Letta: Europe is a โ€˜financial colonyโ€™ of the US

The Italian technocrat also warned that member statesโ€™ refusal to relinquish control of their domestic banking sectors risks exacerbating Europeโ€™s financial subservience vis-ร -vis the US.

Twenty EU countries to call for single market push after Letta, Draghi โ€˜sidelinedโ€™ integration goals

Ahead of a meeting of industry ministers in Brussels on Thursday (26 September), twenty EU countries signed an initiative to remove single market barriers, an effort they feel has received too little attention by the recent reports by Enrico Letta and …

Industryยดs vision for a competitive Europe [Promoted content]

To reboot Europe as an attractive location for industry, the EU needs to draw up a bold master plan to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness. The motto should certainly be โ€œless regulation, more freedom for companiesโ€.

Vestager welcomes Draghi report, asks businesses to trust EU single market

As double term as the European Commission’s competition chief draws to a close, Margrethe Vestager has welcomed the long-awaited Draghi report and said the single market must work better to allow companies to gain success, fairly.

Brexit Britain creeps back into Brusselsโ€™ orbit under Labour

A bill which paves the way for closer regulatory alignment with the European Union almost slipped under the radar.

Von der Leyen wants new EU budget to be โ€˜reinforcedโ€™ but details remain vague

Ursula von der Leyen walked a fine line in her speech to the European Parliament plenary on Thursday (18 July), signalling support for an enlarged EU budget and looser competition rules whilst remaining vague enough to appease both sides of the politic…

Do We Have All the Right Networks for the Future? [Promoted content]

The EU Single Market is an achievement. Now, we need a true Digital Single Market. Companies must be able to scale up and compete in a global digital economy. We must also strengthen educational networks for healthy European socioeconomic ecosystems.

UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters

Small and medium-sized firms badly hit as huge drop in apparel sales helps fuel 18% slide in all-non food exportsUK exports of clothing and footwear to the EU have dived since Brexit, according to a new study that shows the extent to which complex regu…

EU Commission fines US confectionary giant Mondelez โ‚ฌ337.5 million

The European Commission fined US confectionary giant Mondelez โ‚ฌ337.5 million on Thursday (23 May) for engaging in anti-competitive behaviour which inflated food prices and exacerbated the cost of living crisis across the EU.

Oreo and Toblerone-maker gets โ‚ฌ338M EU fine for illegally breaking up EU single market

Company stopped retailers from buying popular brands for less elsewhere in EU

One part of Britain is opening borders to the EU. Tory MPs are furious.

A new deal would open Gibraltarโ€™s border with Spain, gateway to the EUโ€™s entire Schengen area.

Illegal Russian cucumbers face crackdown by Lithuania

Baltic country will run lab tests to check the safety of Russian veggie imports.

Consolidate communications, or inertia will mean decline, says Letta [Advocacy Lab Content]

The much-anticipated Letta Report on the Single Market contained many strong recommendations. Jennifer Baker spoke with Enrico Letta to discuss what he hopes for in practice, with a deep dive into telecommunications.

Life after Ursula von der Leyen? Alternatives for next Commission president.

Brussels is rife with speculation on who might be chosen as the EU executive’s next chief.

Press release – Products made with forced labour to be banned from EU single market

Parliament has given its final approval to a new regulation enabling the EU to prohibit the sale, import, and export of goods made using forced labour.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer ProtectionCommittee on International Trade Source : ยฉ E…

Letta report and EU Deep Tech Stock Exchange, new ETSI director general elected

Welcome to Euractivโ€™s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.

New fund to balance future EU enlargement impact needed, Letta report says

With some EU member states and sectors likely to be exposed more than others by the European Union’s future enlargement rounds, a new fund is needed to compensate for imbalances, according to a draft report by former Italian prime minister…

Letta to call for US-IRA-style funding, pan-European state aid contribution scheme

Europe must urgently enact measures to push a โ€œcompetitive industrial strategyโ€ rivalling the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including through an EU-wide state aid contribution mechanism, Enrico Letta will tell the 27 EU leaders in a special report …

Hereโ€™s what a Le Pen presidency would really mean for France โ€” and the EU

The French publicโ€™s allegiance to the idea of Europe remains strong, but a a real understanding of the EU is weak โ€” which is why Le Pen’s de facto policy of dismantling it from the inside is poorly understood.

Press release – Parliament backs tighter EU rules for toy safety

The draft rules aim to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single market and better protect children from toy-related risks.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP

Building Europeโ€™s Green Transition and Retirement Securityย  โ€“ Listed Real Estateโ€™s Dual Role in Global Megatrends

Exploring the property sectorโ€™s contribution to the European economy, green transition, retirement security for millions of people and the marketโ€™s clear demand for regulatory stability.

Press release – MEPs back stricter rules to ensure childrenโ€™s toys are safe

The new rules aim to decrease the number of unsafe toys sold in the EU single market and protect children better from toy-related risks.Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Source : ยฉ European Union, 2024 – EP

Farmersโ€™ discontent as a stress test for the EU single market

Last week, Spanish lorries full of fruit, vegetables, wine and ham were dumped by French farmers during blockades in south-east France and Brittany.ย The row continued this Tuesday.

Saying Nothing much at all, to General Acclaim โ€“ The Windsor Framework Relaunch

 

Colin Murray,
Professor of Law, Newcastle Law School

Photo credit: en:User:Dom0803,
via Wikimedia
Commons

The landing space in which to do
a deal on the Windsor Framework and make it stick, second time round, was
remarkably small. The hard w…

Brexit red tape is โ€˜price you payโ€™ for freedom, UK minister insists

Andrea Leadsom downplays new trade “frictions” and says sovereignty more important.

Brexitโ€™s bum note: UK orchestras hit by new touring tax

Musicians fear European tours could become unviable under the new regime.

EU single market czar outlines key reforms

Former Italian PM Enrico Letta wants to overhaul state subsidy rules and stop the brain drain of talent from poorer EU countries.

Brexit has completely failed for UK, say clear majority of Britons โ€“ poll

Only one in 10 feel leaving the EU has helped their finances, while just 9% say it has benefited the NHS, despite ยฃ350m a week pledge according to new pollA clear majority of the British public now believes Brexit has been bad for the UK economy, has d…

EU agrees new rules to make construction products greener

EU legislators reached a political agreement on Wednesday (13 December) to overhaul the bloc’s construction products regulation, paving the way for greater standardisation and greener rulesย in the sector.

Recognising the complementarity of reuse and recycling is the solution

MEPs should recognize reuse and recycling as complementary solutions in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.

‘We need a tailor-made’ Stability and Growth Pact’: Italy’s former PM Letta

Talking Europe hosts Italian former prime minister Enrico Letta, who is now president of the Jacques Delors Institute.ย Letta has been tasked by the European institutions to produce a report on the future of the EU single market, which is due to be dis…

Most public contracts still chosen based on price alone, study shows

Despite efforts by the EU to make public authorities consider work conditions when choosing contractors for public orders, most public contracts are still awarded to the lowest bidders, a study by the European Parliament shows.

EU packaging plan must respect the role of recycling, reuse and refillย ย 

Without a packaging legislation that is supportive of reuse, refill and recycling as complementary solutions, industry faces major difficulties in meeting its circularity obligations, and the future of currently-effective recycling systems could be seriously compromised.

DUP leader preps party for move back into Belfast power-sharing

Jeffrey Donaldson tells POLITICO the gaps between the UK government and his party are narrowing in advance of a hoped-for deal to revive Stormont.

European industrial policy and Capital Markets Union: Enrico Lettaโ€™s plan for the Single Market

In an interview with EURACTIV, the former Italian prime minister called for a “Europe of Power”, a European approach to industrial policy to counteract fragmentation risks, and a completion of the EU’s Capital Markets Union (CMU).

Fury and infighting grip Brussels in clash over Ukrainian grain

Dispute over food offers a taste of battles to come as Ukraine seeks to join the European Union.

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia impose own Ukraine grain bans after EU measure is lifted

The national bans, besides breaching EU single market rules, also mark a break of solidarity with Kyiv.

Von der Leyen faces pushback for Chinese electric vehicle investigation

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced countermeasures against the growing number of Chinese electric cars distorting the EU single market through price-dumping practices in her State of the Union address on Wednesday (13 Septembe…