Whilst preparing for six months at the helm of the EU presidency, Belgium suffered severe domestic quarrels, and still faces a complex political situation

Legal issues on mergers in Turkey, from a taxation perspective

The biggest cuts in military spending in decades in Germany, Britain and France could encourage Europe to move closer to a joint defence policy to pool resources and eliminate costly duplication

James Essinger details the Luxembourg Stock Exchange

As the London Stock Exchange adapts to the changing business landscape, adopting a more global outlook and diversifying its product and service portfolio, CFO Doug Webb is bullish about the Exchange’s long-term prospects

Slovenia’s business environment is acting as a springboard for creativity

Cyprus has developed into a key venue for the worldwide operations of multinational companies

A public to private transition has greatly enhanced ENPAM’s efficiency

The sector’s methods, models and motivation are coming under fire, writes Elizabeth Pfeuti

Spain has trimmed its offer of state aid to consumers of electric cars to a maximum 6,000 euros from the 7,000 announced in March, but still aims to have one million electric or hybrid cars on its roads by 2014

The European Commission has denied there was any EU plan for 20-25 billion euros aid for Greece, and Germany’s finance ministry said it had made no decision on aid for Athens

Only structural reforms will rescue the fiscal imbalance

Investment will return in 2010, says Nicholas Papapolitis

A brace of hugely profitable calls have made Philip Gibbs one of the best performing fund managers of the last decade but he sits uncomfortably in the investment spotlight

Industry and infrastructure between the Rhine, Ruhr, and Weser rivers have made North Rhine-Westphalia the most popular region in Germany for foreign investors