BankingParis was on the cusp of becoming the EU’s finance hub. Then came the election. – POLITICOJune 27, 202488“We don't really know what will happen after the election. We don't know who will be elected. We don't know...
BankingEU prosecutors launch bombshell corruption probe into former European Investment Bank chief – POLITICOJune 24, 202497Police officers from Germany and Luxembourg have in recent months seized material related to the investigation, according to two officials...
MoneyVon der Leyen accused of power grab of €400B in regional cash – POLITICOJune 12, 202471The reform has set von der Leyen, the favorite to remain as president after her five-year term ends later this...
MoneyUS-EU spat derails push for $50B Ukraine loan using Russian assets – POLITICOJune 11, 2024120Fresh from a bruising European election last weekend, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will tell President...
BankingNo, you’re a banker! Sunak and Reeves’ City backgrounds weaponized in UK election – POLITICOJune 10, 2024142Of course, the war of words links directly to questions over which team has the best credentials to run the...
FinanceEU looks at using its own budget as guarantee for huge loan to Ukraine – POLITICOJune 4, 2024118This idea would be a major step forward from the EU’s recently agreed plan to use most of the profits...
BankingBritain’s next financial crash is coming. This time it won’t be the banks. – POLITICOMay 10, 2024147Plus, the Bank is undertaking a stress test to probe how nonbanks would react to extreme potential stress in the...
MoneyHow dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions – POLITICOMay 10, 2024173Centralization across the EU may sound good on paper, but Laura Aus, deputy head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit,...
BankingEurope’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels – POLITICOApril 30, 2024135But the slowness of the sale process had frustrated regulators on both sides of the Atlantic. Earlier this year, Acting...
EconomyRethinking EU restrictive measures – POLITICOApril 29, 2024153Are there unintended consequences to European Union sanctions against Russia? While rocked initially by the restrictions, Russia’s economy has shown...