Changes aim to focus on China sales and improve integration of the group's truck divisions in push to become world's biggest carmaker by 2018

European parliament refuses to enter talks to finalise growth-friendly initiative because of objections to states backing softer companies' disclosure rules

Abertis and Atlantia report 9% falls in traffic in the first half, and sharp falls in commercial traffic are expected in France, Spain and Italy

Bids are expected within two months to explore the Skifska and Foroska offshore fields as the country aims to reduce its reliance on Russian gas

While in many respects the corporate environment favours M&A, neither share prices nor economic outlook suggest a surge in deal-making just round the corner

Seven months before the accounting changes come into force, many European companies face the prospect of onerous retirement obligations

New ‘nano' design picked by ETSI is 40% smaller than the micro-type currently used in some handsets and is thought to have led to compromises

Rise in pound versus euro has prompted a rise in day-tripping drinks tourists heading to Calais to stock up for the party season

Poland's president welcomed a letter from Barack Obama in which the US president expressed regret for referring to a ‘Polish death camp'

Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen start in new roles as co-chief executives at the German lender in a meeting that defined the roles the pair would play

A sale cannot be what chief executive Bob Dudley wants, given the importance of Russia for oil company. But he is proving a poor chess player

BP's decision to throw down the gauntlet to its partners appeared to be a reaction to shift in upper circles of Russia with Sechin move to Rosneft