Merkel defends German trade surplus, says trying to boost domestic demand

[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a joint press conference with France’s President at the Eylsee presidential Palace in Paris, France March 16, 2018. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS BERLIN (Reuters)…

Italy will no longer be “Europe’s refugee camp,” vows new government

[ad_1] * League beats anti-immigration drum * Support rising fast, opinion poll shows * Government faces first confidence vote in Senate Tuesday * Italian bond markets continue to recover By…

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…

Italy’s 5-Star says euro referendum is ‘last resort’

[ad_1] CERNOBBIO, Italy (Reuters) – A referendum on Italy’s membership of the euro currency would be held only as a “last resort” if Rome does not win any fiscal concessions…

Former French President Giscard d’Estaing dies of COVID-19 complications at 94

[ad_1] By Michel Rose, Sarah White PARIS (Reuters) -Former President Valery Giscard d’Estaing, who championed European integration and helped modernise French society in the 1970s, has died at the age…

Italian government rejects ArcelorMittal’s Ilva plan as workers strike

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Ilva steel plant is seen after ArcelorMittal said it was withdrawing from a deal to buy it over a legal row with the government, in Taranto,…

UPDATE 3-Italy’s bonds, stocks tumble as eurosceptics to head key parliament committees

[ad_1] By Abhinav Ramnarayan, Danilo Masoni * Eurosceptics Borghi, Bagnai to lead key committees * Italian bond yields jump, stocks down almost 2 pct * Euro briefly falls to lowest…

French economy on course for 9% slump this year – INSEE

[ad_1] PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) – The French economy is set to contract about 9% this year as a year-end lockdown-induced slump offsets a stronger than expected rebound from a…

Italian bond yields jump after industrial orders drop

[ad_1] LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Italian government bond yields rose 5-6 basis points across the board on Tuesday after data showed industrial orders in the euro zone’s third largest…

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…