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Brussels Summit: EU leaders in drive against tax evasion

EU leaders at Brussels summit say they are committed to tackling tax evasion and will push for global action to…

11 years ago

European Council agrees on 2014-2020 EU budget

EU leaders have reached agreement on the 7-year budget for 2014-2020 after marathon talks in Brussels. The deal was announced…

12 years ago

EU leaders agree on eurozone integration roadmap

European Union leaders have agreed on a roadmap for eurozone integration beyond the deal on centralized banking supervision, German Chancellor…

12 years ago

EU gets Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo

The presidents of the EU's three main institutions have collected the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The EU was…

12 years ago

EU 2014-2020 budget talks end without deal

EU budget summit held in Brussels has ended without agreement on the 27-strong union's next seven-year budget. Another meeting will…

12 years ago

EU 2014-2020 budget agreement unlikely to be reached at Brussels summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she doubts an agreement can be reached on the European Union's 2014-2020 budget at the…

12 years ago

EU leaders set for 2014-2020 budget battle

EU leaders are to begin talks on the bloc’s 2014-2020 budget, with many of them calling for cuts in line…

12 years ago

EU reaches bank supervision deal

European Union leaders have agreed to set up a single eurozone banking supervisor - a major step towards a banking…

12 years ago

EU Banking Union: Angela Merkel agenda for euro reform riles Francois Hollande at EU summit

German chancellor Angela Merkel has called for the EU to be given the power to veto member states' budgets, as…

12 years ago

EU Brussels Summit: eurozone agrees on bank recapitalization

EU leaders at Brussels summit have agreed to use the eurozone's bailout fund to support struggling banks directly, without adding…

12 years ago

Vladimir Putin to be pressed by EU officials to take a stronger line on Syria crisis at St Petersburg summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to be pressed by EU officials to take a stronger line on the crisis…

12 years ago

EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to respect its commitments

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy has announced that EU leaders want Greece to remain in the eurozone but to…

12 years ago

25 EU leaders signed the new fiscal treaty

Twenty five out of 27 EU leaders have signed a new treaty to enforce budget discipline within the bloc. The…

13 years ago