Italy overtakes France in market confidence as bond yields converge
For the first time in modern eurozone history, Italy is borrowing on terms as favourable as France, signalling a remarkable reversal in investor perceptions.
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Renewed euro crisis? French debt at €3.3 trillion must be focusing minds in Frankfurt
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Flirting with the guillotine: France’s fiasco threatens the EU as we know it
France’s political stage, once a grand théâtre of Molière’s wit, now plays a tragedy.
Poland’s financial rating questioned as result of hole in public finances
The Fitch ratings agency has revised Poland's outlook to "negative" from "stable" citing growing risks to public finances.
‘China still not addressing its domestic demand crisis,’ reports show
China has introduced another set of measures meant to keep its economy moving.
ECB President talks of ‘worrying risk’ if France ‘collapses’
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has warned that the collapse of French Prime Minister François Bayrou’s government would pose a “worrying…
Polish president Nawrocki and PM Tusk joust over rising public debt
Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki and prime minister Donald Tusk have clashed publicly during a meeting of the Cabinet Council over the government’s record on…
As Bulgaria enters the euro, Greece’s pricey tragedy calls for caution
Welcome, Bulgaria, to the eurozone’s arena.
It’s not true: €250M fraud accusation against Brussels Region falls flat
An investigation has accused the debt-ridden Capital Region of Brussels of unlawful using €250 million of EU funds meant for the metro expansion into debt servicing.
EU opens deficit procedure against ‘defiant child’ Austria
The European Union said it would start a deficit procedure against Austria as the country has been unable to credibly reduce its burgeoning budget shortfall on its…
Fiscal reversal: Italy can access cheaper loans than France
For the first time in two decades, Italy was now able to secure cheaper loans than France.
German national debt to rocket with borrowing to double in 2025
German national debt looks set to climb to record heights this year, according to the country's latest budget.
Ireland’s economic data ‘distort eurozone outlook as growth cracks emerge’
Ireland’s industrial production fell by 13.7 per cent in April, reversing a sharp 14 per cent surge in March.
Belgian finance agency warns debt to reach 120% of GDP
Belgium’s public finances have veered further off track, with official projections now pointing to a national debt load of 120 per cent of GDP by 2030 – a level…
12 EU states request deficit rules leniency as euro bloc’s economy growth tops expectations
Twelve European Union countries have requested activation of the "national escape clause" from EU deficit rules in order to boost their defence spending, the European…
Germany seeks exemption from EU fiscal rule to aid defence spending
Germany’s outgoing finance minister Jörg Kukies has asked the European Commission to allow Germany temporarily to ignore strict European Union rules that limit…
Portugal latest debt-ridden country to reject Frederiksen’s call to ‘spend, spend, spend’ on defence
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen's call on other EU leaders to “spend, spend, spend” on defence and deterrence has seen new resistance from countries like Portugal,…
‘Increased defence spending couldn’t come at worse time,’ says ING think-tank
ING Economics, the think-tank of international lender ING Bank, has warned that the planned €800 billion spending spree on defence announced by the European Commission…
Likely German coalition government agrees almost €1tn debt-fuelled spending spree
Parties negotiating the formation of a new German government have agreed to authorise €500 billion in new debt for infrastructure projects.
Germany’s Bundesbank reports record €19.2bn loss
Germany's national bank has reported record losses of €19.2 billion, marking its first deficit since 1979.
Troubled EU poster child Northvolt has liabilities more than twice as large as assets
Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt has made massive losses since bankruptcy talks began.
Haunted by the euro-ghost of Hallstein: the power to collect direct EU taxes
The European Commission finds itself in a bit of a pickle.
Swedish debt collectors begins seizures at doomed green-tech Northvolt
'Green' darling Northvolt faced seizures by the Swedish Enforcement Authority, Kronofogden, the country's debt collector, over unpaid bills.
France’s borrowing rates soar as financial problems spook investors
Investors seem to growing increasingly anxious over France's financial situation.
Belgium, without a government, asks EC for another budget plan delay
Belgium has asked the European Commission for a new delay on its obligation to present a budget plan as coalition talks drag on.
EU taxpayers set to lose more than €300 million over ‘green’ darling Northvolt’s bankruptcy
Any bankruptcy of Swedish battery developer and manufacturer Northvolt is set to cost the European taxpayer a hefty sum.
EU deindustrialisation continues, drives down economic outlook
The European Union has had its economic outlook downgraded for 2025 as problems related to the continent's deindustrialisation continue.
Auditors scold EU spiralling error rate in spending and EU debt of €458.5 billion
While the allowable threshold is 2 per cent, the error rate has risen to almost three times this number, namely 5.6 per cent.
Spanish MEP admits collecting €100,000 illegally for his electoral campaign
Spanish MEP Alvise Pérez admitted on September 26 he had not invoiced, nor paid VAT, for a €100,000 cash payment he received on May 27 from cryptocurrency entrepreneur…
Eurozone business activity unexpectedly contracts in September
Eurozone business activity contracted sharply and unexpectedly this month as the bloc's dominant services industry flatlined while a downturn in manufacturing accelerated, a…