Nord Stream 2 pipeline: controversial and unstoppable
The soon-to-be-completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline, set to double natural gas supplies from Russia to Germany, has long divided European capitals and fuelled tensions with Washington
G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations have endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough tax
A peek behind the IT curtain of EU’s ‘vaccine passport’
From video calls involving 130 people to no-shows at the rehearsal, Josef Lieven and his software engineers faced their share of challenges on the road to Europe's digital Covid certificate
Germany, France want to curb ‘killer’ Big Tech deals
The EU's biggest economies Germany and France as well as the Netherlands want the bloc to secure beefier powers to stop startups from being swallowed by big tech companies
Global minimum tax for corporations inches towards reality
First proposed by the United States and now supported by the IMF and major economies, a global minimum tax rate on corporations is gathering momentum toward becoming a reality
Europe’s Covid recovery fund starts to fall into place
Negotiations were difficult and the plan got off to a slow start, but Europe's huge post-coronavirus recovery fund may make its first payments in July after two important obstacles were passed
Germany faces up to unpredictable post-Merkel era
A sea change in German politics began this week with two leading parties announcing their candidates to succeed Angela Merkel at September's elections, when the veteran chancellor will bow out
AstraZeneca vaccine: what we know and what we don’t
A European Medicines Agency recommendation that a type of blood clot should be listed as a "very rare side effect" of the AstraZeneca jab stopped just short of saying there is a causal link with the vaccine
Pandemic upsurge hits Europe recovery hopes
An upsurge in new coronavirus cases is forcing governments across Europe into new, damaging lockdowns that threaten to delay a much hoped-for return to growth, economists say
Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccine use
A dozen countries, including France, Italy and Germany, have suspended use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine because of fears over blood clots and other possible side effects