Netherlands
EUROPEAN UNION: Regional grid may prevent unbundling
Belgian, Dutch, French, German and Luxembourg energy ministers yesterday agreed to integrate...
EUROPEAN UNION: Pan-European pensions gain momentum
Many EU member states maintain discriminatory tax regimes against pension funds from other EU...
EUROPEAN UNION: Governments stress migrants' duties
Immigration and integration issues have dominated recent election campaigns and become the...
ITALY: Merger to create Europe's second largest bank
Italian bank UniCredit yesterday announced that it would buy its smaller domestic rival Capitalia.
ItalyEUROPEAN UNION: Mergers may stop trade union decline
Overall, trade union membership in Europe is on the decline, and the status of trade unions in...
NATO/AFGHANISTAN: Reconstruction is key to stability
NATO foreign ministers begin a two-day meeting in Oslo today to discuss the mission in...
NatoNETHERLANDS/UK: Barclays offer may start bidding war
The management of UK-based Barclays Bank and Dutch ABN Amro today announced a merger deal, which...
NetherlandsEUROPEAN UNION: Beer cartel fines will be deterrent
The European Commission today fined three Dutch brewers -- Heineken, Grolsch and Bavaria -- a...
