Has the eurozone learned from its Greek odyssey?
Greece will formally turn the page on its debt saga this week, but the eurozone remains vulnerable to further crises, with economists particularly worried about the situation in Italy.
View ArticlePutin and Merkel meet to find solution on gas pipeline Nord Stream 2
Russia and Germany are set to proceed with the completion of a second natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea between the two countries.
View ArticleAustrian Presidency on the road towards new markets
Austria's Federal Economic Chamber represents the interests of the country's economic operators but is also a cornerstone of the social partnership enshrined in the constitution. Its president, Harald...
View ArticlePolish PM: Poland sets the standards in the EU
"Poland sets the standards, ideas and proposals that are copied by the whole of Europe," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during an election campaign event for the local elections which...
View ArticleCommitments have to be respected, EU tells Greece
Greece will now be “a normal country” but the reforms and the ambitious fiscal targets agreed with its lenders must be respected, the Commissioner for economic affairs, Pierre Moscovici, said on...
View ArticleEurope’s values are not negotiable, German foreign minister tells Poland
If European values are subjected to pressure in individual member states, this must be resolved in dialogue between member states and EU institutions, German head of diplomacy, Heiko Maas, said ahead...
View ArticleUK warns of damage to EU without special deal on financial services
The UK has repeated its demands for a post-Brexit agreement on financial services to go way beyond the EU’s current standard with third countries in a new government paper, warning that a ‘hard Brexit’...
View ArticleItaly allows docking of ship with migrants, ends standoff with Malta
Italy will let its coast guard ship carrying 177 migrants rescued on the Mediterranean Sea five days ago dock in Sicily, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Monday, ending a standoff with Malta...
View ArticleECB fines France’s Credit Agricole over capital reserves
The European Central Bank announced on Monday (20 August) that it had fined French lender Credit Agricole a total of €4.8 million over past irregularities in the way it declared its capital reserves,...
View ArticleChina defies US pressure as EU parts ways with Iranian oil
China, seeking to skirt US sanctions, will use oil tankers from Iran for its purchases of that country's crude, throwing Tehran a lifeline while European companies such as France's Total are walking...
View ArticleBritain urges US, Europe to ‘go further’ in countering Russia
New British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Tuesday (21 August) will urge the United States and European countries to do more to call out Russia's "malign behavior" and keep Vladimir Putin in check,...
View ArticleEU carbon prices expected to rise quickly and accelerate energy transition
EU carbon prices could average €35-40 per tonne over 2019-2023, accelerating the switch from coal to gas and questioning the rationale for keeping old coal and lignite power plants running beyond 2021,...
View ArticleCzech filmmakers on hunger strike for jailed director Sentsov
Czech filmmakers on Tuesday (21 August) said they were launching a rotating hunger strike in solidarity with Ukrainian colleague Oleg Sentsov.
View ArticlePoland’s deportation of human rights activist: The back story
The expulsion from the Schengen zone of Lyudmyla Kozlovska, a Ukrainian human rights activist, was due to serious doubts regarding funding of her organisation, Poland's Internal Security Agency said on...
View ArticleBrexit talks ‘continuous’, say negotiators as they vow to ramp up talks
The EU and UK’s chief Brexit negotiators vowed on Tuesday (21 August) to step up talks in the coming weeks in a bid to avoid the UK crashing out of the bloc without agreement next March.
View ArticleJan Kuciak murder: How free is the European press?
The murder of the Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in February provoked a wave of anger, resulting in Prime Minister Robert Fico’s resignation. However, half a year later,...
View Article‘I have a new look on life’, Louis says after travelling around Europe for a...
Louis (21, Belgium) works as an educator for people with mental and physical disabilities during the day and writes rap music the night. For a month, he has been one of the travellers for a Road Trip...
View ArticleClouds gather for Europe in run up to 10th anniversary of financial crisis
Discrepancies between Italy and the EU over its expenditure, the trade dispute with the US and political quagmires such as the Brexit talks and the migration challenge cloud EU prospects ahead of the...
View ArticleCzechs protest against government 50 years after Soviet-led invasion
Czechs and Slovaks on Tuesday (20 August) marked 50 years since Soviet tanks crushed the "Prague Spring" democratic reform drive, as protesters used the anniversary to rail against the current Czech...
View ArticleGerman FM: EU needs payment systems independent of US to keep Iran deal alive
Europe needs to set up payment systems independent of the United States if it wants to save the nuclear deal between Iran and major powers that was abandoned by President Donald Trump, German Foreign...
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