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Macron and Scholz call for re-balancing China trade on 13/04/24 French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday (12 April) for a "re-balancing" of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve of the German leader visiting Beijing.
Bulgaria’s Georgieva selected for second term as IMF managing director on 13/04/24 The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Friday (12 April) selected Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva to serve as managing director for a second five-year term, starting on 1 October this year, the global lender said.
EU finance ministers deadlocked on RRF extension and EIB defence spending on 12/04/24 European finance ministers failed to make any breakthroughs on Friday (12 April) on whether to prolong the bloc's multibillion pandemic recovery fund beyond 2026 and on how the EIB's investment criteria could be modified to boost defence-related expenditure.
Is Europe at a crossroad? on 12/04/24 One year on from French president Emmanuel Macron's infamous warning, is the EU still overly — and perhaps dangerously — subservient to the US?
European wealth tax could fund EU budget, Oxfam study finds on 11/04/24 A European wealth tax could raise funds nearly 50% greater than the entire annual EU budget, Oxfam reported on Thursday (11 April), just as political support for the policy seems poised to retrench amid the bloc's anticipated shift to the right after June's European elections.
ECB freezes rates again, but hints at cuts to come on 11/04/24 The European Central Bank held interest rates steady again Thursday but said slowing inflation could open the door to easing monetary policy, raising hopes of a first cut in June.
The Brief – Europe’s new industrial climate spin takes shape on 10/04/24 The EU is embracing an industrial competitiveness deal for the rest of the decade, with key actors floating proposals like deeper European integration or just wholesale deregulation, while key conflicts are resurfacing.
€600m Italy recovery fund fraud likely to be repeated, EU audit chief warns on 10/04/24 The head of the EU’s auditing body warned that there is “absolutely” a risk that recent news of the alleged embezzlement of hundreds of millions of euros from the bloc’s pandemic recovery fund could reoccur in future.
European Copper Institute rebrands as International Copper Association Europe, maintaining its pivotal role in the copper sector. Quentin de Hults appointed as Director General, strengthening focus on EU's decarbonization efforts.
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