Running and spinning a tight web of connections

Danes pledge to push the business agenda

Patent will be a problem for the Danish presidency.

Commission seeks to reduce banking fees

Barnier says fees are holding back growth and competition.

Patent deal is more important than ever

Removing barriers to competition for small firms.

Venture capital reform plans

Barnier hopes plans will create jobs and boost growth.

Twenty years of joining the dots

The financial crisis has put great strain on the single market, but that has not stopped EU leaders pledging to push it towards completion.