Italy gets six months breathing room over high-speed link
Italy gets six months to make a decision on the contested Turin-Lyon high-speed rail link after the company in charge of the project invites expressions of interest from contractors.
EU-Japan trade deal comes into force
The free trade agreement between the European Union and Japan comes into effect – creating the world's largest trade zone.
No-deal Brexit: Total chaos or free-trade bonanza?
Britain could seek an extension of the two-year Brexit negotiating process triggered by May in March 2017.
ECB holds interest rates at historic low
The European Central Bank leaves its benchmark refinancing rate on hold at a historic low amid global tensions.
France to introduce digital tax if no EU deal
France announces it will forge ahead with its own tax on digital giants in 2019 if the EU fails to agree on how to get the likes of Google and Facebook to pay more tax in Europe
IMF lowers economic growth projection for Europe
The International Monetary Fund lowers Europe's economic growth forecast for 2018 and 2019.
Eurozone inflation rises to 2.2% in October; unemployment stable
Eurozone inflation rose to 2.2 percent in October, official data showed, moving further away from the European Central Bank's (ECB) target rate, as unemployment in the single currency zone remained stable.
European Central Bank holds rates at record low
The European Central Bank decides to holds interest rates at record low amid inflation risks.
EU rejects Italy’s budget in eurozone first
The European Commission has rejected Italy's draft 2019 budget, the first time the EU executive has ever sent a member state back to the drawing board over spending plans
England’s northern ports look to prosper from Brexit
Brexit has brought hope to the docks of the Humber River, a goods gateway in northeast England where tens of millions of pounds are being invested to prepare for a potential increase in shipping.