Why is French wine at the forefront of an EU-China trade war?
BMW and Bordeaux about to become collateral damage in Brussels vs. Beijing battle over anti-dumping tariffs.
BMW and Bordeaux about to become collateral damage in Brussels vs. Beijing battle over anti-dumping tariffs.
The European Union decided to let an arms embargo against the Syrian rebels expire, while the White House reportedly asked the Pentagon to draw up plans for a no-fly zone in Syria.
With cyber war pegged as a serious threat, NATO is prepared to respond with real force.
Pressure mounts on Europe’s richest country as campaign against tax evasion heats up.
Divisions exposed as France prepares to say ‘I do’ to gay marriage.
The country’s economic woes have the euro zone scared.
Europe’s whack-a-mole approach to crisis management has left more countries vulnerable.
Revelations that the former tax czar secretly held a Swiss bank account threaten the government.
It’s easy to scoff at Europe’s horsemeat fraud. But things would be very different had it happened here.
Plans for a US-EU free-trade agreement promise to boost trade by $200 billion — but from parmesan to port, the devil is in the detail.
Will Italy reignite the euro crisis in this weekend’s vote?
There’s $244 billion in the pipeline, but will it reach the people in crisis-stricken countries who need it?
Protest strikes aim to bring country to standstill as parliament prepares new austerity vote.
Mired in crisis, Europe’s haves and have-nots fight over the union’s next budget.
Stress tests reveal safety shortcomings at most of Europe’s nuclear reactors. Their upgrade could cost $32 billion.
The euro crisis is back: Spanish riots, Greek strikes and German backtracking compound the effects of grim economic data.
As Germany’s top court rejects a call to block the euro zone rescue fund, the European Commission president calls for a new EU “federation.” Is Europe finally clawing its way out of crisis?
Anti-Islamists, Akin apologists, and an animal rights party tempt Dutch voters, but euro zone economic fears raise hopes for centrists to seal victory.
Europe’s central banker has unveiled a plan to ease the euro crisis — and markets seem to believe him. He aims to stabilize Spanish and Italian finances by promising to buy bonds in unlimited quantities, but only if they agree to swallow more austerity.
Once discreet, European bankers take off their gloves in a mounting fight over how to end the euro crisis.
By Paul Ames
June 10, 2013