Cooling inflation opens door to October interest rate cut from ECB
Attention of policymakers is shifting from inflation to growth as unemployment starts to rear its head.
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The US government is keeping tabs on Americans headed to Ukraine’s war zone
The previously unreported DHS monitoring effort aims to scrutinize Americans who joined the fight in Kyiv — and identify if any could pose a threat when they return home.
Only bold reform will expand access to innovative medicines in the UK
Greater collaboration between industry, government, policymakers and the NHS will be critical for treatment options in the UK to match the pace of scientific innovation. What is our route to achieving timely patient access across the country like our European neighbours?
Health care helps to stabilize democracies, Gastein chief says
SNEAK PEEK — Austria’s Clemens Martin Auer stresses the role of health care in democracies ahead of a major health policy summit in the Alps. — The European Medicines Agency recommended two updated Covid-19 vaccines — but targeting different variants. — Hungary’s secretary of state for health will present the Hungarian presidency’s program on health to Parliament’s […]
Germany’s rude economic awakening
After a spate of bad news involving giants like Volkswagen and Intel, the mood in Germany has turned gloomy.
Trudeau digs in as his party ponders his ability to win
Whatever the prime minister is selling after almost nine years in power, Canadians are no longer buying.
Harris’ momentum has stalled — but not reversed. Here’s 5 takeaways from the latest polls
Neither candidate has broken away with less than two months to go.
Why the stock market is plunging — and what it means politically
The odds that the U.S. will fall into recession are still relatively low, particularly given that consumers continue to spend at a healthy clip. But the risks are mounting.
Labour steals Tory playbook for financial blame game
Labour, with an eye on the next election, wants voters to hear that the public finances are worse than they thought — so blame the Tories for higher taxes.
UK inflation stays at 2 percent target in June
But services are still making life difficult for the Bank of England.
Yvette Cooper to chair meeting of taskforce considering ‘alarming rise’ in candidate intimidation – UK politics live
Home secretary to host meeting of government’s Defending Democracy taskforce after reported rise in harassment during election campaignMore in Common, the group that campaigns to reduce polarisation in politics, published a good slideshow presentation …
Mass hacking and fundamental rights: a missed opportunity for the CJEU?
Hugo Partouche, Attorney-at-law
(avocat) at the Paris Bar, and Chloé Berthélémy, Senior Policy Advisor,
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Photo credit: hacker-silhoutte,
via Wikimedia
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*A first version of this article
was published in French by Actualité …
Industrial revival stalled in June in Germany and France, survey shows
Flash PMIs cast doubt on the narrative of a steady economic recovery this year.
Let’s get to grips with the housing crisis — the young demand it
Incumbent leaders have largely failed to tackle key socioeconomic issues like the rising cost of housing.
Will Trump’s guilty verdict hurt him? Read this story (not the polls).
Donald Trump is in uncharted territory. The full effect of the verdict won’t sink in overnight.
Council of Europe praises Bulgaria’s battle against money laundering
Bulgaria has improved its work against money laundering and terrorist financing, making progress on most assessment indicators, the Council of Europe’s (CoE) anti-money laundering body said on Tuesday, but it will remain one of two EU member states on …
Britain’s economy is improving. Don’t expect it to save Rishi Sunak.
With inflation expected to drop, it’s not the economy any more, stupid, for Britain’s Conservatives.
Poverty in Italy rises to unprecedented levels in a decade
Absolute poverty indicators for Italy have reached levels not seen in the last decade, despite Italy’s GDP having returned to pre-2007-crisis levels, the Italian National Statistics Institute (ISTAT) said in its annual report published on Wednesday.
Meloni’s inclusion allowance worsens poverty in Italy, Commission warns
Meloni’s inclusion allowance will increase the incidence of both absolute and child poverty, concludes a European Commission analysis – deemed as “partial” by the Italian government – which also highlights Italy’s significant gap with the EU on various…
UK to vote in local elections as Tories brace for big losses
Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots on Thursday in an array of local elections that will be the last big test before a UK general election that all indicators show will see the Conservative Party ousted from power after 14 …
EU decade of skills: Building a future-ready labor market
LinkedIn data shows the urgent need for enhanced skills to power Europe’s digital and green transitions.
The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again | Editorial
The radical right is set to dominate forthcoming European elections. Progressives need a fresh start and a new approachThe political signals coming from France are ominous. According to one poll last week, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party (RN) has …
Big, bold and unchecked: Russian influence operation thrives on Facebook
Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on social media site ahead of EU election.
Is the UK election already over?
With the polls stubbornly refusing to turn, is there anything Rishi Sunak can do to move the dial and avoid electoral wipeout?
Building Europe’s Green Transition and Retirement Security – Listed Real Estate’s Dual Role in Global Megatrends
Exploring the property sector’s contribution to the European economy, green transition, retirement security for millions of people and the market’s clear demand for regulatory stability.
EU countries already hitting some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030
Study finds ‘systematic progress’ achieved in 2010s with some states reaching targets a decade earlySeveral European countries hit some of their sustainable energy targets for 2030 a decade early, a study has found, but big gaps remain across the board…
Biden’s economy keeps messing up Trump’s message
“You can’t blame the president when policies go wrong, and then say he’s not responsible if things are going right.”
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war – as it happened
Deal to swap around 200 PoWs from each side comes after contested claim that Kyiv downed plane carrying Ukrainian soldiersRussia’s Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has told military manufacturers to “stop fooling around” and further increase the producti…
Belgian presidency moves toward France in platform work rulebook rewrite
The Belgian presidency of the EU Council is edging closer to France’s demands in a new iteration of the Platform Workers Directive obtained by Euractiv, by bringing back critical provisions that are close to Paris’s heart.