The Economist Asks: Is the United Nations fit for purpose?

ECB officials question whether euro has strengthened too much

Policymakers at central bank fret that a surging currency increases the risk of inflation undershooting

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EU splits weaken its hand in crunch trade talks with Trump

European capitals are pulling in different directions ahead of a decisive round of trade talks in Washington. 

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The Italian job: how Rome plans to work around NATO spending hike

Italy, along with other NATO countries, has agreed to sharply increase defence spending over the next decade, but ...

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Inside Manfred Weber’s paper wars that are dividing Europe’s centre right 

Patience is wearing thin in Europe’s most powerful political family over its president‘s attempts to remote contro...

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