Paola Tamma
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Hungary’s EU cash at risk after European Commission concludes reforms fell short
Brussels has been withholding billions in funds from Budapest as leverage as it tries to halt what it sees as democratic backsliding. → Read More
Ukraine calls for more clarity on aid from EU
Finance minister says ‘we really need’ the promised cash from Europe. → Read More
Erdoğan walks a fine line as the Ukraine war’s double agent
West struggles to handle Ankara’s balancing act. → Read More
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy lashes out at EU aid delay
European Commission promises aid proposals ‘as soon as possible,’ but doesn’t commit to timing. → Read More
Europe’s last summer before the Russian winter
As food and fuel crises start to pinch, governments will come under pressure from poorer, hungrier, colder voters. → Read More
Italy backs out of race for bailout-fund chief ahead of key vote
Eurozone finance ministers must decide who will succeed ESM chief Klaus Regling. → Read More
Does Mario Draghi still have ‘whatever it takes’?
For many investors, the Italian prime minister is the last man standing between the eurozone and the abyss. What happens when he goes? → Read More
4 EU countries to state concerns on Polish recovery plan approval
Warsaw is now set to get up to €36 billion in grants and loans. → Read More
In EU Russian oil ban, the pain is in the fine print
By targeting shipping, the EU hopes to cripple Russian production. → Read More
Gas embargo to plunge Germany into ‘sharp recession,’ according to experts
Report estimates Germany would grow by 1.9 percent this year if gas imports are banned. → Read More
Payback time: The West studies how to make Russia foot the war bill
The cost of rebuilding Ukraine is already in the hundreds of billions, and growing by the day. → Read More
Brussels approves Bulgaria’s recovery spending plan
The plan allocates €3.7 billion to de-carbonizing the economy. → Read More
Putin balks over rubles-for-gas threat
Gas contracts with European customers are excluded from the requirement to switch to the Russian currency. → Read More
Rubles for gas: Putin trolls the West over its energy addiction
Moscow is testing the West’s sanctions resolve over its weak spot: energy imports. → Read More
Mastercard, Visa stop services in Russia
‘We don’t take this decision lightly,’ Mastercard said in a statement. → Read More
What you need to know about Italy’s presidential race
Here’s how you elect a new Italian president. → Read More
Politicians sweat as Europe’s inflation time bomb ticks
Politicians are in a bind over whether short-term fixes will work, or whether they need to hunker down for a long-term price surge. → Read More
Germany and Italy want unity — if money doesn’t get in the way
Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi want to move closer to creating a European power triangle between Berlin, Paris and Rome. → Read More
France detects ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu outbreak
Birds to be culled at farm near Belgian border. → Read More
The coronavirus generation graduates into uncertainty
Many young Europeans are tumbling from the pandemic into unemployment. → Read More