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Greek Crisis: Athens' creditors play hardball over reforms as deal deadline looms
€7.2bn in cash-for-reforms deal to be put to a reluctant Athens.
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras: Debt repayment decision now lies with troika creditors
Greek Prime Minister says he put forward a comprehensive proposal after Troika leaders met
Jacob Rees-Mogg: Tory MP says 'notoriously sclerotic' EU makes Fifa look good [Video]
EXCLUSIVE: Rees-Mogg says David Cameron's negotiations should not be hurried.
Mediterranean migrants: European Commission proposes EU states take in 40,000 asylum seekers
Britain rejects quota plan, while France, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia and Estonia have concerns.
Pirate Bay seized by Swedish prosecutors and like the hydra it has spawned 6 new domains
Pirate Bay's .SE domain has been seized, but the torrent tracker is fighting back with .GS, .LA, .VG, .AM, .MN, and .GD domains
General Electric open to concessions to win EU approval of €12.4bn Alstom deal
GE unlikely to get unconditional EU clearance for its Alstom bid.
European Union leaders wake up to possibility of 'Brexit' after Conservative victory
David Cameron wants to stay in EU but only with reform to migration and benefits rules.
Greece crisis: Athens won't cross red lines on pensions, privatisation as €750m payment to IMF looms
Athens demands mutual concessions in talks on bailout and debt.
Google, Amazon and Facebook reviewed in European Commission's shake-up of digital market
EU review of the digital market will focus on transparency and could lead to tighter regulation.
Greek Crisis: Athens to introduce surcharge on cash machine withdrawals
Cash-strapped government hopes to raise €180m as debt forecast to rise.
Britain can't impose its agenda on EU says Commission President Juncker
Britain should get a fair deal in the European Union but cannot impose its agenda on the bloc's other 27 members.
Apple may face estimated $2.5bn bill over alleged tax avoidance in Europe
Apple warned European Commission's investigation into tax deals with Ireland could have 'material' impact, if decision goes against it.
EU charges Russia's Gazprom with abusing market position in eastern Europe
Gas giant Gazprom has 12 weeks to reply and can also request an oral hearing to present its arguments.
EU might reform telecom rules to address competition from Whatsapp and Skype
Draft of reforms hints that over-the-top services could be brought under same regulatory regime of traditional operators.
Germanwings disaster: Europe to force Germany to change privacy laws after suicide crash
European Union is preparing to force Germany to change privacy laws after the Germanwings crash.
Drones: What is being done to ensure the public's safety?
IBTimes UK takes a look at how the authorities are looking out for you.
Greece submits updated reform list to the EU to avoid default
Athens has tabled a plan to tackle tax evasion and corruption, and pledges to pay the IMF on time.
Uber formally complains to European Commission over Spanish ban
Taxi company Uber has filed a formal complaint with the European Commission over a ban preventing it from operating in Spain.
EU summit in Brussels: Cameron hopes Juncker will rethink commission's digital VAT threshold
David Cameron will today appeal for more moderate VAT rules covering small online businesses trading overseas.
EU nears deal on €315bn plan to revive investment
EU finance ministers agreed the details of a €315bn (£224bn, $338bn) investment plan to help revive the European economy.
Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg were both wrong on EU's influence over UK law
Campaign group Business for Britain found 64.7% of UK laws originate from Brussels.
Google's Eric Schmidt to meet Europe's antitrust chief next week
Meeting is expected to help Europe decide next step in its four-year-old investigation against Google.
William Keegan: Greek stay of economic execution raises pantomime spectre of post-war politics
Antediluvian economic doctrines of Germany have caused unnecessary social harm to Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
European Commission may probe deeper into GE-Alstom deal
The EU competition authority is expected to announce the investigation next week.
Obama attack on EU treatment of US tech companies branded 'out of line' by European Commission
President Obama's claims of Europe protecting domestic technology firms branded 'out of line' by European Commission
EU watchdog to rule on Aviva and Friends Life merger by 13 March
EU antitrust regulators could demand concessions on concerns that the merged entity could lead to higher prices.
Amazon tax deal with Luxembourg: Retail giant received state aid, says European Commission
The EC has been investigating Amazon's tax affairs in Luxembourg.
Eurozone unemployment rate holds at 11.5% as number of jobless rises
Eurostat says rate was stable compared to October but down from 11.9% last year.
Global carbon emissions at record high of 35.3bn tonnes even as rate shows decline
Despite a declining rate, China continues to top the list of countries in carbon emissions followed by the US.
Europe's Ideological War: Battle Over Spending and Stimulating Demand or Shrinking Public Sectors
This week's rhetoric on inflation shows the European Commission is being pulled apart by horses.