“A tightening of supply could also affect relatively more resilient borrowers reliant on private-market finance, including UK corporates, especially as UK private markets are heavily dependent on overseas investors,” it said. Market…
Category: 3. Europe
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Italy’s World Cup fiasco sparks political fury – POLITICO
Galeazzo Bignami, the leader in the chamber of deputies of Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, wrote on X that Gravina “must simply resign,” adding that, “Italian football needs to be overhauled, and his resignation is…
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EU law promises cross-border care, but families still face a maze, says MEP Vlad Voiculescu
Romanian MEP Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu (Renew) has called for a new EU pilot scheme to guide families of children with cancer and rare diseases through Europe’s complex cross-border healthcare system, warning that existing rules “work on…
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Germany sets out 66 possible reforms to cut health spending
Germany’s Health Finance Commission has handed policymakers a menu of 66 measures that could reshape the country’s statutory health insurance system and spark difficult political trade-offs.
Faced with a projected funding gap that will…
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Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO – POLITICO
“I was never swayed by NATO. I always knew they were a paper tiger, and Putin knows that too, by the way,” Trump added.
His remarks were published hours after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington may need to reconsider…
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Rubio warns US will rethink NATO after Iran war – POLITICO
European countries are stiffening their resistance to U.S. requests for help against Iran despite President Donald Trump’s growing fury against Washington’s historic allies.
Spain has emerged as a key point of tension in the transatlantic…
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Commission approves €6 billion Italian state aid scheme for renewable hydrogen
The European Commission has approved, under EU state aid rules, a €6 billion Italian scheme to support the production of renewable hydrogen for the transport and industrial sectors. The scheme will contribute to the development of renewable…
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Why Europe is wrong to think Iran is ‘not our war’
Among the pub-table strategists and commentators in Europe talking about Iran you often hear the phrase, “This is not our war.”
That’s a view as wrong as it is strategically unwise.
Of course it is our war. It is far more our war than…
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EU steps up support for disaster preparedness and humanitarian aid in Asia
The European Commission has released nearly €11 million to support humanitarian aid and strengthen disaster preparedness across Asia in 2026.
Over €8.7m will fund disaster preparedness initiatives throughout the region, the majority…
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New framework to measure knowledge valorization
The Commission has published the outcomes of an expert study providing a new framework to track how research is turned into value in member states and associated countries of the European Research Area (ERA). The proposed framework will help…
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