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

'Mutti' is a canny and tactical politician but leaves a trail of wreckage behind her after running Europe's biggest economy for 16 years
Eurozone at risk of falling behind as analysts say roll-out will be crucial for timing of recovery
UK's vital services sector shrank in December ahead of the latest national restrictions
The Chancellor is spending another £4.6bn - but how well does it match up to eurozone economies and the US fiscal response?
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
Despite Dublin’s lucrative ‘leprechaun economics’, the country will face a severe test in the new year
Central bank increases bond buying and cheap loans for lenders as it battles strong euro
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
With more monetary support needed, the euro project hangs together but by an unholy alliance of vested interests
The French president should beware of poisoning Franco-German relations over Brexit – a no-deal rupture will hurt the EU more
Fresh lockdowns weigh on economic fightback as infections rise, prompting expectations of more central bank cash
Bureaucracy and legalistic inertia will give the virus one last chance to cause maximum devastation on the Continent
Economists expect as much as €500bn of extra asset purchases from Christine Lagarde next week
Economists predict that inflation will struggle at minus 0.2pc amid fears the region is slipping into Japan-style stagnation
Italy wants the European Central Bank to cancel sovereign bonds bought during the pandemic to help the nation counter the crisis
Poland and Hungary have blocked the EU recovery package after refusing to countenance the strings that came attached
Analysts warn that defaults could almost quadruple in Italy, rise 180pc in Spain, and double in Germany and France
GDP rallied in the third quarter but economists warn it will 'deteriorate rapidly' in face of fresh lockdowns
Economists urge caution on growth figures ahead of a tough fourth quarter
Lockdown 2.0 is expected to further weigh on manufacturers’ recovery after growth slows between September and October
A record third quarter jump in GDP is overshadowed by new lockdowns across Europe as economists warn a second downturn is inevitable
German, French and Spanish economies surge in three months to September but economists warn of a bleak fourth quarter
Christine Lagarde indicates that circumstances have suddenly become treacherous with far more fiscal and monetary support urgently needed