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.
Paul Ames
EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian rebels, extends sanctions on Assad’s regime
By Freya Petersen and Paul Ames
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.
NATO’s geek brigade
By Paul Ames
With cyber war pegged as a serious threat, NATO is prepared to respond with real force.
Tax haven no longer? Luxembourg resists change to lax regulations
By Paul Ames
Pressure mounts on Europe’s richest country as campaign against tax evasion heats up.
Gay Paris: not all it’s cracked up to be
By Paul Ames
Divisions exposed as France prepares to say ‘I do’ to gay marriage.
Is France the next sick man of Europe?
By Paul Ames
The country’s economic woes have the euro zone scared.
Who will be the next Cyprus?
By Paul Ames
Europe’s whack-a-mole approach to crisis management has left more countries vulnerable.
French president battles burgeoning tax scandal
By Paul Ames
Revelations that the former tax czar secretly held a Swiss bank account threaten the government.
Horsemeat: What if the scandal happened in the US?
By Paul Ames
It’s easy to scoff at Europe’s horsemeat fraud. But things would be very different had it happened here.
Will cheese derail the plan to save the Western economy?
By Paul Ames
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.
Europe hangs on Italian elections
By Paul Ames
Will Italy reignite the euro crisis in this weekend’s vote?
Euro zone still waiting for its Marshall Plan
By Paul Ames
There’s $244 billion in the pipeline, but will it reach the people in crisis-stricken countries who need it?
Greece heads for the wire again
By Paul Ames
Protest strikes aim to bring country to standstill as parliament prepares new austerity vote.
EU’s newest battle tests unity
By Paul Ames
Mired in crisis, Europe’s haves and have-nots fight over the union’s next budget.
EU says almost all its nuclear plants need repair
By Paul Ames
Stress tests reveal safety shortcomings at most of Europe’s nuclear reactors. Their upgrade could cost $32 billion.
Protests puncture euro zone optimism
By Paul Ames
The euro crisis is back: Spanish riots, Greek strikes and German backtracking compound the effects of grim economic data.
Euro zone breathes again as German court backs bailout fund
By Paul Ames
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?
Dutch to vote amid austerity angst
By Paul Ames
Anti-Islamists, Akin apologists, and an animal rights party tempt Dutch voters, but euro zone economic fears raise hopes for centrists to seal victory.
The European Central Bank announces a plan to ease the euro crisis
By Paul Ames
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.
Bankers bash each other in battle for the euro
By Paul Ames
Once discreet, European bankers take off their gloves in a mounting fight over how to end the euro crisis.
