Business and competition
Brussels fines Facebook parent company €800M
EU targets Meta with antitrust penalty for pushing classified ads service.
Exxon chief has climate warning for US Republicans
German discounters crush fresh produce prices — and suppliers too
Britain’s art-loving elite fumes at money laundering crackdown
How Brexit helped Britain lose the Chagos Islands
Standards at stake: the EU’s plan to balance SEP licensing and innovation
To Ursula, with love: Paris sends Brussels the anti-Breton
New rules to build corporate giants won’t reverse EU decline, officials say
Europe’s competition enforcers are alarmed by talk of changing merger rules to allow big firms in key industries.
Digital euro sparks sovereignty battle between EU governments and ECB
Politicians are vying with technocrats for control of a revamp of the single currency that both say poses serious economic risks.
Meet the gun-toting Brits who will vote for Donald Trump
A British tea room in the swing state of Georgia plays host to some unlikely political views.
Bahamas PM wants ‘frank’ slavery reparations talks with UK’s Starmer
“There should be … a ‘come to Jesus’ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.
Who’s going to pay for moving drug production to Europe?
Bringing drug production closer to home means reckoning with costs.
The end of the British Empire
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.
New EU rules aim to protect your money from cyber threats
July’s major IT outage served as a wake-up call. But can the EU’s regulatory response make a difference?
Margrethe Vestager says she has ‘no plans’ to run for office in Denmark
New biography looks at the longtime EU competition czar.
EU’s game plan for Trump trade war: ‘Hit back fast and hard’
Rapid reaction force readies action on trade aimed at forcing Donald Trump to the negotiating table.
The future is bright for beer – given the right policy framework
Beer plays an important role in Europe’s economy, but excise burdens, production costs and the post-Covid environment are putting pressure on the sector’s ability to act as a motor for the whole economy.
Schadenfreude reigns as Berlin pays the price of its tough line on debt
“It’s karma, no?” said one European official.
UK presses China on weapons to Russia
On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.
Meet Elon Musk’s man in Washington
The SpaceX billionaire is forging new ties with a federal telecom official who could help funnel billions of dollars to his company if Trump is elected.
UK’s David Lammy is in China — just don’t call it a reset
The new Labour government’s attitude toward Beijing seems in contrast to that of its Conservative predecessors.
New Euronews boss: I don’t take orders from Orbán
Employees seek reassurance over editorial independence concerns at the European TV network.
Russia suspected of planting device on plane which caused UK warehouse fire
Nobody was injured in the July blaze, which follows a similar incident in Germany.
‘Now I like him’: Some Black voters in Georgia see Trump as a real option
Republicans are working to turn out more new Trump voters.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China
Trip to Beijing on Oct. 18 follows Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s pledge to ‘challenge’ China on areas of disagreement.
Saudis urge US to suspend weapons to Israel until Gaza aid resumes
Ambassador to the U.K. Prince Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct in Lebanon as well.
Inside the UK’s dirtiest (and dumbest) political battle in years
“House of Cards” for amateurs: How the brutal fight for the Tory leadership lurched into chaos and recrimination.
Drop funding for massacre-linked gas project or face legal trouble, UK warned
Campaign group Friends of the Earth warns ministers that continued support for the project would be ‘unlawful.’
PMQs: Sunak wins … as Starmer calls him prime minister
China dominated conversation — and there was an unfortunate slip-up — as Foreign Secretary David Lammy prepares for a trip.
Elon Musk’s politics are crashing hard into his business
It’s now more difficult than ever to separate Elon Musk the businessman from Musk the political figure.