China’s ‘two sessions’ 2025: with tech the X factor, does the GDP race still matter?
As China's elite craft policy for 2025, competition with the US has changed - with tech and manufacturing, rather than GDP, the main battleground As China's political elite gather for the country's ...
Germany and the European Union should brace for difficult structural reforms
Twenty-five years after the launch of the euro, the European Union faces a serious predicament, with the two largest ...
German Inflation Holds Steady as ECB Readies Rate Cut
Italy and Spain's inflation rate also held steady at the same rate as January this month. But with France's dropping dramatically to 0.9% from 1.8%, ECB policymakers will likely be comfortable enough ...
German state inflation shows easing with national slowdown forecast
Inflation eased in four sizeable German states in February, preliminary data showed on Friday, suggesting Germany's national inflation rate could also slow down this month, in line with analysts' ...
Independent readers have their say on the US, Nato, and Europe’s security dilemma
Some argue Europe should strengthen its own military and reduce reliance on the US, while others believe a full break from ...