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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    InterviewAmin Nasser
    Energy shock shows need to rethink green transition, Aramco chief says

    Amin Nasser tells FT the west needs to continue investing in oil and gas until renewables can address disruptions

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  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    European Central Bank
    Eurozone to end negative interest rates within months, Lagarde indicates

    ECB president’s remarks send euro and yields up

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Why seizing and selling Russian assets is dogged by legal issues Premium content

    Several EU capitals are pressing for Russian assets to be used to pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Special ReportExchanges, Trading and Clearing
    EU aims to unify capital markets with live trading databases

    Brussels believes a so-called ‘consolidated tape’ will make the bloc’s exchanges more attractive to investors

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Italy
    Italy’s economic prospects sour as inflation bites

    Optimism seen at start of 2022 is fading fast as country undergoes cost-of-living squeeze

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    FTfmResponsible Investing
    Ukraine war creates new tensions for ESG investors

    The outperformance of energy sector shares after Russia’s invasion presents a test for the eco-conscious

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    How war in Ukraine convinced Germany to rebuild its army

    With the Bundeswehr at breaking point, the government has pledged a €100bn military spending spree — will it be enough?

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    EU common budget
    EU states braced for extra cash demands from Brussels

    Bloc’s budget under strain from Ukraine war, refugee crisis and rising inflation

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    Management
    Vive la différence between work and play

    France was the first country to give employees the right to digitally disconnect from work. Now the idea is being taken up across Europe

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Disease control and prevention
    EU health agency advises member states to plan for monkeypox jabs

    Programmes would use smallpox vaccine and immunise close contacts of confirmed cases

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Portugal
    Portugal pledges to cut debt as borrowing costs rise

    Government determined to rein in public spending

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Lukoil’s ex-chief warns against EU ban on ‘irreplaceable’ Russian oil

    Vagit Alekperov says tightened sanctions would be worst outcome for Europe as well as Moscow

  • Sunday, 22 May, 2022
    Martin Sandbu
    The EU has a plan for a common energy policy — now it must deliver

    Brussels wants both independence of supply and decarbonisation, which means ambitious targets

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Eurozone economy
    German finance minister urges EU to rein in public spending

    Christian Lindner calls for ‘path towards reducing state debt’ despite economic turmoil

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Ukraine’s long and winding road towards the EU Premium content

    Citizens of the 27-nation bloc broadly support Kyiv’s aspirations but western European governments are less sure

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    LexTechnology
    Supercomputers: the battle of the speed machines hots up Premium content

    Lack of access to leading-edge computing will hobble many industrial and scientific endeavours

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    The Big Read
    Is the global economy heading for recession?

    The outlook is deteriorating because of the Covid outbreak in China, rising US interest rates and a cost of living crisis in Europe

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Northern Ireland
    Senior US lawmaker pushes UK to find ‘solution’ to N Ireland stand-off

    Democrat Richard Neal accuses Britain of taking Good Friday Agreement ‘for granted’

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Italy imports more Russian oil to feed refineries

    Refinery in Sicily forced to buy more oil from Russia in unintended consequence of sanctions

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    Europe Express
    Ukraine war gathers boosts support for Balkans’ EU membership bids Premium content

    Berlin throws its weight behind unblocking stalled enlargement process

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    ExplainerGlobal inflation
    Reliance on Russian energy helps drive Europe’s uneven inflation surge

    Prices are increasing at different rates, with the cost of living rising fastest in the Baltic states and eastern Europe

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Brexit
    EU blocks UK scientists from €95bn Horizon research programme

    Brussels ambassador to London warns row over post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland is affecting other areas

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Fixing the Northern Ireland protocol needs UK-EU trust

    Demands to override or scrap the border agreement are counterproductive

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Inside BusinessRichard Waters
    Microsoft woos Brussels as battle over the cloud intensifies

    Prospect of digital domination by US computing giants is causing anxiety in Europe

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    EU energy
    Brussels to help EU countries end reliance on Russian nuclear fuel

    European Commission will assist in speeding up the process of licensing alternatives

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