FinanceA $50B US-EU deal for Ukraine is in sight – POLITICOMay 23, 2024131No immediate deal Talks will take place during a meeting of G7 finance ministers in Stresa, a picturesque town on...
MoneyThe EU’s fund for Ukraine is already running low – POLITICOMay 15, 202448With most of its domestic revenues going towards the war effort, Kyiv heavily relies on foreign funding to cover essential...
MoneyHow dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions – POLITICOMay 10, 2024125Centralization across the EU may sound good on paper, but Laura Aus, deputy head of the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit,...
MoneyEU agrees €3B raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine – POLITICOMay 8, 202474“The money will serve to support #Ukraine‘s recovery and military defence in the context of the Russian aggression,” the Belgian government,...
MoneyUkraine wants to use EU money to grow its military-industrial complex – POLITICOMay 6, 202467Kamyshin 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, 2024118As governments increasingly see the need to put the continent on a war footing, the plan would offer a way...
BankingEurope’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels – POLITICOApril 30, 2024109But 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, 2024115Are there unintended consequences to European Union sanctions against Russia? While rocked initially by the restrictions, Russia’s economy has shown...
MoneyBritain moves to a war footing — but where should the extra money go? – POLITICOApril 29, 202455So, the tide continues to turn in Russia’s favor. And the easier option of defeating Putin through Ukraine is beginning...
EconomyUK Prime Minister Sunak pledges 2.5 percent GDP military spending to place economy on a “war footing”April 24, 2024102Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Tuesday that Britain is to increase military spending to 2.5 percent of GDP in “the...