Wednesday
28th Jun 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Greece on Monday named economist Gikas Hardouvelis as its new finance minister, reports Reuters. Hardouvelis is said to support policies that have already been implemented by the government. "It's all about continuity in economic policy with a more sensitive and human face," said one expert.
The EU is encircled by a ring of the world’s worst offenders on human trafficking, a US state department report has said.
A year after British voters chose to leave the EU, "taking back control" from the bloc is firmly on the back-burner, as May government’s main ambition is its immediate survival.
The prime minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel, maintains that his country had broken no rules and committed no crime when issuing rulings that slashed global tax bills for the big firms.
If the European emissions trading system is not reformed to work efficiently, a Nordic carbon price floor could be introduced to secure future green investments in the region.
Baltic nation of 1.3 million inhabitants plans to use its EU presidency to showcase its status as a digital frontrunner.
Despite many MEPs in the EU parliament striving for more openness and transparency, others don't appear to see it that way.
