Spain, France And Germany Report Most Coronavirus Cases Since Their Lockdowns

The graph of Spain’s daily coronavirus case count is taking on an emphatic U-shape, with 3,715 new infections in the past 24 hours – joining Germany and France on Wednesday in reporting the most cases since lockdowns helped Europe quash … Read More

UK chief negotiator says aiming for Brexit deal in September

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s assessment is that a Brexit agreement can be reached with the European Union in September, the UK chief negotiator David Frost said on Thursday ahead of a round of negotiations with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier … Read More

Avoiding the Japanification of Europe

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BOLOGNA — As monetary and fiscal authorities have acted aggressively to blunt the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact, public debt and central-bank balance sheets have swelled rapidly. In the European Union, this trend is compounded by a new 750 billion euros … Read More

European economy falls into worst recession on record

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Getty Images The European economy has fallen into its worst recession on record as strict quarantine measures earlier in the year to stop the spread of the coronavirus brought economic activity to an abrupt halt. According to figures released on Friday by … Read More

Every Step the EU Takes Toward Financial Unity Sows New Seeds of Its Potential Collapse

Collage sources: EU Website NEW YORK (IDN) – Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” is a play featuring two characters waiting for a character, Godot, who never arrives. As such, it is a useful metaphor for the goings-on of the European … Read More

EU’s Barnier believes deal with Britain after #Brexit is possible – sources

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The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (pictured) expressed confidence at a closed-door meeting with member state envoys to the bloc last Friday (24 July) that a new deal with Britain was possible, diplomatic sources have told Reuters, write Francesco Guarascio, Gabriela Baczynska. His … Read More

EU rescue deal: ‘The most important moment in the life of our Europe,’ says Macron

Emmanuel Macron from the Elysée Palace during a televised interview on TF1, in Paris on July 21, 2020. © AFP – LUDOVIC MARIN A historic rescue plan for economies left shattered by the coronavirus epidemic was hailed by French President Emmanuel … Read More

Merkel and Conte Show Common Front on ‘Massive’ EU Recovery Fund

GRANSEE, GERMANY – JULY , Photographer: Keuenhof/Pool/Getty Images (Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed a united front with Italy’s Giuseppe Conte days ahead of a crucial European Union summit, warning that EU leaders need to deliver a “massive” response … Read More

Berlin takes over the EU presidency: Lower your expectations

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, hold a joint news conference via video conference to mark Berlin taking over the EU’s rotating presidency from July 1 until the end of the … Read More

Merkel’s mission for EU presidency – ‘Make Europe strong again’

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel aims to strengthen a divided European Union and help its hard-hit economy recover from the coronavirus pandemic when Germany takes over the rotating presidency of the 27-member bloc on Wednesday. Critics have in the … Read More

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