Category: 3. Europe

At the beginning of this year, many were hailing a triumphant American economy buoyed by the prospect of tax cuts, deregulation, cheap energy, and massive investments in artificial intelligence. In January, the World Economic Forum in Davos…

This is an audio transcript of the FT News Briefing podcast episode: ‘Are investors starting to prefer Europe over the US?’

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Während Friedrich Merz in Kiew mit Selenskyj, Macron und Tusk auftritt, kämpft Lars Klingbeil an der SPD-Basis mit Wut und Vertrauensverlust. Der Rückzug von Saskia Esken ebnet den Weg für einen Neustart endgültig – wahrscheinlich mit Bärbel Bas und Tim Klüssendorf….

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A widespread blackout in Spain and…

Europe’s fuel manufacturers are strategic allies — not obstacles — in achieving climate neutrality. We stand ready to accelerate decarbonization across all transport sectors, with the right policy support.

This symbiotic relationship is, of course, how Westminster has worked for decades. The Conservative government had its own mostly separate battalion of “friendly” think tanks that helped draft policies and strategy.

Plenty also doubt think tanks will actually end up driving more…

Serious doubts

“People were shocked by the affair,” said Frédéric Dabi, director general at IFOP. Dabi said the public appeared to have serious doubts about Bayrou’s version of events and questioned whether the prime minister was trying to protect powerful people around him at the…