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Charles Krauthammer: Resisting the revisionists: Finally, a first step

Sat., July 16, 2016

NATO will now deploy four battalions to front-line states. In Estonia, they will be led by Britain; in Lithuania, by Germany; in Latvia, by Canada; in Poland, by the United States. Not nearly enough, and not permanently based, but nonetheless significant

Bank of England mulls rate cut to cushion Brexit blow

Wed., July 13, 2016

Britain’s vote to leave the European Union is already taking its toll on the British economy, raising speculation that the Bank of England will on Thursday decide to reduce its main interest rate to a record low.

IMF: Brexit fallout will shave eurozone growth in 2016, 2017

Fri., July 8, 2016

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will trim economic growth this year and next across the 19 countries that share the euro currency.

UK gov’t won’t offer guarantee to EU citizens

Mon., July 4, 2016

Britain’s immigration minister says he can’t guarantee that European Union citizens who live in the U.K. will be able to stay after the country leaves the bloc.

Britain plans to cut corporation tax to hold onto business

Mon., July 4, 2016

Britain’s Treasury chief plans to cut U.K. corporation tax to less than 15 percent to encourage companies to invest and ease business concerns about the country’s vote to leave the European Union.

Stocks dip in Europe amid thin trading; U.S. closed for holiday

Mon., July 4, 2016

European stock markets slipped Monday, despite gains earlier in Asia, as investors awaited more clarity on Britain’s future outside the European Union and a U.S. holiday kept trading volumes thin.

Boris bows out: UK in shock as Johnson avoids leadership bid

Thu., June 30, 2016

The race to become Britain’s next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson – popular with the public and widely considered to be a front-runner – ruled himself out of contention after the defection of a key ally.

U.K. takes historic vote to leave EU

Thu., June 23, 2016

Britain entered uncharted waters Friday after the country voted to leave the European Union, according to a projection by all main U.K. broadcasters.

High court nixes European suit against R.J. Reynolds

Mon., June 20, 2016

The Supreme Court says the European Union can’t pursue a lawsuit accusing tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds of taking part in a global money-laundering scheme that sponsored cigarette-smuggling in Europe.

Trudy Rubin: Democracy threatened as populism rises

Wed., June 1, 2016

What Trumpism ignores is Ilves’ larger point: The West must recognize the value of a free and secure Europe, something that NATO countries took for granted during the past two decades

Eurozone economic sentiment improves for second month

Mon., May 30, 2016

Confidence in the economy of Europe’s 19-country eurozone is up across the region for a second successive month thanks in particular to greater optimism among consumers.

EU gives go-ahead for huge beer merger

Tue., May 24, 2016

The European Union’s regulator has given the go-ahead to the proposed merger of Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller, clearing another hurdle for the combination of the world’s two biggest beer makers.

Austria narrowly rejects far-right candidate in presidential election

Mon., May 23, 2016

It was like Bernie Sanders versus Donald Trump in the heart of Europe, and the Bern won by a nose. Left-wing economics professor Alexander Van der Bellen was elected Austria’s largely ceremonial president, holding off an anti-immigration nationalist who campaigned on a Trump-style “Austria First” platform.

Polish forest’s fate uncertain

Sat., May 21, 2016

It is the last remaining relic of an ancient forest that stretched for millennia across the lowlands of Europe and Russia, a shadowy, mossy woodland where bison and lynx roam beneath towering oak trees up to 600 years old.

Putin warns Russia will respond to NATO missile shield

Fri., May 13, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday described the development of NATO’s U.S.-led missile defense program as a threat to global security and vowed that his nation will take the necessary steps to maintain a strategic parity.

Euro countries hold first talks on Greek debt measures

Mon., May 9, 2016

European finance ministers on Monday debated for the first time measures to ease Greece’s massive debt burden amid concern the International Monetary Fund might withdraw from the bailout talks.

European court OKs crackdown on e-cigarettes, packaging

Thu., May 5, 2016

The European Union’s top court dealt a blow to the tobacco industry Wednesday by approving sweeping new rules that will require plain cigarette packs, ban menthol cigarettes and regulate the growing electronic cigarette market.

Weak U.S. hiring report sends stocks lower

Wed., May 4, 2016

U.S. and global stock indexes moved lower a second day Wednesday following a dismal report on job creation that gave investors concern over the state of the economy. The data followed a round of economic news out of China and Europe a day earlier that also suggested sluggish growth.

Eurozone economy regains size of 2008 but remains shaky

Fri., April 29, 2016

It’s been a long and tortuous journey, but the eurozone economy is finally back to the size it was before the global financial crisis. The 19-country currency union, which as a bloc is the world’s second-largest economy, enjoyed an unexpected acceleration in the first three months of the year, when it expanded by a quarterly rate of 0.6 percent, official figures showed Friday.

Team Challenge Cup adds skaters after online voting

Fri., April 8, 2016

Following online voting, several skaters have been added to the rosters of the three continent-based teams that will compete in the upcoming Team Challenge Cup, which kicks off later this month.