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Billions spent on power linkages across EU not enough to keep Belgium warm?

European leaders have touted the single energy market since the 1990s, spending billions of euros for allowing power to flow across borders

A helpless and pitiful giant?

The source of the EU's vulnerability before the US lies in three strategic mistakes made over the last 30 years by the Europeans

Why EU order against Google may open new doors for Samsung, Lenovo

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A European Union antitrust judgement against Google on Wednesday invites more competition from software developers including Microsoft Corp , Amazon.com Inc and Samsung Electronics Co <005930.KS>, but still leaves them at an disadvantage, industry executives and analysts told Reuters.

EU to curb steel imports in response to Trump tariffs on steel, aluminium

The main exporters of steel to the EU are China, India, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and Ukraine

Car tariffs: EU counterattack to hit US exports worth $294 billion

The EU says that for some goods, such as trucks, US import duties are higher

European Union leaders unite over Trump tariffs, foreign investments

Chinese companies are the chief target of EU measures to counter dumping and unfair subsidies, although the leaders did not mention China in their joint text

Technology companies rush for cyber cover in European Union's GDPR regime

Crisis communication, non-breach related fines top management concerns

EU to begin retaliatory tariffs against US on Friday

25% duty on American goods, including bourbon whiskey, Harley-Davidson motorcycles

GDPR norms: European Union's new data protection rules come into force

Even though the rules were officially adopted two years ago, with a grace period until now to adapt to them, companies have been slow to act, resulting in a last-minute scramble

A case for screening EU migrants

If there's one reason for more careful screening of European Union migrants, it's the proliferation of crooks and criminals preying on the unwary

EU proposes online turnover tax for big tech firms to foot large bills

The proposal is to tax companies according to where their digital users are based

European Union stokes Brexit tensions with 100-page draft exit deal

The clash comes in a critical week for the Brexit process

Theresa May seeks special partnership for European Union's security

Britain is due to leave the EU in March 2019

European Union to remove Panama, UAE, five others from tax haven blacklist

The official said the countries removed from the list now move to the EU's so-called "grey list" countries

European Union adopts blacklist of 17 tax havens

Other possible countermeasures will be decided in coming weeks

Post-Brexit free trade deal: EU eyes Canadian model to retain UK

Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out staying in the EU single market, with its obligations of free migration, EU budget payments and obeying EU courts

To counter Russian pressure, EU pushes for closer defence cooperation

The PESCO seeks to tighten defence between EU members and improve coordination in the development of new military hardware.

EU lost up to 5.4 bn euros in tax revenues from Google, Facebook: Report

Finding is part of a report prepared by EU socialist lawmaker Paul Tang

EU plans to increase taxes on digital MNCs like Google, Amazon

Proposal comes as several EU countries are negotiating with large digital companies

European Union plans to increase taxes on online giants

Online giants are facing increasing pressure in Europe over the low tax they pay