European Union:

the FEV's Executive Committee has held an agenda of meetings with various European Commission bodies in Brussels.

Companies in this industry are spending 113 million euros this year to boost their power of influence to get the approval of measures.

The European Commission on Tuesday presented a new proposal for member states to follow the same rules for calculating the multinational tax.

ECB executive board member Fabio Panetta warned on Monday of the negative consequences of leaving digital payment services.

The Council of the European Union has postponed a decision on a ban on combustion engines - including petrol, diesel and hybrids - from 2035 at the request of Italy, Poland and Germany.

Personnel costs during the European Presidency will amount to 2.8 million and material means will be a further 3 million.