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UK launches pensions review in bid to boost investments

UK launches pensions review in bid to boost investments

The landmark review into the pensions and investment market seeks ways to boost the investment potential of support schemes while equally optimizing savings for pensioners.

July 20, 2024 11:30 pm CET
ECB leaves rates unchanged, keeps door open to September cut
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July 18, 2024 11:53 am CET
‘Is that it?’ UK Labour’s cautious entry to government
ECB to leave rates on hold in hope for quiet summer
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July 15, 2024 5:00 am CET
What Washington thinks of Keir Starmer
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Britain finally has a female chancellor. It only took 800 years.

Meet Rachel Reeves: the chess-playing former banker who needs to get the U.K. economy rolling.

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

Draghi’s EU competitiveness plan set to be delayed until September

Von der Leyen likely won’t have time to focus on Mario Draghi’s report until after the summer as she’s so focused on winning her second term.

July 12, 2024 4:01 am CET

Migration is buoying the EU’s declining population. Just don’t tell the far right.

Last year’s figures show that migrant inflows made up for population losses within the bloc.

July 11, 2024 4:59 pm CET

At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.

The U.K’s Keir Starmer may be among political friends now — but the future isn’t so bright for his international allies.

July 11, 2024 4:00 am CET

Belgian government talks begin with Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever at the helm

Far-right Vlaams Belang was never considered as a coalition partner.

July 10, 2024 11:55 am CET

What the China-Russia alliance means for the West

Putin’s recent visit to Beijing is one more sign of an evolving new Cold War.

July 10, 2024 4:02 am CET
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July 9, 2024 4:46 pm CET

6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month

Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Labour’s top policy priorities

A deep dive into what Keir Starmer’s government will tackle in their first 100 days and then in their first year.

July 6, 2024 3:40 pm CET
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The call for an EU Action Plan for rare diseases

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July 4, 2024 5:00 am CET

US political uncertainty crashes central bank retreat in Portugal

Reports of financial chaos in France have been vastly overstated, Europe’s economic elite say. Instead, the U.S. election is the one to watch.

July 3, 2024 11:42 pm CET

Has the left jumped the shark?

Down in the polls, battered in elections and in many cases even deserted by the young, the progressive camp is bleeding support, while the right is on the rise.

July 3, 2024 4:01 am CET
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The dirty little secret no politician will admit: There is no way to ‘go for growth’

Everything now is just a euphemism for financial repression and austerity. That doesn’t stop politicians looking for magical alternatives.

June 27, 2024 6:44 pm CET

How French financial chaos could end Meloni’s market honeymoon 

Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile. 

June 27, 2024 12:37 pm CET
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June 27, 2024 5:00 am CET

Germany’s Scholz blasts EU for failure to do trade deals

Berlin didn’t relinquish its powers to do trade deals in order for Brussels to do nothing, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells lawmakers.

June 26, 2024 5:05 pm CET

Hungary is flirting with China — at what cost to the EU?

Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.

June 25, 2024 6:00 am CET

Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’

The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.

June 21, 2024 8:21 am CET

Switzerland cuts key interest rate again as EU turmoil sends franc surging

The euro’s weakening since the EU election has struck an uncomfortable chord at the Swiss National Bank.

June 20, 2024 9:49 am CET
The Home Front

For Geert Wilders, ‘housing’ is code for ‘immigration’

The Dutch firebrand promised to cut waiting lists by freezing out foreigners.

June 20, 2024 4:00 am CET
From Across the Pond

Turning Cyprus from a problem into a solution

Despite its division, Cyprus is an island of stability in an increasingly turbulent part of the world, and it offers a platform for political, economic, humanitarian and military reach at Europe’s intersection with the Middle East.

June 17, 2024 4:00 am CET

Betrayal on Britain’s south coast

Voters say they feel let down by Conservatives on immigration, public services and the supposed benefits of Brexit.

June 17, 2024 4:00 am CET

Expect EU to finally fine a far-right France

The bid by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to form the next French government challenges the European Commission to punish a country it has always let off the hook.

June 16, 2024 8:00 am CET

Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy

Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.

June 14, 2024 4:53 pm CET
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