The Globalist

Macron has two advantages over Matteo Renzi: A solid majority in parliament and the ability to give protesters some fiscal concessions.

Facing yellow vests, Macron does not see red yet.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is widely seen as being close to Merkel. She seems to benefit from a little “Merkel nostalgia.”

How is Europe impacted by transatlantic and U.S.-Chinese trade tensions and by trade with China itself?

How is the race to succeed Angela Merkel at the helm of the CDU, Germany’s largest party, shaping up?

The centre-right CSU and the centre-left SPD lost the state election in Bavaria. This spells some trouble for Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU-SPD coalition in Berlin.

Five Star leader Di Maio still has not learned that comments which may go down well during an election campaign can easily backfire for a senior politician in office.

UK politicians should not overrate the current attempt by the EU27 to be nice to Theresa May.

How Turkey’s central bank plans to regain market confidence that it will eventually hit its 5% inflation target again remains a mystery.

German fiscal bliss: Debt to GDP ratio can fall to 60% this year.