France, the U.K. and Germany have rising budget deficits and debt, while the former crisis hot spots in the south look ...

Brussels policymakers examining changes to free governments hands to subsidise affordable housing developments ...

Two huge financial dangers that still seemed somewhat unlikely a few months ago now appear hard to avoid. First, the common euro currency is in deep trouble, and European governments are frantically ...

Keir Starmer is set to join a European crisis summit to face down the threat of Russia after the US barred European leaders from peace talks with Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war. France is ...

The seamless partnership France and Germany forged in past weeks now shows signs of fraying as both countries spar over the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) and proposals to mutualize euro zone ...

Europe’s first reserve currency was the tetradrachm, upon which was inscribed an owl. The symbol of wisdom was intended to inspire trust in the rulers of ancient Athens. Indeed, the bird features on ...

Incoming President Trump and his team are clearly preparing to raise the stakes in confronting China. Focusing on what they (correctly) view as the main threat to the United States, Trump seems to ...

Recent news that the previously existing five-year gas transit deal between Russia and Ukraine is now ending will have a number of important geopolitical consequences for the region in general and the ...

In the wake of Europe’s cocaine market more than quadrupling between 2011 and 2021, the Commission in 2023 proposed a plan to combat drug trafficking, which includes strengthening cooperation with ...

European automakers already buffeted by US tariffs and a rocky shift toward electric vehicles now face a new threat: a ...