MoneyFar-right Bardella wants France’s EU money back. He’ll have to think again. – POLITICOJune 27, 20248The French far-right has learned from the Thatcher playbook. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher secured the first ever budget...
MoneyUkraine wants to use EU money to grow its military-industrial complex – POLITICOMay 6, 202433Kamyshin said his country's arms industry can produce about $20 billion worth of weapons. The Ukrainian government plans to issue...
InvestingHas the EU really just found €400B it could spend on defense? – POLITICOMay 3, 202437As governments increasingly see the need to put the continent on a war footing, the plan would offer a way...
MoneyEU signals end of free money for poorer countries – POLITICOApril 15, 202433“ has to be a long term development kind of approach; it has to involve local and regional partners,” the...
MoneyEU unleashes arsenal of defense acronyms to fight Putin – POLITICOApril 10, 202415ASAP — Act in Support of Ammunition Production What is it? ASAP is an EU regulation, part of a three-step...
BankingThe EU’s climate piggy bank is under pressure – POLITICOMarch 5, 202460Making big calls It’s also a vital time for Europe’s manufacturers, which are making decisions about what green technologies to...
MoneyEurope starts war machine to wean itself off US weapons – POLITICOMarch 4, 202440The EU’s executive branch insists it is not overstepping. Defense "must remain a national responsibility,” Breton told French media Monday....
MoneyEU capitals fear Russian retaliation and cyberattacks after asset freezes – POLITICOFebruary 5, 202460The EU's unrelated effort to funnel cash to Ukraine from its central budget faced serious political resistance, prompting governments to...
MoneyUkraine hopes to avoid economic doomsday of not getting Western financial aid – POLITICOJanuary 29, 202444Kyiv currently uses what money it can raise domestically to run its own arms industry, pay its soldiers and other...
FundsEU confident of Orbán U-turn on allowing money to Ukraine – POLITICOJanuary 16, 202423BRUSSELS ― Budapest has signaled to the EU that it is ready to lift its opposition to funding Ukraine ―...