Fighting the debt effect. Greece is struggling at every level.
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A call to break with the leadership of Greece’s ruling party has highlighted the futility of debt-led austerity and the burden it places on people on the wrong side of a banker’s bad bet.
Balancing act. JCB is unruffled by Brexit risks.
Dave Catchpole
A digger maker and a banking giant have livened up the EU referendum debate this week. And they have marked out for David Cameron some tricky politics as Britain’s future in Europe comes to a head.
Down but not out.
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The UK has slipped into deflation for the first time since 1960. Here’s why it’s unlikely to stay for long.
‘If we could just perk things up a bit.’
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The economic challenges ahead for the new Conservative government.
Greece’s future in the eurozone is uncertain.
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Why the Greek debt crisis shouldn’t be viewed as a conflict between different countries, but one between workers across Europe and big business.
The European Commission is taking a much tougher line on Google than the FTC did.
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The EU is accusing Google of abusing its dominance in search, yet a similar antitrust case in the US led to a settlement. What counts for the divergent outcomes?
Greek banks have seen a steady decline in deposits.
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Greece has met its latest debt deadline, but if the country is to stave off Grexit, it’s time to deal with the country’s liquidity.
A weekend off and he’s ready for another round.
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Party leader sees resignation rejected as the EU referendum approaches.
Guess who the big two in EU foreign policy are?
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Now that he commands a majority government, what might Cameron’s demands to the EU be and what’s his worst nightmare?
As much of a surprise for those on the mainland.
Charles Roffey
How did others in Europe cover the election and the surprising results?
Have they left yet?
Klearchos Kapoutsis
EU partners have been careful not to take sides in the British election.
Banned from speaking, Jean-Marie Le Pen managed to photo-bomb daughter Marine at the FN’s May Day rally.
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The founder of France’s far-right movement and his daughter, the current president, have had a spectacular and very public falling out.
You’re right to look sceptical – a Brexit will be difficult at best, impossible at worst.
Andy Rain
UKIP’s whole manifesto rests on the premise that the UK will leave the EU.
A far cry from the UK.
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New research on Norway shows how political integration with the EU has economic benefits too.
The euro had a fundamental flaw from the beginning.
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A massive public investment program financed by the European Investment Bank will help fix the problem at the heart of the euro.
Business as usual for European commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager.
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The EU’s antitrust case against Russian energy giant Gazprom is about competition, but has many political elements to it too.
Hint … it’s more than sartorial advice.
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Syriza came to power promising to renegotiate Greece’s relationship with the EU. The fallout of their attempts to do so is a lesson for a UK that would try to do the same.
There are nationalists, and then there are nationalists.
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The SNP, Plaid Cymru and UKIP are the new faces in the UK election in 2015 but they reflect a wider change.
The UK economy is more sleepy than happy.
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The main parties are spending most of their time arguing over the speed and extent of cuts, when they should be talking about growth.
The Finns Party celebrating their leap forward.
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After four years of a government that put itself at the centre of the EU, Finland has dramatically changed course.