operations
Sugar, clothing and footwear products will now face tariffs when they are imported into the bloc
Authorities in The Hague and Brussels take sharply different approaches to surge in Covid-19 cases
Divisions on taxes do not threaten triple A status, according to Moody’s and Fitch
Paris snubbed the Apple and Google software that will be used for cross-border information scheme
Diplomats say easing of rules would boost transatlantic commerce and could smooth trade talks
European affairs minister Clément Beaune tells the FT the bloc must be tougher on breaches by Poland and Hungary
Reduction in finance to switch away from fossil fuels undermines climate change fight
But MEPs have no veto over the separate €750bn pandemic recovery package
Summit clashes between ‘frugals’ and other member states underline philosophical differences
Brussels will borrow hundreds of billions of euros and hand it out as budgetary support to member states
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