Icelandic green biotechnology

Commission gives 'thumbs-up' to controversial Privacy Shield deal with US on data sharing after a year's operation - but notes room for improvement.

Commission sources say the end of the sugar quota system is different to the end of the milk quota system in 2015, which led to massive protests by farmers.

From Thursday morning, the firm will treat ads from its own service the same way as ads from external services.

Mega-mergers in the food sector have become commonplace, but EU laws do little to help it keep check on the impact this could have on the environment, public health, and food security.

The European Commission reacted positively to a proposal by four countries to tax internet giants' turnover, but said it could raise some legal difficulties.

France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have asked Commission to design a way to tax companies on their turnover rather than on profits.

Screen-scraping, which is the process of scanning what the customer sees when they log into their online bank accounts, should still be allowed as a fail-safe.

Small businesses play a huge role in the EU economy, especially in life sciences, and this is oft-repeated in political speeches. But do the policies reflect the rhetoric?

Multinational corporations can play an important role in creating a more inclusive society, through the workplace.

The sharing economy is a noticeable trend shaking up traditional sectors, but the phenomenon is ill-defined and empirical evidence about its impact is scarce.

The European Collaborative Economy Forum, a trade association, has recently started doing advocacy work, while Uber increased its spending on EU lobbying significantly.

What if all cars in a city were replaced by a new form of public transport? A think tank modelled what would happen in Lisbon.

The sharing economy started out with a few people opening their homes, lending some tools, sharing cars - all for free. Monetising sharing practices has created a giant that some "original" sharers refuse to associate themselves with.

The accommodation platform has begun to cooperate with the French city because it saw negative side-effects were damaging its reputation, says Alain Fontanel, Strasboug's vice-mayor.