European Union

Sanctions lifted on production in huge Rhum North Sea gas field by British government.

The European Parliament has voted in favour of a new Data Protection Directive, approving fines of up to 5% of global turnover.

The details of supervising Europe's fragile banking system are evolving.

More than half of bank workers in UK expect rise in bonuses in 2013.

Ed Clark dismisses talk of acquiring Citizens bank in the US and is quiet about other intentions

Bailout report is hard won success story for Brussels and international creditors

European official Thomas Wieser calls for bank bail-in rules from 2016

Assessment standards released by the European Banking Authority will help European Central Bank monitor Europe's financial institutions

Trade deficit for September rose64% year over year to 932bn yen.

Almost 2,000 police guarded 150 Montenegrins taking part in first gay pride march in Podgorica.

Ceta will boost boost bilateral trade by 23% between EU and Canada.

Sources say Richard Ledgett will replace John "Chris" Inglis in the No. 2 position at NSA.

HMRC data shows that the government made nearly this amount in price rises alone over past seven years

Creditors are worrying about Ukraine's debts, deficits and political instability

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is meeting EU leaders to conclude talks over Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

New research paper develops an early warning model to uncover risks in European banks.

France's anti-Europe Front National and Netherlands' xenophobe Freedom Party to join forces ahead of EU vote

Report demands a clampdown on multi-billion pound human trafficking industry across Europe.

Highest court in UK throws out legal challenge for killers.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan hails no international aid backstop in the 2014 Irish Budget

Maria Luis Albuquerque says the economic plan is difficult but decisive.

'Cautious optimism' over talks voiced by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.

Cameron says red tape is costing Britain billions of euros and is therefore squeezing economic growth

EEF survey shows 85% of manufacturers want UK to stay in EU as 2017 referendum looms.

Serbia is on the cusp of revolutionising its economy but can it shake-off the past political problems?

Siepa says reforms and tax incentives make the country an attractive place to do business

The country's data service Elstat says the total amount of jobless Greek people reached 27.6% in July.

Sir James Dyson says proposed labelling system for vacuums will "mislead" by overstating energy efficiency of "old-fashioned technology."

World's oldest bank hopes to receive €4.1bn rescue aid by 14 November.

European Union legal advisers write that new agency shouldn't have such wide discretion