Business & Economy

Oct 10, 2026

Brussels Tells Italy and Greece It Cannot Keep Loosening the Fiscal Rules

The Commission backs energy escape-clause requests from Italy and Greece, but Economy Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis says Brussels cannot keep adding flexibility while bond yields sit at multi-year highs.

Business & Economy

Oct 10, 2026

France's Bond Rout Meets Le Pen's Budget Pitch as Eurogroup Gathers

French borrowing costs are back near 5% and corporate bonds now look safer than the state. Euro-area finance ministers meet in Luxembourg while the presidential frontrunner sells markets a deficit plan of her own.

Business & Economy

Oct 10, 2026

EU Finance Ministers Back Direct ESMA Oversight of Major Markets

EU finance ministers agreed in Luxembourg to move supervision of the biggest trading venues, clearing houses and crypto firms to the Paris-based watchdog ESMA. Germany won a carve-out for parts of Deutsche Börse.

Business & Economy

Oct 10, 2026

Centre-Right MEPs Move to Scrap the EU's 'Made in Europe' Industry Law

A group of mostly German conservative MEPs wants to kill the Industrial Accelerator Act, the flagship law France built its industrial strategy around. The attack comes days after Berlin and Paris agreed to press for tougher action on China.

Business & Economy

Oct 9, 2026

China Rejects Voluntary Cap on Hybrid Car Exports as Šefčovič Lands in Beijing

Beijing has refused to limit its hybrid car exports voluntarily, so the Commission is preparing a cap of its own and hoping China accepts it. Trade chief Maroš Šefčovič has two days in Beijing to avoid a trade war.

Business & Economy

Oct 8, 2026

Why Europe's Single Market Studies Can't Simply Be Added Up

Europe has dozens of studies on what the single market is worth, but no one can add them up. EPIC's July 2026 report lists the five reasons why, and argues the fix is organised measurement, not a bigger guess.