Ahead of France’s legislative elections, unions and employers make their voices heard
Ahead of the legislative elections on 30 June and 7 July, French trade unions are divided over what strategy to adopt in the face of the rise of the far-right…
Belgians pumped a record €22bn into government bonds last year: Was it a one-off?
Last year the Belgian government set a new record by selling debt direct to its citizens. All eyes are on what happens when it matures next week. Indebted governments endlessly…
EU ministers, candidate countries kickstart rule of law reform talks
European affairs ministers and their counterparts from EU candidate countries started informal talks on Tuesday (30 April) on how to strengthen the rule of law both within the bloc and…
ECB interest rates at peak: Lagarde
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday (11 January) that interest rates in the eurozone had reached their peak after rising rapidly in response to high inflation last year.…
UK regulator closes app store probe, but new rules could lead to renewed scrutiny of big tech
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its investigation into Google and Apple app stores on Wednesday (21 August), but new laws that would give it more power to…
Nvidia shares slide as guidance misses expectations
Nvidia surpassed market expectations with its quarterly results but fell short of analysts’ estimates for growth in the current quarter. As a result, its shares fell during extended trading hours,…
French authorities charge Telegram’s Durov in probe into organised crime on app
A French judge put Telegram boss Pavel Durov under formal investigation on Wednesday (28 August) in a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, but granted the entrepreneur bail…
The UN Cybercrime convention is a victory for digital authoritarianism
The adopted text of the UN Cybercrime Convention is a win for digital authoritarianism, which European and like-minded countries must fight, writes Tobias B. Bacherle. Studying the Convention on Cybercrime…
Eurozone finance ministers back G7 push on Russian frozen assets, but legal questions remain
Eurozone finance ministers gave their political backing on Wednesday (5 May) to a G7 plan to provide loans to Ukraine by using windfall profits generated from Russian assets, which they…
Leaked report shows half of EIB staff fear reprisals for whistleblowing
Staff at the Luxembourg-based EIB are hesitant to report incidents of bullying, harassment or fraud – FT. A leaked internal survey from the European Investment Bank shows that 50% of…