The Commission has referred Hungary to the EU Court over permanent retail margin caps that it says disproportionately burden foreign-owned chains, escalating a wider legal struggle over how governments may …

Brussels is considering slower emissions reductions and additional free allowances for energy-intensive industry, reopening the central argument over whether the EU can protect manufacturing without weakening the credibility of its …

Brussels is preparing tighter rules to stop ships cutting their EU carbon liabilities through nearby non-EU port calls, turning maritime climate enforcement into a contest over routing, Mediterranean transhipment and …

Sanofi has offered public corrections and limits on promotional claims after the Commission raised concerns that it disparaged CSL Seqirus’s Fluad vaccine, extending EU competition enforcement into the way dominant …

The EU General Court has upheld Apple’s designation as a gatekeeper for iOS and the App Store, strengthening the Commission’s legal position as it tries to turn the Digital Markets …

Denmark has intervened on Belgium’s side in the Streamz case, asking the EU’s highest court to preserve national rules requiring digital platforms to remunerate publishers, authors and performers for content …

The European Parliament has approved temporary CAP support and faster payment advances for farmers facing higher fertiliser prices, showing how disruption around Hormuz is moving from energy markets into European …

European defence shares did not respond uniformly to Ankara’s procurement showcase, suggesting investors are distinguishing between funded contracts, long-term initiatives and companies whose rearmament prospects are already reflected in valuations.

As governments finance rearmament, industrial support and ageing welfare systems, ECB policymaker Fabio Panetta has warned that fiscal demands could place growing political pressure on monetary policy.

Berlin has approved a 2027 budget built around record investment and a rapid increase in defence spending, moving Germany’s fiscal turn from a leaked plan to a parliamentary and European …

Sky’s £1.6 billion purchase of ITV’s channels and streaming business would create a powerful British television group, but its estimated share of advertising and influence over public-service broadcasting ensure close …