CNBC Daily Open: Watching Iran’s economy; a losing game for bonds
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaking to CNBC on May 14th, 2026 from Beijing, China. CNBC Hello, this is…
Waterloo and a revolution: Von der Leyen and Costa pick their Eurovision favorites – POLITICO
The song that “moves me the most,” the German politician went on, “is ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’…
EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO
The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resilience”…
EU clinches deal to roll back AI restrictions – POLITICO
The Cypriot presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament confirmed the agreement following negotiations…
Europe doesn’t know how much fuel it has – POLITICO
Europe’s gas stocks, for a start, were already low before the attack on Iran, averaging under 30 percent…
Brussels launched an age checking app. Hackers say it takes 2 minutes to break it. – POLITICO
National governments can equally design their own apps, and the apps are meant to work together to allow…
Von der Leyen says EU age checking app is ready – POLITICO
“We are holding online platforms accountable that do not protect enough our kids. The new age verification solution…
Fossil fuels face higher taxes than electricity under looming bill – POLITICO
Solidarity tax Austria, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain have also called on the Commission to propose a temporary…
What the world needs to know about the real stakes of the energy crisis – POLITICO
“[The] damage to household finances this year is to a large degree already done,” said James Smith, chief economist at…
Stagflation alarm bells in the euro zone amid ‘critical’ energy crunch
Workers of German steel manufacturer Salzgitter AG stand in front of a furnace at a plant in Salzgitter,…
Fossil fuels? No thanks. Why Trump’s Iran war is pushing EU toward renewables. – POLITICO
“Becoming independent of oil and gas is one of the key issues, as is once again evident with…
Weaponise EU market against China or face manufacturing collapse: official think tank
The European Union has been urged to weaponise its giant market to draw concessions from China, whose economic…