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EU leaders in first summit held in pandemic era (AP)

EU leaders resume grumpy summit on budget, virus fund

2 min read . 18 Jul 2020

While Prime Minister Theresa May is gripped by political turmoil in the UK, Brexit negotiators have some unfinished business in Brussels. Photo: AP

Theresa May’s draft Brexit deal has a gaping hole

1 min read . 17 Nov 2018

Brussels, Charleston, Chicago and Bamberg are the four runners-up cities picked by Bjergsø. Photo: Bloomberg

The best beer city in the world

4 min read . 02 Oct 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump. The fear is that Trump will conduct another slash-and-burn mission at the Nato summit in Brussels. Photo: Reuters

Nato’s two problems: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

4 min read . 08 Jul 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech amid reflections during a debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin on Thursday. Photo: AP

Migration could decide Europe’s ‘destiny’: Angela Merkel

1 min read . 28 Jun 2018

Viktor Orban has been defiant in the face of EU criticism, and some observers say the fact his Fidesz party is part of the European People’s Party (EPP). Photo: Reuters

Viktor Orban win in Hungary brings headaches for Brussels

1 min read . 09 Apr 2018

Donald Trump delivered the warning during a wide-ranging interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump blasts EU for trading with US ‘very unfairly’

2 min read . 29 Jan 2018

Britain’s prime minister Theresa May, walks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday. Photo: AP

UK, European Union strike Brexit deal, opening path to trade talks

3 min read . 08 Dec 2017

Catalonia has enjoyed substantial autonomy (it has its own flag and Parliament), but it wants more powers, which Madrid is unwilling to grant. Photo: AFP

The European project’s Catalonia challenge

4 min read . 02 Nov 2017

A file photo of British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AP

UK is said to see Brexit breakdown if EU refuses to compromise

3 min read . 16 Oct 2017

UK ministers Philip Hammond (L) and Liam Fox (right) have reconciled their differences by saying that a transition period following Brexit isn’t a way for Britain to stay in the European Union ‘through the back door’. Photo: Reuters

UK seeks Brexit momentum with EU as key ministers end dispute

2 min read . 13 Aug 2017

Verlinvest Asia’s Nicholas Cator says India has not really slowed and that if the demonetisation effect last year is taken out, the country is still growing strongly.

There’s a lot of expectation on future growth in India, says Nicholas Cator

10 min read . 30 Jun 2017

Theresa May will outline her plan to provide early guarantees for some three million people from other EU countries living in Britain. Photo: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg

Will protect EU citizens’ rights in UK post-Brexit: Theresa May

4 min read . 22 Jun 2017

Belgian Army soldiers patrol outside Central Station after a reported explosion in Brussels on Tuesday. Photo: AP

Belgian troops shoot man after Brussels station blast: Police

1 min read . 21 Jun 2017

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini talks to the media during the announcement of EU defence budget in Brussels on Wednesday. Photo: Thierry Charlier/AFP

EU unveils defence fund, urges US to stay on world stage

2 min read . 07 Jun 2017

If Donald Trump is intent on making sure Americans buy more US-made cars, he should be the biggest lobbyist for German car manufacturers. Photo: Reuters

‘Bad Germans’ and other blunders from Donald Trump’s travels

4 min read . 26 May 2017

US President Donald Trump speaks as Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the NATO, looks on during a summit of world leaders at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on 25 May. Photo: Bloomberg

Donald Trump vows unwavering fight against terrorism at NATO

1 min read . 25 May 2017

US President Donald Trump allegedly told EU officials that he is worried Americans may lose jobs as a result of Britain leaving the EU. Photo: AFP

Donald Trump raises job fears over Brexit with European Union chiefs

1 min read . 25 May 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to cooperate with French President-Elect Emmanual Macron “wherever possible”. Photo: AFP

What Emmanuel Macron as French president means for EU, and for Merkel

4 min read . 08 May 2017

It’s not the first time that German chancellor Angela Merkel has waded into a French election. Photo: AFP

Angela Merkel says she has a ‘preference’ for Macron in French election

1 min read . 29 Apr 2017

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