European Union

EU Members Endorse Diluted Draft Rules On Rights For Gig Workers

Europe moved a step closer to giving so-called gig economy workers at online platforms such as Uber and Deliveroo greater social and labour rights, althoug...

New Price Tags On Display As Orban Tries To Get Hungarians To Spend Again

Price warnings on packaged food products that have shrunk in size went on display in Hungary's supermarkets as part of a government drive to boos...

EU Parliament Passes Nature Law Despite Political Backlash

The European Parliament approved a flagship law to restore nature, salvaging at least part of EU plans to protect the environment after farmers' protests i...

Britain’s Sunak Vows To Focus On Food Security In Speech To Farmers

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised a new focus on food security, responding to criticism from farmers that agriculture is being not given the same...

French Wine And Spirit Exports Fell Last Year On US Hangover, Industry Group Says

French exports of wine and spirits fell last year from a post-COVID peak as inflation clipped consumer demand and distributors in the lucrative US market c...

Weak IQOS Shipments Drive Philip Morris' Q4 Disappointment

Philip Morris International missed estimates for fourth quarter profit and forecasts for 2024, with slowing sales of its flagship heated tobacco...

EU Recommends Ambitious 2040 Climate Target, Goes Light On Farming

The European Commission recommended that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appeti...

Over A Third Of EU Firms Adopt AI, Bringing Digital Goals In Reach

More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a report commissioned by Amazon Web Servic...