The single currency’s design isn’t perfect. But what’s really hampered its first 20 years, says Adam Tooze, are decisions freely taken by power-hungry men in Frankfurt
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Economics
Eurostat: EU imports of goods outpace exports in Q2 2026
In the second quarter of 2026, the EU recorded a trade deficit of €21.8 billion, as goods imported from non-EU countries (€701.8 billion) exceeded exports (€680.0 billion). This is the first trade deficit registered since […]
EU politics
Irish Times: We are about to build the wrong homes in the wrong places at the wrong price
“Do we really want our cities, towns and villages designed by developer-led planning and determined by unelected officials? That is what is happening now.” Developer-led plans for Dublin housing density far exceed 19th-century tenements Read […]
EU politics
Ignasi Bernat and David Whyte: Catalan indy leaders’ sentences show Spain’s political extremism
Behind the judgement passed by the Spanish Supreme Court one recognises how present Franco still is in Spanish politics. Read here
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