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In principle, the EU is better prepared than during the euro crisis. There was criticism afterwards that too long had been waited to intervene. Now the ECB is monitoring the situation with eagle eyes, but it is detrimental if the economic situation of the member states diverge too sharply.

Is a new euro crisis looming?

In his weekly column N. Peter Kramer writes the interest rate differential between French, Belgian and Italian bonds and German is widening rapidly. The markets are targeting the eurozone countries with the highest debt. Is a new euro crisis looming?

Brussels has been careful to point out that market access comes with strings attached. The growth plan links financial transfers to the rule of law, whereas the new scheme goes a couple of steps further by conditioning accession to the single market as a whole to judicial reform, anti-corruption, government accountability, and the like—on top of regulatory alignment.

How the EU’s Single Market Could Unlock Enlargement

Much has been said of the changes Brussels is trying to make to the EU enlargement process. Here’s why gradual integration might—or might not—be the answer.

With their proposals, Merz and Macron aim to prevent individual Member States from blocking a swift European response when major powers such as China or the United States exert economic pressure. According to the two heads of government, the existing European trade instruments are too slow, too complex and too dependent on decision-making by the Member States.

German Chancellor Merz and French President Macron want an economic ‘kill switch’ against China and the US

In a letter to EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen, Germany and France are calling for the ability to ‘completely and immediately’ exclude unfair trading partners from the European market. The logic behind this is reminiscent of the Cold War.

When Andy Burnham, now Britain’s prime minister, arrived in the Commons in 2001, he signed House of Commons motions about the marbles with other MPs.

After the Bayeux Tapestry Why Not the Parthenon Marbles?

Britain needs friends in Europe. Finally returning the Parthenon Marbles to Athens would be a good start toward gaining one.

Much of the world’s electronics - from phones to electric cars - are powered by computer chips made in Taiwan and it is widely agreed that any conflict between the two sides would devastate global semiconductor supply chains, with severe economic consequences globally.

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would “trigger a global catastrophe”

A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would “trigger a global catastrophe”, according to Taiwan’s ambassador to the EU and Belgium.

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