BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission has given France and Britain two months to respond to a request to lower charges for passenger and freight trains to use the Channel Tunnel, or face possible court action, it said on Thursday.Full story
MILAN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena <BMPS.MI>, Italy's third-largest lender, has sent a restructuring plan to the European Commission and will release details of the plan after the Commission has approved it, the bank said on Tuesday. Full story
RADIATION ZONE: The European Commission is proposing stronger nuclear safety rules amid international debate about the future of nuclear energy and how to secure aging plants. Full story
European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta speaks to media next to Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf during a news conference in Bern June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf speaks to media next to European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta during a news conference in Bern June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf talks to European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta during official talks in Bern June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
European Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Algirdas Semeta arrives for official talks with Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf in Bern June 17, 2013. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)
Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy attends a news conference at the European Commission in Brussels June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule
European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn
