Economic governance

Britain at a crossroads: Finance, industry and the global adjustment

Michael Pettis is a former investment banker and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. George Magnus contributed to this essay. As the era of hyper-globalization grows increasingly contested,

05/06/2025

by LP Staff Writers

EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems

The European Commission is considering tying pension reform to cash payouts from the EU’s next €2 trillion budget as it attempts to protect member countries’ finances from a looming demographic crisis. Three EU senior officials told POLITICO that the EU

17/10/2025

by LP Staff Writers

Croatia’s euro advice to Bulgaria: Relax, it could be a lot worse

All those Bulgarian euro doomsayers need to take a chill pill. At least, that’s the advice

EU pressures G7 countries to loan frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

LUXEMBOURG — The EU will urge its G7 allies to use Russian frozen assets to issue

Document reveals EU-US pitch for $800B postwar Ukraine ‘prosperity’ plan

BRUSSELS — The U.S. and EU are hoping to attract $800 billion of public and private funds to help rebuild Ukraine once Russia ends its full-scale invasion, according to a document obtained

Croatia secures shock victory in ECB race

FRANKFURT — No one saw this coming. Eurozone finance ministers on Monday picked Croatia’s central bank governor, Boris Vujčić, as the European Central Bank’s next vice president — defying all expectations and

19/01/2026

Banking union·Economic governance·Economic performance·European Monetary Union·Eurozone·Financial Services·Growth·Inflation·Interest rates·Investment·Markets·Monetary Policy·Quantitative easing

Brussels unveils plan to fill up Ukraine’s war chest with billions to spend on weapons

BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a €90 billion loan to Ukraine aimed at saving it from financial collapse as it continues to battle Russia while aid from the U.S.

Global central bankers speak up for beleaguered Fed Chair Powell

Global central banks rallied behind Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, pushing back against a perceived political attack on the independence of the world’s most important financial institution. “We stand in

13/01/2026

central banking·Central banks·Economic governance·Financial Services·Financial Services UK·Monetary Policy

6-way bidding war emerges for ECB vice presidency

Croatia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Portugal will face off for the European Central Bank’s No. 2 job, according to a statement from the Council of the EU. The crowded race for

09/01/2026

UK backpedals on inheritance tax after farmer backlash

LONDON — The U.K. government has increased the threshold at which farmers and businesses pay inheritance tax following significant pushback. The Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold — where 100 percent rate

23/12/2025

Economic governance·Energy and Climate UK·Finance·Financial Services UK·Tax·Taxonomy

EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan

BRUSSELS — EU taxpayers will have to pay €3 billion per year in borrowing costs as part of a plan to raise common debt to finance Ukraine’s defense against Russia, according to senior

19/12/2025

Asset Management·Banks·Central Banker·Economic governance·Economic sanctions·European Monetary Union·Eurozone·Finance and banking·Financial Services·Investment·Markets·Russia sanctions·Sanctions·War in Ukraine

Putin blasts attempted EU ‘robbery’ of Russian assets

BRUSSELS — President Vladimir Putin slammed EU leaders for trying to leverage frozen Russian state assets to fund a €210 billion financing package for Ukraine — despite the plan ultimately falling through.

19/12/2025

Asset Management·Banks·Central Banker·Economic governance·Economic sanctions·European Monetary Union·Eurozone·Finance and banking·Financial Services·Foreign Affairs·Investment·Markets·Politics·Russia sanctions·Sanctions·War in Ukraine

Belgium says Russian assets plan ‘going backward’ ahead of EU summit

Less than 24 hours before EU leaders descend on Brussels for vital talks on financing Ukraine’s war effort, Belgium believes negotiations are going in reverse. “We are going backward,” Belgium’s EU ambassador,

17/12/2025

Greece’s Pierrakakis wins Eurogroup race

ATHENS — The country that almost got kicked out of the eurozone is now running the powerful EU body that rescued it from bankruptcy. Greece’s finance minister, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, on Thursday beat

11/12/2025

Asset Management·Banking union·Banks·Economic governance·Economic performance·Economic sanctions·EU recovery plan·European Monetary Union·Eurozone·Finance and banking·Financial Services·Growth·Investment·Markets·Russia sanctions·Sanctions·War in Ukraine

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Economic governance

Britain at a crossroads: Finance, industry and the global adjustment

EU considers withholding funds from countries that don’t fix pension systems

Croatia’s euro advice to Bulgaria: Relax, it could be a lot worse

EU pressures G7 countries to loan frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

Document reveals EU-US pitch for $800B postwar Ukraine ‘prosperity’ plan

Croatia secures shock victory in ECB race

Brussels unveils plan to fill up Ukraine’s war chest with billions to spend on weapons

Global central bankers speak up for beleaguered Fed Chair Powell

6-way bidding war emerges for ECB vice presidency

UK backpedals on inheritance tax after farmer backlash

EU to pay €3B a year in interest for Ukraine loan

Putin blasts attempted EU ‘robbery’ of Russian assets

Belgium says Russian assets plan ‘going backward’ ahead of EU summit

Greece’s Pierrakakis wins Eurogroup race

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