(Bloomberg Opinion) — The European Union’s pandemic recovery plan has all the hallmarks of a historic leap in the dark for the 27-member bloc. It aims to unleash as much as 750 billion euros ($826 billion) of fiscal stimulus, fueled by joint borrowing on … Read More
COVID-19 is transforming the EU works in several ways, accelerating trends that were visible before the virus struck. These changes are good news for anti-EU populists. It is far too soon to judge how COVID-19 will transform the EU – … Read More
The clock is ticking on the continuing existence of the EU. Image credit: Christian Wiediger on Unsplash The French president Emmanuel Macron recently fired a warning shot across the bow of the European ship of state. He said that without … Read More
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Monday denied claims that Beijing is spreading disinformation about the coronavirus following a European Union report that said there was “significant evidence” of covert Chinese operations on social media. “China is opposed to … Read More
A total of 5,534 new coronavirus-related deaths were recorded across the world yesterday, the lowest figure for more than a week. Italy, Spain, and France all recorded fewer than 500 deaths. The figures continue a downward trend that suggests central Europe … Read More
Will the COVID-19 pandemic prompt the EU to take the decisive integrative steps that it failed to take in the context of the Eurozone crisis? Or will this be a crisis too far? The COVID-19 pandemic poses an existential threat … Read More
FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / www.imago-images.de The European Union urgently requires financial injections to stay afloat and survive the coronavirus epidemic currently ravaging the continent, the European commissioner for the economy, Paolo Gentiloni, has warned. A whopping €1.5 … Read More
The coronavirus poses such a great risk that it could mark the end of the EU if it is mismanaged, warned the pope yesterday in his Easter speech. Europe was “faced with a historic challenge, on which not only its … Read More
Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an “excellent accord” on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession. Europe has proven itself to be “a match” for the crisis, said French representative Bruno La Maire. After hours of talks on Thursday, representatives of 19 … Read More
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said European Union member states had agreed to mobilize 1 trillion euros to shore up the economy in response to the coronavirus crisis, in the most important economic plan in the … Read More