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Economy·Europe

22 hours ago

Christine Lagarde Is Stepping Down as ECB President Nine Months Early. The Timing Isn’t an Accident.

Christine Lagarde will leave her position as European Central Bank president on 7 February, ending months of speculation about an early departure and stepping down roughly nine months before her formal term

Wizz Air CEO Jozsef Varadi standing with arms crossed in an office — Wizz Air

Business·Europe

3 days ago

Wizz Air’s CEO Earns $4.4 Million a Year and Still Won’t Slow Down. His Father’s Story Explains Why.

József Váradi has run Wizz Air since he founded it in 2003, built it into a carrier flying 265 aircraft across nearly 200 airports in 50 countries, and carried more than 550

Protester holding a smoke flare and waving a French flag amid green smoke — Kiran Ridley/AFP via Getty Images

Economy·Europe

5 days ago

Moody’s Warns France’s Fractured Politics, Not Just Its Debt, Is the Real Problem

France’s public debt has climbed to a record $4 trillion, or 119% of GDP, the highest ratio since the immediate aftermath of World War II, pushing bond yields to their highest levels

French President Emmanuel Macron gesturing while speaking at a podium — Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg

Macron Commits to Overhauling France’s University Admissions System After Weeks of Student Protests

French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to overhaul the country’s university admissions platform during his first direct meeting with high school student representatives who have spent weeks protesting and blockading school entrances, according

6 days ago

Europe·World News

Officials meeting for Ukraine crisis negotiations — Sputnik/via Reuters

Moscow and Kyiv Both Signal Readiness for Renewed Trilateral Talks With Washington

Russia and Ukraine have both indicated willingness to resume three-way negotiations with the United States, even as the two countries traded missile and drone strikes overnight, underscoring the gap between diplomatic signals

1 week ago

Europe·World News

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures while speaking at a European Council press conference — AP Photo

Macron Names Trump Directly as He Rejects ‘Completely False’ Migrant Narrative on French Riots

French President Emmanuel Macron directly confirmed that President Trump was among the foreign leaders he was criticizing for “unacceptable” and “stupid” comments about the unrest gripping France, telling reporters bluntly: “Among others,

1 week ago

Europe·World News

US President Trump shakes hands with Russian President Putin at a peace summit — AP Photo

Retired General Accuses Trump of Tilting US Policy Toward Moscow in Ukraine War

Retired US Army Lieutenant General Ben Hodges has accused President Trump of deliberately weakening Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russia, describing the administration’s recent moves as “entirely predictable” rather than coincidental.

1 week ago

Europe·World News

Riot police officer stands near a burning barricade during unrest in Paris — Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

Markets Slide Worldwide as Paris Unrest and a Scrapped Saudi Summit Rattle Investors

Global equity markets came under pressure as a wave of rioting in France and Saudi Arabia’s abrupt cancellation of its flagship investment conference combined to unsettle investors already on edge over debt

1 week ago

Business·Europe·Markets

Office interiors in a European financial district building at dusk — Bloomberg

Brussels Weighs Tighter Solvency Rules for Insurers Piling Into Bank Risk Transfers

European Union policymakers are considering new solvency requirements for insurers that take part in a fast-growing form of credit protection sold to banks, as regulators try to get ahead of a market

2 weeks ago

Business·Economy·Europe

Starlink signage at an event booth — Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

Zelensky Calls Starlink Slowdown During Russian Attacks a ‘Planned Operation’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believes restrictions placed on Starshield, the militarized version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet system, during Russian attacks earlier this month were deliberate, warning that the disruption

2 weeks ago

Europe·International

France and Germany float a “trade bazooka” against China as the EU sends its top envoy to Beijing

KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI–AFP/Getty Images The European Commission’s top trade envoy, Maroš Šefčovič, arrived in Beijing this week for a two-day meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, tasked with narrowing a trade deficit

3 weeks ago

Economy·Europe

Berlin’s Opera Night to Book Now – Arkady Beryn, the Filharmonie Brno, René Barbera, Florian Sempey and Alisa Medvedeva at the Philharmonie

Three international voices, a renowned conductor and one of the world’s most famous concert halls: the Operngala-Nacht on 2 November 2026 is the autumn date for opera lovers heading to Berlin. Berlin…

4 weeks ago

Europe

NATO’s Top Commander Says No Further US Troop Cuts Expected ‘in the Near Term’

Omar Havana/Getty Images NATO’s top military commander said Tuesday he isn’t expecting additional U.S. troop withdrawals from Europe any time soon, even as alliance members privately press him to fill the gap

1 month ago

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Europe

Christine Lagarde Is Stepping Down as ECB President Nine Months Early. The Timing Isn’t an Accident.

Wizz Air’s CEO Earns $4.4 Million a Year and Still Won’t Slow Down. His Father’s Story Explains Why.

Moody’s Warns France’s Fractured Politics, Not Just Its Debt, Is the Real Problem

Macron Commits to Overhauling France’s University Admissions System After Weeks of Student Protests

Moscow and Kyiv Both Signal Readiness for Renewed Trilateral Talks With Washington

Macron Names Trump Directly as He Rejects ‘Completely False’ Migrant Narrative on French Riots

Retired General Accuses Trump of Tilting US Policy Toward Moscow in Ukraine War

Markets Slide Worldwide as Paris Unrest and a Scrapped Saudi Summit Rattle Investors

Brussels Weighs Tighter Solvency Rules for Insurers Piling Into Bank Risk Transfers

Zelensky Calls Starlink Slowdown During Russian Attacks a ‘Planned Operation’

France and Germany float a “trade bazooka” against China as the EU sends its top envoy to Beijing

Berlin’s Opera Night to Book Now – Arkady Beryn, the Filharmonie Brno, René Barbera, Florian Sempey and Alisa Medvedeva at the Philharmonie

NATO’s Top Commander Says No Further US Troop Cuts Expected ‘in the Near Term’

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