Offsite construction could fix UK building sector shortage
A new report by the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) shows that the UK’s is suffering a ‘severe’ shortage of construction workers, but offsite...
The Digital Single Market strategy
Roberto Viola, DG for DG CONNECT, discusses the impact of the Digital Single Market strategy, the data economy, and the practices of online platforms. In...
EU border agency agrees co-operation with Albania
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency has initialled a draft agreement for operational co-operation with Albania. The agreement will allow the agency to be...
UK to phase out diesel-powered trains by 2040
The UK has announced plans to phase out all diesel-powered trains by 2040 as part of its wider decarbonisation strategy. The UK has already committed...
EU spending in Hungary needs review, say MEPs
The European Parliament’s Budgetary Control Committee has warned about potential misuse of funds and called for a review of EU spending in Hungary. The group...
Barnier defends EU’s leaked draft proposals for Brexit
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has defended leaked draft proposals which were earlier criticised by his UK counterpart, David Davis. A major point...
Possible UK single market access restrictions criticised
UK Brexit secretary David Davis has criticised a leaked EU paper which suggested it could restrict UK single market access during the country’s Brexit...
ECB calls for clampdown on virtual currencies
Yves Mersch, a member of the executive board at the European Central Bank, has called for a global clampdown on virtual currencies, such as...
LIFE funding instrument to invest €98.2m in circular economy
The European Commission has approved a €98.2 million investment from the LIFE funding instrument to support the transition to a circular economy. The investment will...
‘Grand coalition’ deal struck in German negotiations
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party has agreed a new 'grand coalition' deal with the centre left Social Democrats (SPD) more than four...
