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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    French economy
    French PM Michel Barnier unveils shock therapy in 2025 budget

    Minority government bets on mix of spending cuts alongside tax rises on companies and the wealthy

    Prime Minister Michel Barnier arrives for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday, October 10
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    UK Autumn Budget 2024
    Reeves weighs capital gains tax hike to help plug UK’s Budget gap

    Treasury models impact of changes, but rules out ‘exit tax’ on those who leave Britain to avoid being hit

    Rachel Reeves
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    ReviewAlbums
    Tucker Zimmerman: Dance of Love — cult folk singer collaborates with Big Thief

    The artist — whom David Bowie once called ‘enthralling’ — releases his 11th album with support from the indie-roots band

    Close-up photo of an older man with grey hair and a grey beard
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Portugal
    Portugal seeks to become low-tax haven for young people

    Centre-right government bets on 10 years of tax breaks to stop brain drain

    Pedestrians cross a street in front of a tram in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    US committed to G7 loan for Ukraine despite setback

    Washington is seeking workaround after Hungary blocks request to extend EU sanctions on Russia

    US President Joe Biden, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, as they attend a joint press conference in Kyiv in February 2023
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    EU-China relations
    EU plywood dumping probe opens new front in China trade dispute

    Investigation into cheap wood exports follows producers’ claim the products originated in Russia

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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Jarosław Kuisz
    No one but Moscow gains from Polish-Ukrainian tensions

    Disputes over historical memory reflect Poland’s post-populist politics and Ukraine’s emergence on Europe’s stage

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    European Central Bank
    ECB will need to step up rate cuts if outlook darkens, chief economist said

    Gloomy economic data concerned Philip Lane and other policymakers, minutes of September meeting reveal

    The ECB building in Frankfurt
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    European Union
    EU to delay new electronic border checks

    Biometric system will no longer launch next month after warnings of travel delays

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  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Global Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    UK crime
    Religious hate crimes hit record high in England and Wales, data shows

    Offences against Jewish people more than double in year to March while number of incidents against Muslims also rises

    A billboard poster raising awareness about hate crime on a street in Glasgow
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Catherine De Vries
    We are moving from democracy to ‘emocracy’

    The rise of political entrepreneurs and changes in voter behaviour mean emotion now matters more than evidence

    Italy’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Moldova
    EU pledges €1.8bn for Moldova ahead of membership referendum

    Ukraine’s neighbour has been battered by knock-on effects of Russia’s war

    European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Moldovan President Maia Sandu and  attend a joint press conference
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Free LunchMartin Sandbu
    Germany’s choice Premium content

    Should Europe’s largest economy embrace the future or double down on past successes?

    A bustling street market in Nuremberg, Germany, is filled with shoppers walking past stalls with red and white striped awnings. The street is lined with historic buildings under a clear sky.
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Unilever PLC
    Unilever sells Russian business for €520mn

    Local manufacturer Arnest had previously snapped up Russian assets of Heineken

    A large Unilever sign on the exterior of a building
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Europe Express
    How the EU squandered nearly €11bn of its common budget last year Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Von der Leyen goes to Moldova bearing gifts

    EU flags are seen outside European Commission Berlaymont building
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Rachman Review podcast23 min listen
    Germany’s ‘deplorable’ divide on the Ukraine war

    CDU politician accuses Olaf Scholz of a failure of leadership

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    News in-depthLegal services
    Rise of ‘mega trials’ fuels fee bonanza for London’s top lawyers

    Social media promotion and increase in US-style funding leads to more complex and costly cases

    The exterior of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, focusing on the Rolls Building. A sign reads "The Rolls Building, Royal Courts of Justice, The Business and Property Courts of England & Wales." The building features ornate Gothic architecture, with a flagpole displaying the Union Jack flag.
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    The Big Read
    How Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ gets its ships

    An FT investigation into the role of a British accountant, a London-based broker and Dubai companies in the acquisition of vessels

  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Jude Webber
    Ireland is awash with cash but needs an infrastructure vision

    Country struggling to catch up on needs of its expanding population amid near full employment

    View of the new children’s hospital being built in Dublin
  • Thursday, 10 October, 2024
    Trade SecretsAlan Beattie
    How value chains survived the great inflation without state help

    One-off supply-demand mismatches during the Covid shock don’t justify widespread government intervention

    Aerial view of truck with trailers a port
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    War in Ukraine
    EU countries back €35bn loan to Ukraine

    Decision follows months of wrangling over how to structure European contributions to G7 aid package for Kyiv

    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets Charles Michel, President of the European Council in Brussels
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    German economy
    Germany expects economy to shrink in 2024 after cutting forecast

    Government predicts rebound in 2025 following 0.2% decline this year as it tries to address long-term structural problems

    German economy minister Robert Habeck sets out the government’s new economic forecasts at a press conference in Berlin on Wednesday
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    OutlookAmy Kazmin
    Italy’s single women fight for the right to IVF

    Currently the government only permits heterosexual, married women to undergo treatment

    Family having breakfast together
  • Wednesday, 9 October, 2024
    Carbon tax
    India denounces ‘stifling’ EU carbon tax on imports

    Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman says tariffs to be imposed in 2026 will impede energy transition

    India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
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