Category: 3. Europe

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

Kasia Broussalian
Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Monday, May 12th, and this is your FT News Briefing….

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…

The nub of the issue is whether text messages should be classed as documents and therefore eligible to be published in the name of transparency. While campaigners and many external observers say they should be treated just like any other means of official communication when related to…

The leaders of all three winning parties were quick to trumpet their triumphs as significant — even historic. For Canada’s Mark Carney, it was an endorsement of his argument that his country needs to carve out a much more independent path from its giant and covetous…

As a result, many within the bloc are now calling for Ukraine’s accession to be radically fast-tracked, following the European Council’s 2022 decision to grant it candidate status. Moreover, anyone who subjects these promises to even the mildest scrutiny now risks being accused of failing…