Eurostat: Industrial production down by 2.4% in the EU and 2.2% in the euro area year on year

‘New French prime minister Michel Barnier wants to cut the budget deficit, but the president and his allies are resisting all talk of tax increases. They’re dead set on spending cuts — and to pass […]

German companies face stiff competition from China in more and more markets. Market shares are shrinking for Germany’s three largest industries. Read HERE

Without a radical realignment, social democrats in Italy and elsewhere face political extinction as racists and populists exploit this moment. Read here