Commitments

European Commission backs EU candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova

June 17, 2022 1:19 pm

Assessment based on ‘understanding’ that both countries will carry out major reforms.

As Macron hangs on, here’s what’s at stake for France

June 17, 2022 4:05 am

If what voters desire is balance, an executive committed to a radical program won’t give it to them.

4 EU countries to state concerns on Polish recovery plan approval

June 15, 2022 5:56 pm

Warsaw is now set to get up to €36 billion in grants and loans.

Ukraine’s dire finances await rescue

June 15, 2022 12:40 pm

The country can no longer sustain itself, fueling fears of a full-blown economic crisis.

EU leaders to debate France’s halfway house for Ukraine idea

June 15, 2022 9:32 am

France is pushing to include Ukraine in a ‘European Political Community.’ Ukraine wants full EU candidate status.

Second Trump term would push warming past dangerous limit, warns UN climate chief

June 13, 2022 3:55 pm

Outgoing Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa reflects on surviving cancer, Trump and the state of climate talks in an exit interview with POLITICO.

Macron’s enduring devotion to mediocre mediation

June 13, 2022 4:03 am

Neither France nor the leader himself have proven the intermediary he conceives them to be.

It’s time to get European enlargement back on track

June 10, 2022 4:07 am

The EU must keep its Thessaloniki promise to the Western Balkans.

Amazon nears pact to end EU’s most advanced antitrust probe

June 10, 2022 4:02 am

Shutting down the three-year probe lets Amazon dodge a fine and hands Vestager a victory by extracting changes without much effort.

Boris Johnson’s new Brexit gamble

June 9, 2022 12:04 am

A wounded prime minister retreats to his comfort zone.

Ukraine war highlights stakes of Chinese attack on Taiwan

June 7, 2022 10:03 pm

Beijing’s threat to Taiwan will loom over Asia’s top security conference this weekend.

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Retirement dreams, busted

June 7, 2022 7:06 pm

Public pension systems are stretched thin by an aging demographic, but political bias prevents solutions from emerging.

US warship calms Sweden’s NATO nerves

June 5, 2022 2:00 pm

USS Kearsarge’s visit to Stockholm for training exercise underscores Washington’s commitment to Swedish security.

ECB braces for heated debate on how far to hike

June 3, 2022 1:22 pm

The central bank meets amid growing calls for a more robust rate hike of 50 basis points.

Croatia on track to adopt the euro

June 1, 2022 5:00 pm

EU capitals will give formal approval in July for eurozone accession next year.

Can a WTO summit fix the world’s problems? It’s a long shot

June 1, 2022 4:13 pm

The upcoming WTO summit is an opportunity to tackle the pandemic and world hunger. Politics is in the way.

Chelsea Manning dances with the crypto devil

May 31, 2022 4:10 pm

The US whistleblower is working on a privacy project with funding from a digital token.

German government and opposition agree on €100B defense spending bill

May 30, 2022 4:04 pm

The special fund will be used to revamp the Bundeswehr, but does not commit to spending 2 percent of GDP on defense every year.

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EU proposals on Emissions Trading and Carbon Border Adjustment derail the green transition

May 30, 2022 5:00 am

Open letter by the CEOs of the EU steel industry to the European Parliament and the member states. Climate, competitiveness and jobs depend on upcoming policy choices.

China’s fragility feeds the doom mongers in Davos

May 25, 2022 10:43 pm

Fêted at the World Economic Forum in 2017, Xi Jinping is now accused of torpedoing the global economy with his disastrous Zero COVID strategy.

UK to make Irish an official language in Northern Ireland

May 25, 2022 9:58 pm

Sinn Féin lauds bill as long overdue, but unionists warn that Irish-speakers will use new powers ‘to make a real pest of themselves.’

Time for the big EU-Aussie reset

May 24, 2022 6:31 pm

New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can make peace with Emmanuel Macron and get trade talks with the EU back on course.

France eyes minimum tax deal in June

May 24, 2022 5:59 pm

French hopes are bolstered by the Commission’s impending approval of the Polish recovery plan under the EU’s pandemic rescue fund, set for next week.

ECB readies for fresh divergence in borrowing costs

May 24, 2022 3:28 pm

The curtain is going up on the ECB’s next act as it tackles the most basic question of how to manage a single currency with 19 different fiscal policies.

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