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Mark Carney says Canada will meet NATO spending target this year

Mark Carney says Canada will meet NATO spending target this year

The Canadian prime minister framed the spending as a necessary response to a world where the country is more vulnerable to threats — and less protected by Americans.

June 9, 2025 6:53 pm CET
Brussels asks EU countries to use less water
Europe needs to go much further in slashing red tape, French minister urges
UK inflation setback for Labour as ‘Awful April’ hits households
Brussels takes aim at those cashing in on broken European markets
ECB slashes rates again as desperation mounts over trade war impact
Turkey scrambles to stop financial rout
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Erdoğan’s main rival arrested in major clampdown on Turkish opposition

Arrested mayor of Istanbul accuses authorities of blow “against the will of the people.”

March 19, 2025 3:22 pm CET

Merz won the German election. Here’s what it means for Europe.

POLITICO breaks down what the conservatives’ victory means for EU policy and cooperation ― from nuclear weapons to cannabis.

February 23, 2025 8:17 pm CET

EU shoots down rumors it will revive divisive gas price cap

Energy firms are concerned about talk of bringing back the politically fraught mechanism.

February 13, 2025 4:30 am CET
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The menace of deindustrialization in the EU — and what we can do about it

Policymaking is not accountancy: in the medium and long term, the EU will be better off keeping factories within its borders.

February 10, 2025 5:00 am CET

Stocks tumble, dollar surges on Trump trade war

The U.S. currency surged across the board, while stock futures plunged on the first full day of trading since Trump slapped tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico.

February 3, 2025 8:51 am CET

Trump vs. Xi: Who Will Win the Trade War?

Donald Trump launched a two-year trade war against China during his first term in the White House, and he’s poised to do it again. Even before being …

January 27, 2025 4:37 pm CET

US company behind Teflon tries to block EU’s forever chemicals ban, claims NGO

Chemours is leading a push against a proposed phase-out of controversial chemicals, says Corporate Europe Observatory.

January 14, 2025 6:00 am CET

Markets are rewarding Meloni for resisting French temptation

Yields on debt for the two countries are converging, thanks to instability in Paris and a Rome government that has managed to divide the opposition. 

December 6, 2024 8:02 pm CET

It’s not just Trump: Economic malaise and political chaos are battering Europe’s currency too

Home-grown problems are hurting the single currency, and the markets are looking to the ECB for a remedy.

November 27, 2024 4:12 am CET

Euro and pound tumble as Trump storms to victory — stocks don’t know whether to laugh or cry

Big gains for defense and health stocks, but it’s a bleak day if you’re driving the green transition — or lending to Mexicans.

November 6, 2024 2:38 pm CET

To Ursula, with love: Paris sends Brussels the anti-Breton

France’s incoming commissioner is a Macron loyalist who prefers backroom dealing to attention-grabbing stunts.

October 31, 2024 4:25 am CET

What’s driving Kamala Harris’ surge in the polls

Harris has made eye-popping gains with traditional, core Democratic base voters while also appealing to independents.

August 21, 2024 8:24 pm CET
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France faces worst wheat harvest ‘in the last 40 years’

Farming unions are calling on the government to help wheat producers get through the year.

August 9, 2024 2:20 pm CET

European markets open higher on relief at French election results

Stocks bounce sharply as the first round of voting leaves Le Pen’s National Rally looking short of securing a majority in parliament.

July 1, 2024 9:42 am CET

Euro plunges, eyes parity with dollar after Lagarde’s go-it-alone pledge

The currency weakened as the ECB signals it plans start cutting rates before the Fed.

April 12, 2024 6:26 pm CET
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The EU has a €30 billion hidden fees problem

Last year, European consumers and businesses lost €30 billion to hidden international payment fees. The Payment Services Regulation has to close the loopholes that have enabled these fees.

March 14, 2024 5:00 am CET

Senators unveil long-awaited border deal

It faces an uncertain vote in the Senate this week and even longer odds in the House.

February 5, 2024 4:36 am CET

30 things Joe Biden did as president you might have missed

Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.

February 4, 2024 1:21 pm CET

Georgia PM Irakli Garibashvili resigns

His departure comes a month after billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili returned to the country’s ruling Georgian Dream party as honorary chair.

January 29, 2024 4:54 pm CET

The Middle East is on fire: What you need to know about the Red Sea crisis

Iran wants to take its fight against Israel global — but just how bad could things get?

January 4, 2024 4:07 am CET

Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can’t quit oil

The contradictions in nations’ attitudes toward fossil fuels were at the forefront of the talks in Dubai.

December 13, 2023 11:16 am CET

Bulgaria’s Russian gas games rile Europe

Critics accuse Bulgaria of punishing Russia to curry favor with Brussels, while quietly helping Moscow regain its grip on Europe’s energy supplies.

November 10, 2023 2:06 pm CET

Europe braces for a winter of two wars

With fighting raging in the Middle East, the EU is hoping it can avoid a repeat of last year’s energy crisis.

November 8, 2023 5:11 pm CET

No more rate hikes (for now)! ECB set to take its foot off the brake

As Israel attacks add to uncertainty, ECB will stress data dependence while zooming in on balance sheet debate.

October 24, 2023 6:00 am CET
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