Areva's atomic reactor faces further delays Areva's atomic reactor faces further delaysThe reactor is supposed to have entered service in 2009 but has been repeatedly delayed, leading to more than €2bn of cost overruns for the company
EU plan for research to hit publishers EU plan for research to hit publishersFree access to articles usually held by expensive academic journals would benefit innovation but would force a revolution in business models
Hollande scraps tax breaks on overtime Hollande scraps tax breaks on overtimeEstimated 9m workers took advantage of the measure at an overall cost to the French state of €4.5bn in foregone revenue last year
Brussels to push for Japan trade deal Brussels to push for Japan trade dealAn EU-Japan free trade agreement would unite two trading partners that account for roughly a third of global economic output
RWE considers further 5,000 job cuts RWE considers further 5,000 job cutsGerman utility's ‘efficiency plan' could see up to 7 per cent of its workforce axed in bid to offset domestic nuclear phase-out and economic downturn
Crédit Agricole poised to sell Cheuvreux Crédit Agricole poised to sell CheuvreuxFrench bank plans to spin off securities business to independent brokerage Kepler following similar deal between broker and UniCredit
Computacenter reassures on German costs Computacenter reassures on German costsIT services group says it has learnt from its ‘naive mistakes' in winning contracts and that its spending has stabilised
Rato remains in eye of Bankia storm Rato remains in eye of Bankia stormWhen Rodrigo Rato became head of Caja Madrid, which later became Bankia, the idea he could face a court two years later would have been inconceivable
Moleskine to test volatile market with IPO Moleskine to test volatile market with IPOValue of shares sold will be at least €250m, making the offer larger than that of cashmere specialist Brunello Cucinelli, which sold €160m of shares in April
Merger pricing weighs on Italian insurers Merger pricing weighs on Italian insurersPricing of the rights issues that are to precede the four-way merger which includes Unipol and Fondiaria-Sai lead to a fall in the groups' shares
KKR takes slice of cutlery company WMF KKR takes slice of cutlery company WMFBuyout firm points to the potential for sales in Asia and the US, playing on Germany's expertise in manufacturing high-quality machines
Iceland recovers from its financial delusions Iceland recovers from its financial delusionsThe economy has shrunk, but not by much and less than other crisis-torn states such as Ireland, Estonia or Latvia, writes Tim Harford