EconomyGermany and EU face a new trilemma – POLITICODecember 27, 2023132Miguel Otero-Iglesias a senior analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute in Madrid. Faced with a choice between successfully completing the...
FinanceFinland likely to trigger EU’s excessive deficit procedure in 2024December 22, 202365FINLAND is likely to trigger the excessive deficit procedure of the European Union in 2024, views Minister of Finance Riikka...
FinanceHow EU spending talks went to Brazil and back – POLITICODecember 21, 2023111Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS / PARIS ― When the VIP vending machine...
EconomyFiscal reforms agreed by EU governmentsDecember 20, 202398European Union finance ministers agreed on Wednesday on changes to the EU’s fiscal rules updating them to the post-pandemic realities...
FinanceEU countries reach deal on national spending rules reform – POLITICODecember 20, 202383BRUSSELS ― EU finance ministers on Wednesday clinched a deal to overhaul the bloc’s spending rules that will enable countries...
FinanceDay of drama ends with France and Germany confident of EU spending rules deal – POLITICODecember 19, 2023110PARIS AND BRUSSELS ― France and Germany said they are confident that last-ditch talks on an overhaul of the EU’s...
BankingBritain at risk of being sucked into ‘spiral of debt’, says World BankDecember 13, 202388Debt levels in other advanced economies are also ratcheting up. The International Monetary Fund recently warned that Joe Biden’s borrowing...
EconomyBritain’s debt timebomb is about to explode – and politicians are too timid to defuse itDecember 9, 202345Other countries with debt limits have a similar story to tell. Denmark, for instance, has managed to avoid brinkmanship by...
FinanceFinance ministers fail to strike EU spending rules deal after hours of talks – POLITICODecember 8, 202399BRUSSELS ― EU finance ministers failed to agree on a reform of the bloc’s national spending rules as a meeting in...
FinanceBank of England warns private credit poses threat to financial stabilityDecember 6, 202349Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor with responsibility for financial stability, said risky corporate lending “is a business model that...