Angela Merkel’s disastrous legacy is Brexit and a broken EU
'Mutti' is a canny and tactical politician but leaves a trail of wreckage behind her after running Europe's biggest economy for 16 years
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Outpacing Europe on vaccinations will give Britain a huge economic prize
Eurozone at risk of falling behind as analysts say roll-out will be crucial for timing of recovery
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Economy flatlining even before new lockdown
UK's vital services sector shrank in December ahead of the latest national restrictions
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How Sunak's latest stimulus jolt compares to Europe and the US
The Chancellor is spending another £4.6bn - but how well does it match up to eurozone economies and the US fiscal response?
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The five big challenges facing the Eurozone in 2021
The pandemic has ripped up the region's policy rulebook and sent debt soaring, while next year will also see the exit of Angela Merkel
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Ireland faces a Brexit day of reckoning – deal or no deal
Despite Dublin’s lucrative ‘leprechaun economics’, the country will face a severe test in the new year
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Lagarde vows to fight soaring euro as ECB pumps another €500bn into recovery
Central bank increases bond buying and cheap loans for lenders as it battles strong euro
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The rising euro is slow torture for Europe's Covid-battered economy, and the ECB can't stop it
The ECB’s trade-weighted euro index is just shy of an all-time high despite Europe suffering the most economic damage of any region globally
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Just how much more will Germany tolerate to keep the dysfunctional euro together?
With more monetary support needed, the euro project hangs together but by an unholy alliance of vested interests
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Macron lacks EU clout to dictate Brexit policy
The French president should beware of poisoning Franco-German relations over Brexit – a no-deal rupture will hurt the EU more
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Eurozone recovery wilts as double-dip recession looms
Fresh lockdowns weigh on economic fightback as infections rise, prompting expectations of more central bank cash
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Europe will pay a high price for vaccine bureaucracy while nimble Britain breaks free
Bureaucracy and legalistic inertia will give the virus one last chance to cause maximum devastation on the Continent
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Deflation raises chance of half-trillion stimulus from the ECB
Economists expect as much as €500bn of extra asset purchases from Christine Lagarde next week
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Eurozone set for fourth month of deflation
Economists predict that inflation will struggle at minus 0.2pc amid fears the region is slipping into Japan-style stagnation
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Italy urges ECB to cancel pandemic debt
Italy wants the European Central Bank to cancel sovereign bonds bought during the pandemic to help the nation counter the crisis
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'Game of chicken' as EU budget battle goes to extra time
Poland and Hungary have blocked the EU recovery package after refusing to countenance the strings that came attached
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Toxic loans surge threatens to strangle eurozone economy
Analysts warn that defaults could almost quadruple in Italy, rise 180pc in Spain, and double in Germany and France
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Eurozone economy recovers less than expected
GDP rallied in the third quarter but economists warn it will 'deteriorate rapidly' in face of fresh lockdowns
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Is the UK's recovery really lagging other countries?
Economists urge caution on growth figures ahead of a tough fourth quarter
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Factory activity loses steam ahead of second lockdown
Lockdown 2.0 is expected to further weigh on manufacturers’ recovery after growth slows between September and October
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Eurozone braces for double dip downturn as new lockdowns take effect
A record third quarter jump in GDP is overshadowed by new lockdowns across Europe as economists warn a second downturn is inevitable
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Eurozone set for double dip despite third quarter rebound
German, French and Spanish economies surge in three months to September but economists warn of a bleak fourth quarter
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ECB fears Covid could trigger a financial crisis
Christine Lagarde indicates that circumstances have suddenly become treacherous with far more fiscal and monetary support urgently needed
