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Lessons for pro-Europeans in the failed Remain cause

The anti-Brexit movement wasted energy on negative campaigning and parliamentary wrecking tactics




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Europe should be wary of Olaf Scholz’s proposals

The German finance minister’s proposition on EU deposit insurance are not quite what they seem




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Lagarde must resist pressure on inflation target

The new president should ensure governments grasp the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy




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Complacency could yet threaten the eurozone

If the populists gain power in France and Italy, the future of the euro will be in their hands




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A grand bargain for Europe might yet be possible

Security and climate change will be high on Ursula von der Leyen’s list of priorities




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The EU must rethink its approach to UK trade talks

Brussels was wrong to treat Brexit as a threat, rather than grasping it as an opportunity




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Austerity, not the populists, destroyed Europe’s centre ground

From Brexit to fiscal policy, the EU’s largest member states have seen the mainstream wrongfooted




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A narrow EU trade deal is the most likely way forward

The UK should not agree to proposals to stagger the talks, with fish as part of the first course




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There is a void where EU foreign policy should be

The continent could become a playground of conflicting US, Chinese and Russian interests




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The ECB should ditch its inflation target

Research shows that the policy has had an adverse effect on economic growth




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How to secure the EU’s post-Brexit future

Recognition of a two-speed Europe would help fix divides




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Britain and EU are negotiating at cross purposes

Once the UK accepted trade friction, everything changed




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Merkel’s successor must confront Germany’s decline

Investment strategies have failed to prepare the country for the technology shock




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Europe is still in thrall to the analogue mindset

The EU is culpably complacent about the challenges of the digital age




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The UK’s threat to walk out of EU trade talks is real

London and Brussels have both turned these negotiations into a zero-sum game




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The eurozone is too complacent about the coronavirus threat

Ideally governments would co-ordinate fiscal policy but there is no sense of urgency




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Eurozone stability is under threat again

Without a co-ordinated response, national stimulus policies will end up increasing imbalances




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Europe needs a new scale of stimulus — and cash not credit

Direct payments should be made to citizens and companies




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Go-it-alone ‘coronabonds’ are worth the risk

Nine countries can make a stand for sharing the fiscal burden of the pandemic




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Germany’s testing success looks real — for now

But statistics that show how many days one country is behind another are humbug




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How the next euro crisis could unfold

What if Italy cannot service its debt and a future government is tempted to default?




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Italy is in more danger than the eurozone knows

It is hard to overstate the turn to Euroscepticism. It will not go away when lockdown ends




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How to think about the EU’s rescue fund

We do not need another big lending programme; equity investments would get us out of the credit-versus-loans debate




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Don’t blame German judges if they say No to ECB asset purchases

It would be the underlying law and EU treaty that needs changing, not the ruling




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: ‘I’m too busy to watch it’

Trump impeachment hearings go public




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: In the frame

TV debate vacates centre ground




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Safe hands

UK election campaign fights for national health




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Emergency emissions

COP25 attempts to confront climate change




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Rule of law

Democrats gear up for US impeachment




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Transition

Boris Johnson rules out trade deal extension




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Thin ice

The world faces increasing temperatures




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Happy New Year

Tensions in Iraq and North Korea greet Trump’s re-election plans




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Appearing act

Carlos Ghosn takes the stage




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Tariff truce

‘Phase one’ deal provides only limited relief in US-China trade war




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: One-click delivery

Saudis alleged to have hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Leap of faith

Boris Johnson dives into the transition period




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: State of the nation

The US Republican party rallies behind Donald Trump




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Donkey Derby

Democratic presidential contenders cling on over early hurdles




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Supply and demand

Tech companies caught in coronavirus disruption




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Brothers in arms

Donald Trump visits India as sectarian violence erupts




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Ingram Pinn’s illustration of the week: Your move

Refugee crisis looms as ‘gates open’ on the Turkish border




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Balancing the Budget

UK government spending faces increasing pressures




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Pinn’s Illustration of the week: Lockdown

Turning the key on the coronavirus crisis




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: ‘A beautiful timeline’

Donald Trump plans to reopen US for business despite coronavirus




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Testing times

Governments scramble for coronavirus tests




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Hitting the peak?

Countries look for evidence that Covid-19 infections have passed their pinnacle




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: America First

Donald Trump pulls support from the World Health Organization




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: Going digital

Earth day struggles for global attention




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Pinn’s illustration of the week: GDP

Coronavirus lockdown hits US economy




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One year later, the future of foldables remains uncertain

Yesterday, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Flip Z sold out online. What, precisely, that means, is hard to say, of course, without specific numbers from the company. But it’s probably enough to make the company bullish about its latest wade into the foldable waters, in the wake of last year’s Fold — let’s just say […]