Eurostat: Volume of retail trade down by 1.2% in the euroarea and by 1.3% in the EU

The usual EU corruption: POLITICO reveals EU transport chief took Qatar Airways freebies, as his officials worked on an open skies deal with Doha. Read HERE

Want to understand the incoming Age of Institutional Landlords – minting assets out of your houses – and the state’s role in it? Read Here

What are US troops doing in Jordan? Read HERE