Western Europe

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi becomes Prime Minister of Italy.

London’s loss of the crown as Europe’s top trading hub is only the latest in a year-long string of bad news for the UK.

Strongly advocated by Germany, the agreement drew criticism from other European Union member states concerned with issues ranging from Beijing’s human rights record to cybersecurity and technology transfer.

London was once Europe's premier finance hub but Brexit has upended that.

Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union chose Armin Laschet to lead the party.

From scandal to pandemic, Austria’s economy has had a long year.

Executives at banks across Europe are trading top posts with one another.

Technological savvy and a focus on entrepreneurs and business owners are helping Europe’s best private banks to weather the Covid-19 storm.

Global Finance names the 50 Safest Banks in Europe.

British Airways has become a political football, as rose-tinted nostalgia for a flagship brand often distorts the realities of aviation today and in the future.

From high growth to laggard status, Spain has felt the pandemic’s economic sting. Now, a budget crisis threatens its recovery.

UK Attorney General Suella Braverman supported the Johnson government’s attempt to backpedal on its 2019 withdrawal agreement with the EU.

The strong euro will dampen import prices, weighing on inflation, and will be a headwind for EU exporters. 

 The long-awaited consolidation of banks in Europe’s fragmented banking market has finally begun.

The governor of the Bank of Italy shares thoughts with Global Finance.

The Covid-19 crisis derailed Portugal’s economic comeback. Can stimulus, fiscal prudence and an attractive climate for retirees get it back on track?

France's new finance minister has his work cut out for him.

The five-year bond will enhance Henkel’s commitment to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2025.

This will challenge the continent’s two largest payment processing networks and supersede the existing fragmented landscape by providing a unified payment solution to consumers and merchants across Europe using a card and a digital wallet. 

This is the first occasion that a national court has declared an ECJ judgment invalid, and the ruling could therefore pose a threat to any uniform application of European Union law in future.