EU to switch to single-day settlement of stock and bond trades in 2027
Move aligns bloc with similar shift in UK and Switzerland as commission seeks to revitalise capital markets
Move aligns bloc with similar shift in UK and Switzerland as commission seeks to revitalise capital markets
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A draft document shows Brussels putting deregulation before decarbonization.
But diplomats still expect the Hungarian prime minister to ultimately back down, perhaps as soon as Monday.
U.S. president also says he’ll ask NATO allies to raise defense spending to 5 percent of GDP.
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The Trump presidency “might not be good — but it will be much better than under Biden,” a former Ukrainian cabinet minister says.
Ukrainian president calls on European politicians to “be more than just bystanders” who are “reduced to posting on X after an agreement has already been made.”
And Catalonia’s new President wants to shoot it dead.
The EU is keen to reactivate talks on a trade agreement with New Delhi.
Historians say this is the first time foreign heads of state or government attended a US presidential swearing-in ceremony.
Only 22% of EU respondents think Trump will be good for their country.
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A putative tie-up between Switzerland’s SGS and France’s Bureau Veritas sent the combined market capitalisation dipping
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Neutral Switzerland to join EU military mobility project
The Commission can be run from a hospital bed, an EU spokesperson says.
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With Switzerland joining, the Europeans are closing a large gap in the middle of Europe.
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Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country that devised i
The U.K. is the latest country to move toward legalizing the controversial yet evermore popular practice.
Cecilia Sala jailed days after two Iranians were detained in Italy and Switzerland for allegedly passing on drone technology
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Swiss media cited diplomatic sources saying that all the issues had been agreed, with the exception of how much Switzerland should pay into the EU’s Cohesion Fund.
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US asset manager will join case over decision when UBS took over struggling rival
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The bloc’s scientific advisers say the EU should push for an international treaty regulating the controversial technologies.
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The decision by Bern Convention members is a major win for the EU and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
German chancellor’s conversation Friday with Russian leader undermines efforts to isolate Moscow, Ukrainian president says.
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EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
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The outcome left African and Latin American nations furious and prompted some to refuse to engage on other biodiversity issues.
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Guterres not welcome in Kyiv after he shook hands with the Russian president.
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Although it never owned a single colony, Switzerland played a major role in colonial affairs, through individual nationals and companies. A powerful exhibition rectifies the amnesia surrounding this troubled past.
The Ukrainian president says he needs to strike a deal with Putin to deescalate and not strike energy and food facilities.
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The US called the Swiss decision to not fully adopt all components of the 14th package of EU sanctions “disappointing” and expressed the hope that Bern would work to close the loophole.
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Switzerland wants a so-called safeguard clause on suspending free movement of people with the EU in certain circumstances.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced that Rome will host the next Ukraine Recovery Conference on July 10-11, 2025, following discussions with President Volodymyr Zelensky. Meloni affirmed Italy’s support for Ukraine during Zelensky’s visit …
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
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The push comes amid a rightward and anti-immigration shift in multiple EU countries.
PM Keir Starmer previously said he was “personally committed” to changing the law.
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Police said the children were on their way to kindergarten when they were suddenly attacked.
Glacier ridgelines marking the border near the Matterhorn mountain are shifting as ice continues to melt.
A senior football official makes more than $200K a year while also assessing future judges for Europe’s supreme court.
Pope Francis praised the courage of victims and reviled offenders at the end of an extraordinary papal visit.
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Former German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger says Western leaders should be making more threats and be willing to follow them through.
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Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after suffering a serious head injury at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.
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A win for the Freedom Party Sunday would expand Central Europe’s Putin-friendly bloc.
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Despite not having much experience on space, Andrius Kubilius is tipped to be running EU rocket and satellite policy.
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The famous singing competition is highlighting a striking aspect of Switzerland’s form of government.
Staff at the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre in Lugano (CSCS) say ‘Alps’ could rank even higher today as it wasn’t completed when the rankings were put together in June.