Europe

EU members approve post-2020 CO2 market reform deal

Representatives from EU member states Wednesday approved proposed changes to the EU Emissions Trading System, following an informal agreement reached…

U.K. predicts worse growth, earmarks cash for hard Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa May’s under-fire government acknowledged the U.K. economic outlook is deteriorating as it set aside an extra 3…

Germany’s economy powers into year-end amid political uncertainty

Germany’s economy is probably strong enough to shrug off the country’s dive into political uncertainty for now. The collapse of…

Skills shortage tightens around UK construction sector

Britain's shortage of surveyors, bricklayers and other construction workers is holding back building work just at the time when the…

Greece’ economy to get high from medical weed as minister sees 1st round of investments above €1.5bn

Investors in medical cannabis projects are focusing on Greece, where a warm, sunny climate and potentially favourable future legislation could…

Turkey faces an economic dilemma that will have global implications

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been pushing to increase available credit to spur economic activity. This is a political…