European Union

Finance Ministers argue for 20 hours straight in Luxembourg, but fail to strike deal.

UK tobacco prices 94% above European average and alcohol prices 43% higher.

In part three of our series on British game developers, we speak to Forza Horizon creator Playground Games

Employment lawyer says banks likely to ramp up fixed salaries to offset European Union bonus caps.

Finance ministers to forge new rules on who should pay for bank bailouts - big savers or the ordinary taxpayer.

Anonymous eurozone officials say Cyprus will not get change to €10bn bailout conditions.

Value of exports rise 10.1% to 5.77tn yen, trade deficit widens to 993.9bn yen.

David Cameron's plans to battle tax evasion opposed by world leaders.

UK secures support from EU counterparts to keep key parts of financial services sector in London.

Era of bank secrecy is over, European tax commissioner Algirdas Semeta tells Swiss finance minister.

Hourly labour costs rose 1.9% in the January-March quarter.

Eurozone's trade surplus falls to €14.9bn in April from €22.5bn in March.

Pew research data show 87% of Pakistanis oppose same-sex lifestyles, but Google says Pakistan tops searches for same-sex pornography.

UK's prestigious news weekly criticised by Egemen Bagis for portraying PM Erdogan as sultan with gas mask.

British PM David Cameron shares Obama's view on chemical weapons used by Assad's regime.

Traders at world's biggest banks rig foreign exchange rates for huge profits in echo of Libor fixing scandal.

Anastasiades criticises the lack of support for lenders when compared to its neighbour Greece

Athens has to cut 15,000 public jobs by end of 2014 as part of bailout requirements.

Air traffic controllers resist EU plan to centralise control of airspace.

Energy APPG Chairman Dan Byles MP says warnings should still be attached to recent UK unconventional gas developments

Prime minister to chair meeting of ruling party, but early elections are off the agenda.

Individuals and companies seeking claims will soar but it will be unlikely to lead to mass class action litigation

Anti-dumping complaint against European luxury car imports filed with China's ministry of commerce.

Antitrust regulators will unveil draft legislation for countries to sue cartels proven to rig Libor, oil and other markets

Number of jobless French creeps up to 10.8%, highest level since 1998.

China's solar firms Trina Solar, Suntech Power and Yingli Green Energy to be hit by EU duties.

CIPD survey shows that even those working in the financial sector believe they are being paid too much

Paris-based ESMA could take over regulation of key benchmark rates, including Euribor, in line with European Union proposals.

Gallup Europe says anti-EU sentiment to help nationalist candidates in the 2014 European Parliament elections

EC announces Latvia is ready to become the 18th country using the euro despite high foreign deposits