German strikes spread to Daimler, union mulls escalation
Reuters – Tens of thousands of German industrial workers downed tools on Tuesday in support of trade union IG Metall’s demands for a 6 percent […]
Europe
EU to get its own finance minister – German SPD leader
Reuters – The leader of Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats said on Friday he expects the European Union to have a finance minister to oversee financial […]
London was top destination for tech funding in 2017
Reuters – London was the top city in Europe for technology investment last year, with more funding going into companies in the British capital than […]
Italy’s Northern League pledges to put right ‘error’ of euro
Reuters — Italy’s rightist Northern League brushed off on Wednesday suggestions it had dropped its opposition to the euro and renewed its pledge to rectify […]
Ryanair applies for UK licence to shore up routes before Brexit
Reuters – Ryanair recently applied for a British air operating licence in a move it said on Tuesday may be required to keep its domestic […]
Turkey rages after ‘plotter’ is granted asylum in Greece
Voice of America — The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed a decision in Greece to grant asylum to a Turkish helicopter co-pilot, who fled […]
Italy elections the next political test for the EU
Reuters — Italy’s president dissolved Italian parliament on Thursday setting the election date on 4 March thereby launching a two-month campaign that will mark the next […]
Catalan separatists win majority in election, in rebuke to Spain and EU
NBC News — Separatist parties won a majority in Catalan parliament, a result that promises to prolong political tension in Spain. Prime minister Rajoy, who […]
Brexit: Barnier backtracks on British trade deal after pressure from EU states
The Express — Michel Barnier backtracked on his tough talk under reported pressure from EU member states and agreed Britain will be offered a “tailor-made” […]
UK joins Greece at bottom of wage growth league
The Guardian — Britain has suffered a bigger fall in real wages since the financial crisis than any other advanced country apart from Greece, research […]
5-Star leader says Italy should quit euro unless rules change
Reuters — 5-Star, which leads in opinion polls ahead of an election expected in March, says if it wins power it will lobby Italy’s EU […]
Far right coalition in Austria rules out EU referendum, threat to integration plans
Reuters — The conservative Sebastian Kurz emerged victorious from Austrian election and now has formed a coalition government with the far-right Freedom Party , making […]
EU toughens stance on brexit setting new obstacles to agreement
FT — The EU has already started backtracking on the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ between May and Junker and are reported to have toughened their stance on […]
European Council chief to propose scrapping refugee quota
eKathimerini — European Council President Donald Tusk is planning to tell EU leaders to scrap the refugee quota scheme that foresees member states taking in […]
European Commission proposes deeper euro zone integration to unite EU
Reuters – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday ideas for deeper euro zone integration in an effort to help unite the broader European Union, as […]