To overcome the European Commission's antitrust concerns about a dominant player in European bonds outside the EU, LSE is selling parts of the Italian Stock Exchange.
European Council President Charles Michel (R) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speak as they attend a news conference following a virtual summit with Chinese President in Brussels, on June 22, 2020.
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Long lenient toward China, Europeans have recently taken a firmer approach. Beijing's conduct during the Covid-19 pandemic and its general intransigence have had a lot to do with this.
The main immediate impact of Brexit is that UK lawmakers will have to vacate the EU Parliament.
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Car makers need access to the latest telecoms technology, but Nokia refuses to grant licenses because manufacturers won't pay up. So the disputes begin...
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
Political chaos is growing in the UK as the government tries to manage the country's exit from the European Union. What does the EU do that so angered UK voters that they voted to leave?
Thomas Lindemann, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay and Shoshana Fine, Sciences Po
Little thought has been accorded to the way in which political and bureaucratic actors prioritise certain lives over others in their (non) decision-making.
US President Donald Trump thinks the fine is political – but it's just a different way of doing business.
A man looks at sports publications at a Barcelona newsstand in 2017. The European Union is considering new regulations for the online use of news content.
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A proposed EU copyright directive aims to make Google, Facebook and other online platforms pay to display snippets of news. But will it work, and what will be the costs?
Heads of state attended the G7 summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, on June 9, 2018. Top row: European Council president Donald Tusk, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde. Bottom row: Seychelles President Danny Faure, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. US president Donald Trump’s recent protectionist moves were at the top of the agenda.
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After the G7 fiasco, it's clear that a trade war is in the making. US justifications of "national security concerns" for its tariffs suggest a legitimate target for EU countermeasures: coal.
David Davis and Michel Barnier in Brussels. So how’s Davis going to get out of this one?
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Mark Smith, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) and Michelle Mielly, Grenoble École de Management (GEM)
March 30 officially marked one year to go before the Brexit clock strikes. How can the "leave" camp get out of this one? The classic 1969 heist movie 'The Italian Job' provides clues.
Cover of the final report by the High Level Expert Group on Fake News and Online Disinformation.
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In France, research on local indicators’ inadequacies led a group of stakeholders and researchers in Grenoble to develop an alternative that focuses on social well-being and sustainability.
A man sells bottled water in Lagos Nigeria, a country with abundant water resources but little to drink.
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