Europe’s economic apocalypse
Stagnation, flagging competitiveness, Donald Trump — the continent is facing “an existential challenge.”
structural reforms
Germany, Poland call for stronger cohesion policy conditionality after 2027
The paper calls for “even more incentives for structural reforms” in EU cohesion policy from 2028 to 2034.
Commission urges gradual spending cuts to dodge austerity repeat
The EU’s outgoing commissioner Gentiloni encourages reforms and investments to keep growth alive.
IMF warns war and protectionism to hurt world economy
Central banks should focus more on supporting growth now that they’ve squashed inflation, Fund urges.
IMF’s end-of-inflation party sobered by debt, war … and a US election
Inflation may be on the retreat, but growth is slowing and debt is rising as the West and China square off ever more directly.
Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt
“It’s karma, no?” said one European official.
Security experts see latest Trump close call as ‘a failure, 100%’
Trump, however, said the Secret Service did an “absolutely outstanding” job.
You’re on your own implementing Draghi report, Lagarde tells governments
“Structural reforms are not the responsibility of the central bank — they are the responsibility of governments,” European Central Bank president says.
Who is brave enough to run Belgium?
Prime ministers in the wings to save Belgium.
Commissioner Hahn: EU should expand budget, link payments to structural reforms
The EU should expand its budget and consider linking all member state payments to structural reforms, EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Monday (29 April).