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Austria’s Cosa Nostra
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Austria’s Cosa Nostra

My quip on a TV show gave me an insider view of how the dominant People’s Party exerts its influence throughout the country.

September 27, 2024 4:00 am CET
Emmanuel Macron’s lonely battle to defend the EU-Canada trade deal
Can French PM Barnier outlive Liz Truss and the lettuce?
Financial services role goes to Albuquerque ― but she brings baggage
Germany torpedoes EU dreams of being a financial superpower
Biden on his climate legacy: ‘We did it’

Biden on his climate legacy: ‘We did it’

September 25, 2024 1:41 am CET
Mission Impossible: Germany’s bid to kill EU duties on Chinese EVs
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Power games over Ukraine’s electrical grid spark rule-of-law fears

Western allies worry the EU candidate state is bringing undue political interference to bear in the energy sector.

September 24, 2024 4:16 am CET

California attorney general sues Exxon Mobil over plastics recycling deceptions

The filing caps a two-and-a-half-year investigation into the oil giant.

September 23, 2024 5:07 pm CET

The EU was built on red tape. Now it wants to slash it.

The Brussels Effect is becoming less effective.

September 23, 2024 5:07 pm CET

Liz Truss: Things would be better if I was still in charge

Liz Truss’ grand plan was “undermined by the economic establishment,” argues Liz Truss.

September 23, 2024 12:01 pm CET

Czech crisis manager set to become EU’s top global dealmaker

As boss of the EU’s €300 billion Global Gateway infrastructure initiative, Jozef Síkela’s job will be to beat China at its own game.

September 23, 2024 4:10 am CET

Meta’s Nick Clegg tears into Rishi Sunak’s AI doomerism

The Meta exec and former deputy PM said Britain had “wasted a huge amount of time” focusing on the gloomy risks of artificial intelligence.

September 20, 2024 1:14 pm CET

Europe is betting everything on getting richer

Making the EU more competitive has become its obsession. No one knows if that’s achievable ― or whether other policies will survive it.

September 19, 2024 9:35 pm CET

Trade policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference

We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labour’s trade policy.

September 19, 2024 7:30 am CET

Tech policy: 20 people to meet at Labour conference

We break down the 20 figures inside and outside government shaping Labour’s tech policy.

September 19, 2024 7:30 am CET

FS policy: 20 people to meet at Labour’s conference

Looking to influence financial services policy but unsure who to meet at Labour’s inaugural party conference in Liverpool this weekend? Politicians, advisers or policy wonks: We’ve got …

September 19, 2024 7:30 am CET

UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Labour conference

Who to look out for in Liverpool this weekend.

September 19, 2024 7:30 am CET
The New Commute

Franco-Flemish divide dogs Brussels Airport debate

Critics argue Brussels Airport causes excessive noise pollution, while also chafing against Flemish oversight of a nuisance affecting the Francophone capital.

September 19, 2024 6:00 am CET
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Germany’s rude economic awakening 

After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.

September 19, 2024 4:01 am CET

From queen to empress: Inside Ursula von der Leyen’s power grab

After unveiling her new team, the European Commission president holds more influence than ever.

September 19, 2024 4:01 am CET

Macron goes Machiavelli

The French president dodged political death over the summer … by throwing his allies under the bus.

September 19, 2024 4:00 am CET

Key US trade union declines to endorse either Harris or Trump

The powerful labor union is deeply connected to working class voters in the Midwest and other battleground states that could be crucial to the outcome of November’s election.

September 18, 2024 11:23 pm CET

Google scores surprise court win on EU antitrust fine

Judges say the European Commission made errors in assessing the search giant’s advertising contracts with publishers.

September 18, 2024 10:09 am CET

Saudi oil giant spends well over a billion on ‘sportswashing,’ new report says

Fossil-fuel companies are the new patrons of Big Sport, according to think tank New Weather Institute.

September 18, 2024 9:44 am CET
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September 18, 2024 5:00 am CET

France mourns its loss of influence in von der Leyen’s new Commission

After Thierry Breton’s resignation, French officials are bemoaning a loss of influence in Brussels.

September 17, 2024 9:59 pm CET

Chinese trade boss comes to Brussels on Don’t Tax My Car tour

Whistle-stop tour of European capitals by Wang Wentao could end in a tough gig when he meets EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis.

September 17, 2024 6:50 pm CET

How Teresa Ribera became the second-most-powerful person in Brussels

Spain’s climate expert is poised to become the EU’s competition chief, net-zero architect and economic transformer — all in one.

September 17, 2024 6:42 pm CET

You cannot be serious! Europe’s next migration chief was a tennis hotshot

Magnus Brunner was one of the favorites to be economy commissioner. He’ll be dealing with borders instead.

September 17, 2024 4:48 pm CET

Spain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new Commission

Ursula von der Leyen appoints the socialist politician as her No. 2.

September 17, 2024 10:40 am CET
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