German economy grew by 6% in third quarter but recovery likely to slow – DIW

[ad_1] A worker at the Volkswagen assembly line in Wolfsburg, Germany, April 27, 2020. Swen Pfoertner/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – The German economy likely grew by around…

Germany has fiscal muscle to counter next crisis: Scholz

[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has the fiscal strength to counter any future economic crisis “with full force”, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, suggesting Berlin could make available…

Italian PM threatens to quit, tells coalition to end feud

[ad_1] By Giuseppe Fonte, Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte threatened on Monday to resign, telling his two coalition partners to end their constant feuding or…

DS Smith to buy Romanian packaging and paper business in $245 million deal

[ad_1] (Reuters) – Britain’s DS Smith Plc SMDS.L said on Wednesday it would acquire a Romania-based paper and packaging business for an enterprise value of about 208 million euros ($244.6…

Credit Suisse to move Dutch investment banking team to London – source

[ad_1] LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse is relocating its Dutch investment banking team from Amsterdam to London as the Swiss bank seeks to improve efficiency and profitability, a…

Paragon to reorganise business lines

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Paragon Group of Companies PARA.L said on Thursday it was reorganising its business lines to accelerate its transformation into a diversified banking group and improve…

Italy’s Conte downplays Rome’s breach of EU fiscal rules

[ad_1] Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte holds a news conference at the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister…

Danish government ally, eyeing UK, urges referendum on EU ties

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark should consider holding a referendum on its relations with the European Union, a key ally of the country’s minority government said on Monday, as Britain…

Denmark’s government at risk in row with nationalists over Syrian refugees

[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Demands from the nationalist Danish People’s Party (DF) that Syrian refugees be sent home as soon as possible are threatening to bring down the country’s centre-right…

Italy may seek suspension of EU budget rules with 5 billion euro virus package

[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Italy may ask for a temporary suspension of European Union budget rules as it struggles to contain a coronavirus epidemic, the deputy economy minister said on…