European Union

THE BOTTOM LINE

Can Washington treat its allies like adversaries – and still keep them?

2026-07-27T03:41:18.000Z
The deal is also the target of a lawsuit by the Writers Guild of America, which said it would jeopardise writers’ livelihoods and threaten the health of US entertainment.

Paramount secures EU nod for US$110 billion Warner Bros deal, but US hurdles remain

2026-07-23T01:21:57.000Z
President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde (left) with the EU’s financial services commissioner Maria Luis Albuquerque in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Europe seeking ‘balance’ in review of capital rule ditched by US

2026-07-20T11:16:54.000Z
Euro adoption has drifted in and out of Hungarian policy debates for years, without ever becoming a serious governing objective. 

Hungary’s real economic test

2026-07-19T22:30:00.000Z
Calvin Cheng, founder and chairman of regulated digital asset infrastructure provider Paymonade, notes that the era of lightly regulated crypto is ending.

Singapore-founded Paymonade secures licence to offer crypto-asset services across EEA

2026-07-16T13:43:54.000Z
Christine Lagarde had said last week it was possible that she would leave the ECB early to weigh in on French politics.

ECB’s Lagarde says she is not a French presidential candidate but will advocate for EU

2026-07-09T22:15:12.000Z
Today, roughly 80% of the European Union’s digital technologies are imported, primarily from the United States.

The missing ingredient for European tech sovereignty

2026-07-09T04:00:00.000Z
With tourism and outbound shipments two of the South-east Asian economy’s biggest drivers, Europe’s heat waves are creating opportunities on both fronts.

Thailand woos heat-weary Europeans with travel and ACs

2026-07-08T00:48:13.000Z
Mark Carney, Canada's prime minister, during the World Economic Forum’s 2026 meeting in Davos, Switzerland, described a “rupture” in the world order and called on middle powers to “act together”.

How the EU can lead the rest of the West

2026-07-07T04:00:00.000Z
Asian investors want to see what role Europe is going to play in this multipolar world, says Dirk Goergen, chief commercial officer of the European asset manager DWS.

More Asia investors turning to Europe for diversification in multi-polar world, says DWS

2026-07-06T05:22:36.000Z