Complex overlapping rules and burdensome reporting requirements are strangling EU growth
German conservative leader predicted to be next chancellor rejects retaliatory tariffs
On both sides of Atlantic, most surveyed claim protectionist shift will overshadow benefits of other policies
Falling sales growth and excess capacity have led to sector pain that the EV transition is not easing
A critical mass of shareholder activists are forcing companies to adjust
Experts say crackdowns on single-use products may have limited impact on growing industry
Trump’s threat of higher duties on Chinese goods raises the stakes for a union proud of its free-trading instincts
Transit deal expires with no follow-up agreement on flows to central Europe
Rift with Brussels has led to Budapest having €19bn worth of support frozen
Staff shortages lead to frequent emergency closures, with working mothers struggling to cope
Financial Times poll points to gloomy outlook with little upside potential for common currency area
Amid much pessimism there are also several things that may well lift the mood
Concern expressed by John Prescott and Jack Straw in 2004 over possible migration wave later borne out in Brexit vote
Wealthy customers hit with hefty charges as importers forced to take longer routes
Europeans need to acknowledge that they can no longer rely on the US security guarantee
Mario Draghi’s report urging the EU to step up its game uses a buzzword on every Eurocrat’s lips
Bloc seeks to respond to growing number of disasters expected as a result of climate change
Cancellation of presidential vote divides society as government blamed for ignoring alleged Russian meddling
Politics and luxury goods weigh on benchmark Cac 40 index
Italian government to ban all cannabis flowers, including a staple of Il Duce’s fascist regime
Completing frontier wall will bring EU nation ‘as close to 100% security as possible’, says deputy migration minister
The seemingly unrelenting rise of populism has spurred a retreat from environmental targets
Architect of tight controls on German money supply had four-decade career in central banking
The panic over AGI disinformation in this year’s political cycle seems to have been overblown
Country enters 2025 tackling a web of regulations, political divisions and unfulfilled investment hopes
