The concerns of Poland and Czech Republic reflect anxiety across central Europe that the region could be hurt by the creation of a common regulation system

Scandinavian companies are taking advantage of a renewed penchant for design from the region, says Michael Stothard

Move allows group to conserve several hundred million dollars in cash in the short term for acquisitions and share buybacks

Maker of Magners and Gaymers points to bad weather and competition as revenues from UK business drop 25% and those from its Ireland arm by 5.4%

Effort to boost efficiency with General Motors' alliance partner comes amid downturn in European market with Opel and Vauxhall sales down 17% this year

A pressing issue is agreement on depositor protection but the trouble is that Europe's banks dwarf their respective home economies

Commodities trader believes that demanded share ratio overvalues Xstrata and is prepared to walk away from long sought-after deal

Final talks with three potential buyers in last stage of a break-up of the twice-bailed-out Belgo-French bank

Philipp Humm plans to return to Europe to join a competitor of Deutsche Telekom, believed to be Vodafone group, after two years at the number four US mobile operator

Outbound cross-border mergers and acquisitions in the first three months of this year were worth $6.4bn, nearly five times greater than a year earlier