Europe
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17 Aug
Brexit leaders: What has Liam Fox got to do with leaving the EU?
As the secretary of state for international trade and president of the board of trade, Liam Fox is one of the most powerful politicians negotiating Brexit.
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15 Aug
Brexit leaders: Who is the European Parliament’s Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt?
Before the Brexit referendum you could probably be forgiven for not knowing the name Guy Verhofstadt.
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15 Aug
Brexit leaders: Who is the Keir Starmer, Labour’s anti-Brexit legal hot-shot?
There are few lawyers in Britain at the moment with such a storied career as that of Keir Starmer.
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14 Aug
Brexit leaders: Why did Boris Johnson get behind Brexit?
Within the ranks of the Leave Campaign, Boris Johnson was second only to Nigel Farage in terms of fronting media coverage.
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11 Aug
Brexit leaders: Where does Jeremy Corbyn actually stand on Brexit?
As Labour leader during the referendum, many expected Jeremy Corbyn to become a prominent figure in the Remain campaign.
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9 Aug
Brexit could have been avoided if people had better education
According to a new study from the University of Leicester, one of the most decisive factors in how people voted during the Brexit referendum was their level of education.
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4 Aug
Politics at the Fringe: 17 amazing political shows for 2017’s festival
While Edinburgh Fringe is definitely the place to be for frivolity and fun in the coming weeks, the festival also has a proud tradition of engaging in plenty of politics.
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14 Jul
EasyJet plans to open new European headquarters in Vienna
UK-based airline EasyJet will open a new European headquarters in Vienna, Austria amid Brexit uncertainty.
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12 Jul
Samsung NEXT investment arm turns its focus to European startups
Samsung NEXT, the venture capital arm of the global tech firm, is expanding into Europe and wants to find early stage startups to partner with.
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4 Jul
New European data accelerator is looking for startups to fund
A new data-focused accelerator programme, Data Pitch, has opened applications for European startups to apply for funding.
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28 Jun
The 5G rollout in Europe is going to be slow. Here’s why
In coming years 5G adoption is expected to be relatively slow in Europe, similar to the roll out of 4G.
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13 Jun
Netflix drives growth of pay-TV subscriptions in Europe in 2016
Pay-TV subscriptions in Europe grew by 3.6 percent in 2016, from 215m to 222.6m.
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6 Jun
These are the 10 best cities in Europe to do business in 2017
Doing business in Europe is looking a whole lot more uncertain than it did just a year ago
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30 May
Modi’s European visit: what will be discussed this week?
India’s prime minister Narendra Modi is visiting Europe this week.
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27 May
Facebook founder calls for universal basic income in the US, but would it work?
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg said he supports the introduction of a universal basic income across the US.
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15 May
AirAsia plans expansion to China as the country sets its sights on becoming the world’s biggest aviation market
Budget airline AirAsia plans to enter the Chinese market, by setting up a new low-cost carrier in the central eastern city of Zhengzhou.
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9 May
Political instability in Europe is driving people to offshore investments
Despite markets cheering Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the French election on Sunday, Europe’s rich are far from feeling the quickly shifting political landscape makes for a good place to keep their cash.
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5 May
What exactly were the results of the Brexit vote?
In June 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union.
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4 May
A new UK immigration system will not be ready in time for Brexit, says think tank
A new UK immigration system will “not be ready” by April 2019, the scheduled date for the country’s formal departure from the EU, according to the Institute for Government (IfG), a British think tank.
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3 May
These things are all more expensive since the UK voted to leave the EU
Households are likely to be on average £500 worse off in 2017 than they were in 2016 due to Brexit, former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said earlier this week.
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28 Apr
Macron engages with Le Pen’s voter base in northern France
French presidential candidate, the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron was heckled by factory workers in Amiens, his hometown, following a visit by his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen.
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25 Apr
Smartphone sales growth is sharply slowing in Europe
Smartphone sales are slowing around the world and Europe is no exception.
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13 Apr
Almost 20 percent of legal advice enquiries made by EU nationals related to the UK in 2016
Nearly one in five enquiries made by EU nationals last year to the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS), an organisation providing free legal advice, concerned issues relating to the UK.
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5 Apr
Mobile phone masts are being sold off to independent companies
Mobile networks are based upon tangible, hard infrastructure.
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24 Mar
5 things to expect from the EU’s Rome Summit this weekend
This weekend, heads of state and governments in the European Union will come together to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome.
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22 Mar
Leaving London after Brexit? These are the best cities for bankers to move to
It is official: financial services are considering their exit plans from London once Article 50 is invoked later this month.
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15 Mar
Dutch voters head to the polls; Fed expected to raise rates; German draft budget
These three things will change the world today.
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14 Mar
European cities dominate quality of living rankings
Vienna, the Austrian capital, has come top for overall quality of living for the 8th year in a row, according to Mercer’s 19th Quality of Living survey.
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23 Feb
Shell eyes up offshore wind farm development in UK and Europe
Shell could begin building offshore wind farms in the UK and across Europe.
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16 Feb
European startups trying to scale up just got a big investment boost
Venture capitalist firm Atomico has raised a $765m fund to invest and champion European technology startups around the world.