EU prepares European version of International Monetary Fund

With many of Russia's EU lawyers based in Brussels, Belgian bar chief Emmanuel Plasschaert explains why he'd work on an anti-sanctions case. 'There are no good or bad clients, the only duty of a lawyer is to defend their client'.

Transparency campaigners say the new ethics body proposed by the European Commission will do little to prevent corruption at the EU institutions. The proposal comes six months after allegations of a Qatari corruption affair involving a former European Parliament vice-president.

Spanish company profits are driving inflation. That is the conclusion reached by the Spanish Economic and Social Council (CES) in the annual report on the socioeconomic and labour situation in the country.

Pedro Sanchez best option to win re-election would be to stick to highlighting his economic achievements during his past three plus years in power. He has plenty to show.

Meet the Russian oligarchs' number one go-to man for overturning EU sanctions: bespectacled, 56-year old Belgian attorney Thierry Bontinck.

With the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, there's an opportunity to harness the power of investment for truly sustainable activities. But to do this, it must not allow the 'BlackRock exemption' and instead cover institutional investors and asset managers.