Must Reads Merkel Gets Ultimatum on Immigration Challenge: Chancellor Angela Merkel was handed a two-week ultimatum by her coalition partners to secure a deal on migrants with the country’s European neighbors, a move that buys the German leader time to settle a crisis threatening to topple her government. Fed Up With Brexit? Sorry, It Could Go On for Years: Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union at 11 p.m.on March 29, but the full extrication of the U.K. from the bloc’s economic orbit looks likely to take many years, write Stephen Fidler and Laurence Norman. The Force Behind Europe’s Populist Tide: Frustrated Young Adults: Struggling to find jobs, and often living at home, younger generations are propelling antiestablishment parties to new heights of power. The revolt helped created Western Europe’s first populis t government, in Italy, and threatens to rear its head across the south. Migrants From Rescue Ship Barred by Italy, Malta Arrive in Spain: Ships in the Aquarius aid convoy docked at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending a weeklong ordeal for some 630 people who were rescued from the Mediterranean only to become the latest pawn i n Europe’s battle over immigration. ECB’s Bond Buying Could Return If Economic Downturn Occurs, Official Says: If Europe is faced with a future economic shock, the bond-buying program is an instrument the bank could use again, Belgian Central Bank governor Jan Smets said. Malta Names Anti-Money-Laundering Chief Amid EU Questions: Malta appointed a new anti money laundering chief after the EU found gaps in the nation's legal framework. Introducing North Macedonia, a European Nation Rebranded: Macedonia will rename itself “North Macedonia” as part of a landmark agreement with Greece aimed at ending a 27-year-old dispute between the two countries. Audi CEO Arrested in Emissions-Cheating Probe: The chief executive of Volkswagen’s luxury brand Audi was arrested in connection with an investigation of his role in the German car maker’s diesel emissions-cheating scandal. |