EU

  • Aug 19, 2019
  • 7 min read

Basic income in Europe will face increasing scrutiny

Universal basic income schemes are falling short of expectations regardless of country specifics

Italy
  • Aug 15, 2019
  • 7 min read

Spain’s political inertia is causing wide disruption

Fragmentation is having diverse harmful effects besides making it difficult for Pedro Sanchez to form a new government

Spain
  • Aug 14, 2019
  • 2 min read

German contraction heightens pressure on Berlin to act

Germany's economy shrank by 0.1% in April-June, while euro-area growth slowed to 0.2% in the second quarter

Germany
  • Aug 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

Italy will use migrant ship to make a point

An NGO ship with 350 migrants on board is stranded in the middle of the Mediterranean

Italy
  • Aug 13, 2019
  • 2 min read

US-UK sector-by-sector trade deal still faces hurdles

John Bolton has said Washington eyes a US-UK free trade deal in stages by sector

United States
  • Aug 12, 2019
  • 7 min read

UK economic strategy could bring short-term results

The government’s economic strategy is underpinned by greater spending and tax cuts to boost economic growth

United Kingdom
  • Aug 9, 2019
  • 2 min read

Italian election will escalate Rome-Brussels tension

Matteo Salvini has called for elections after a breakdown in government relations between his League party and the M5S

Italy
  • Aug 8, 2019
  • 7 min read

Falling numbers will not ease EU migration tension

Divisions over immigration burden-sharing will likely deepen, despite substantially fewer migrants coming to Europe

EU