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Many middle-income countries show reserves of pragmatic tolerance that Europeans do not necessarily deserve
Since Brexit, food and drink industry has faced border checks on business with largest trading partner
Expected 0.3% expansion for 2024 comes as energy prices and inflation continue to fall from record highs
Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing
Government has room to offer generous pre-election budget but warns era of bumper tax receipts may be waning
An ECB interest rate cut soon would make sense but the Fed faces a more difficult call in the US
Data expected to reassure ECB officials that eurozone still on track for ‘soft landing’
Trade groups say monthly tariffs that importers of food and plants from the EU will have to pay will add up quickly
EU leaders must match the boldness of Thatcher and Delors
Climate change blamed for difficulties facing world’s biggest consumers
Comments from head of one of region’s biggest arms makers come as bloc debates first defence industrial strategy
Fund urges EU to avoid ‘protectionist’ policies and focus on cutting internal trade barriers
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Meloni allows anti-abortion campaigners to enter clinics
Company’s products sold abroad last year totalled €23.5bn, underscoring importance of country’s luxury sector
France led calls to revive financial integration project to help fund Europe’s rearmament and green transition
The corporatist spell must soon break
Also in this newsletter: Competition hawks fret over Enrico Letta’s plans for EU merger rules
Threat of another dry summer increases struggles over swimming pools and scarce resources
US-backed Verde to invest $1bn in disused Romanian mine and begin production in 2027
Rearmament and green transition prompt rethink of long-stalled integration of Europe’s financial markets
Former Italian premier Enrico Letta was asked by European leaders to report on state of single market
Paris presses European Commission to take action after trawler fleet banned from 13 areas
Comments from group’s finance chief coincide with German chancellor leading a business delegation to China
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