EU reinforces 2017 budget on migration and jobs

EU commissioners admit they "frankly don't know" what the US president-elect intends to do with the US-EU trade talks.

EU finance ministers agreed on Tuesday on criteria to single out non EU tax havens but will publish a black list only next year.

Romania and Morocco have the highest number of expats in prison in the EU while Lithuania has the highest percentage of their expat population in jail.

The Ceta battle was over what kind of globalisation will prevail, and how to cope with its turbulent centrifugal forces that pull at society’s seams. Wallonia deserves credit for shining a glaring spotlight where it was needed.

The signing ceremony of Ceta highlighted tensions between EU officials and its critics, who can still derail the deal at a later stage.

German finance chief Wolfgang Schaeuble said the European Commission was becoming too “political” to enforce fiscal discipline.

Wallonia and Brussels have voted to give the federal government the power to sign the EU-Canada trade deal, whose content is not altered by the new documents attached.

The response of many European leaders to Wallonia’s opposition to Ceta suggests many are yet to learn deep concerns many in Europe have with free trade deals that trade in the public interest.

[Updated] Belgian leaders signed a joint declaration, clearing the way for the government to sign the EU-Canada trade pact. Wallonia's leader Paul Magnette said it was a victory for his people, and the rest of Europe.

Although Belgium moved closer to a deal on the EU-Canada trade pact on Wednesday, the Canadians still cancelled their EU trip.

The European Commission says a new proposal for corporate tax reform will impede tax avoidance while being good for business.

Trade commissioner Margrethe Vestager met with Russian officials Wednesday to discuss an amicable settlement of an anti-trust case.