"French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has a radical program that is far more detailed than any of his _...Read More_

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“it’s worth knowing that the economy of France — which isn’t socialist but comes far closer to socialism than anything Democrats might propose — is doing pretty well.”

"The rows over the Northern Ireland protocol and fishing are part of a quest for an impossibly pure form of sovereignty, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr"

>"France's finance minister also told the BBC that Europe will be one the world's key economic powers."

"European stocks closed higher Thursday as investors reacted to the latest policy decisions from the Bank of England and the U.S. Federal Reserve."

Australia’s decision to cancel a multibillion-dollar order for French submarines in favour of American and British technology has sparked a diplomatic row of unprecedented proportions between longtime Western allies. The French foreign _...Read More_

"Issue may lead thousands of EU citizens unwittingly into the traps awaiting those who have not applied for settled status. It should be resolved quickly if we are to avoid yet another botched Home Office policy and subsequent scandal with _...Read More_

In the current struggle against the filibuster in the US Senate, the great theme the reformers have settled on is the idea that the rule is a “relic of Jim Crow.”

"Governments have extended national programs to keep troubled businesses afloat, but the aid may only be postponing a painful reckoning."

"Rising corporate debt and the prospect of further Covid-19 lockdowns pose a systemic risk to France’s financial system that may rise in the coming months, according to the country’s central bank."

"The reckoning for weak businesses has only been delayed, not prevented. They also pointed out the risk of creating so-called zombie companies which, hampered by high debt and weak profitability, cannot invest and create jobs. If the money _...Read More_

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The German economy could stagnate or even shrink in the final three months of the year after a spike in coronavirus infections forced the government to impose new curbs on public life, _...Read More_

European shares slid to their lowest in four months, tumbling by more than 3%, as investors fled risk assets in light of the onset of more lockdown restrictions at the heart of the eurozone economy, battering bank stocks and the oil _...Read More_