EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems – POLITICO
“You can’t buy pension reform,” said a deputy finance minister. “It’s going to hit the nerve of what…
Euro’s ‘global moment’ risks slipping away amid political division
As alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy was pushing the dollar toward multi-year lows, European Central…
Eurozone consumers cut spending on tariff fears, shun US goods: ECB
Consumers in the eurozone have altered their consumption habits in anticipation of U.S. tariffs, moving away from American…
Waking France up to the boomer pension timebomb – POLITICO
Compared to other items on the budget, pensions are particularly hard to adjust, said Hippolyte d’Albis, an economist…
Food prices surge by 5% in the past 12 months as inflation rises – The Journal
Food prices surge by 5% in the past 12 months as inflation rises The JournalFood prices rise by 5%…
Europe’s economy can’t grow without migrants, Lagarde warns – POLITICO
Lagarde singled out Germany and Spain as examples. Germany’s GDP would be about 6 percent lower today without…
Eurozone ekes out growth despite trade war – POLITICO
Germany and Italy — the bloc’s two big manufacturing economies — performed less well, with GDP contracting by…
ECB holds rates, waits for more clarity on US tariffs – POLITICO
“The eurozone economy appears to be gradually regaining momentum,” Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank said in…