Optimism at the beginning of the year was probably premature. Manufacturing output fell sharply in January in France, confirming that industry is currently in a strong slowdown phase, which is likely to continue over the coming months. So much for the EU’s growth prognosis.
EU politics
Bloomberg: Browder Laundering Complaint Shows $97 Million Nokia Payment
The reputation of Scandinavian banks is going from tarnished to sullied, from hygga to organised crime. Read here
Economics
Politico – Trump to EU: Play ball or ‘we’re going to tariff the hell out of you’
US president says EU is ‘maybe, in certain ways’ tougher than China. Read here
EU politics
Sven Giegold: Commission Proposal on Company Law: Promotional Programme for Tax and Social Dumping in Europe
Wasn’t the EU being reformed? The question is for whose benefit? It looks like the same old EU policy of serving the interests of corporations at the cost of its citizens. Read here
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