EU and UK in talks about Europe-wide defence funding amid fear of US pullback
The US president’s rapid re-engagement with Russia, a country that most European countries see as an existential threat, has ...
Europe must cut electricity taxes, warn Iberdrola and EDP bosses
Europe must cut taxes on electricity if it wants to help struggling industries become more competitive, the heads of two of ...
Spain calls for EU to forge China policy without US
Last October the EU imposed tariffs of up to 45 per cent on Chinese electric vehicles, but the move caused deep divisions in the bloc. Sánchez in September said the plan should be “reconsidered” and ...
Tesla buys assets from insolvent German engineering group
Tesla has agreed to buy assets of embattled German engineering group Manz as the US electric vehicle maker expands its ...
Why Germany’s debt rules are a bellwether for EU defence spending
These safeguards — keeping annual deficits below 1.5 per cent in the long term, and reducing excess debt by at least half a percentage point per year — “bite more” for the likes of Germany, Finland ...
EU cracks down on fast fashion and food waste
Under the deal, EU member states must slash food waste by 10 per cent in food manufacturing and processing, and by 30 per cent per capita in retail, restaurants, food services and households by the ...
The border where Starmer is targeting people-smuggling gangs
Irregular migrants that manage to cross into Bulgaria along the 271km border with Turkey can then travel through the EU to the northern coast of France and onward to Britain, although several Schengen ...
Myths of Europe’s overregulation
We are all deregulators now, it seems. European leaders embrace deregulation with the zeal of converts. Both the European ...
Can Europe afford to defend itself without the US?
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Letter: EU rules for tech firms are like a suffocating pastry
Regarding Marietje Schaake’s opinion piece “Europe’s dependence on US tech is a critical weakness” ( Opinion, February 20), I agree with the author’s underlying message. One place for the EU to start ...
Transcript: Defending Europe without the US
Marc Filippino Good morning from the Financial Times. Today is Friday, February 21st, and this is your FT News Briefing. EU debt markets could be in for a shake-up and Walmart is dusting the dirt off ...
An action plan for the ECB
The first is for the ECB to ensure that bank liquidity can circulate freely in the Eurozone. This is a key requisite for any well-functioning financial system. Surprisingly, this is still not the case ...