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On Tuesday 10 February in Strasbourg, the main political groups at the EP reached an agreement on resuming work on this dossier, which has been blocked at the Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE) since 2013. In an amendment signed by the EPP, S&D, ALDE and ECR, a commitment was made to concluding the European PNR “by …

Since the 1st of January 2015, Germany has introduced a general minimum gross salary of €8.50 per hour. The aim is to protect employees in the low wage sectors against illegal wage dumping. The minimum wage applies to all employees working in Germany – regardless of whether they are employed by a domestic or a …

As a small reminder, the second webinar on Marketing Your Business Online will be streamed live today at 15:00 BST, 16:00 CET and 17:00 EET. The aim of these live events on digital tourism is to offer a complete insight into what it means to be small or medium sized business welcoming visitors in 2015. …

European Commission – Press release Brussels, 09 January 2015 Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has concluded that a restructuring aid package of over €100 million for Cyprus’ ailing flag carrier Cyprus Airways gave the company an undue advantage over its competitors in breach of EU state aid rules. Cyprus Airways therefore needs to …

The Commission work programme will focus on the 10 priorities set by the Juncker Commission, which include, among other, boosting jobs, investment and growth, the creation of a Single Digital Market and a deeper and fairer Internal Market, with solid entrepreneurship. The work programme will concentrate on 23 initiatives in 2015, but will also undertake a …