The European Commission, newly constituted after the EU elections, has been launching its work for the period of 2014 …

military escalation between the two countries, the EU and Ukraine sign an association agreement which, i.a., provides for the …

procedure for a Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) for distressed banks, the EU has taken an important step towards establishing … a Banking Union. Spain and Ireland have declared not to request further financial support from the EU. This, together … to agree on an emergency budget, leading to a "government shut-down" for over two weeks. In Ukraine, the anti-EU course …

USA and EU have introducted sanctions against individuals by way of refusing their entry and blocking their bank accounts … for natural gas deliveries. The EU countries agreeing on a uniform mechanism to wind up insolvent banks is another step …

Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Canada and the EU sign the "Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement" (CETA) that is … regarded as a model for the TTIP free trade agreement. It still needs to be ratified by the EU member countries where it is … likely to be opposed in some quarters. In reaction to the further escalating conflict in eastern Ukraine, the EU and the USA …