European markets are set to open higher on Monday amid a slew of corporate news, and despite an anti-immigration party winning an election in euro zone country Slovenia over the weekend. The Italian FTSE MIB leads the charge, set to open 234 points higher at 22,323. The German DAX is seen up 80 points at […]

U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell said he wanted to “empower” conservatives in Europe, right-wing media platform Breitbart News reported. “I absolutely want to empower other conservatives throughout Europe, other leaders. I think there is a groundswell of conservative policies that are taking hold because of the failed policies of the left,” Grenell told the […]

The threat posed by Islamist militants to Britain is expected to remain high for the next two years and could even rise, the interior ministry said on Sunday, on the first anniversary of an attack that killed eight people in central London. The current threat level to Britain is assessed as severe, meaning an attack […]

Slovenians are voting Sunday in a parliamentary election with polls predicting that an anti-immigrant party will win the most votes but not enough to form a government on its own. The ballot is being held a few weeks earlier than the country’s regular four-year span following the sudden resignation in March of outgoing Prime Minister […]

German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared on Saturday to rule out debt relief for Italy, sayingin a newspaper interview that the principle of solidarity among members of the euro zone should not turn the single currency bloc into a debt-sharing union. “I will approach the new Italian government openly and work with it instead of speculating […]

Britain must submit written proposals on how it plans to keep a frictionless border on the island of Ireland after Brexit in the next two weeks or face an uncertain summer of talks, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was quoted as saying on Saturday. The border between British-ruled Northern Ireland and the rest of Ireland […]

Pedro Sanchez was sworn in as Spain’s prime minister Saturday, a day after the Socialist leader successfully ousted predecessor Mariano Rajoy who lost a no-confidence vote in parliament. Rajoy was in attendance at the ceremony held in the royal Zarzuela Palace and shook Sanchez’s hand after the new leader was sworn in by King Felipe […]

The United Kingdom is considering attempting to break the deadlock in Brexit negotiations with a proposal to give Northern Ireland joint U.K. and European Union status so it can trade freely with both, a government official said. The government has considered proposing a 10-mile (16-km)-wide trade buffer zone along the border for local traders like […]

The new chief executive of Germany’s flagship lender has conceded the bank faces an uphill battle against a barrage of bad “newsflow.” Deutsche Bank‘s long-running turmoil was dealt a fresh blow Thursday, when share prices tumbled after it was reported that the Federal Reserve labeled the bank’s U.S. business as being in a “troubled condition.” […]

Spain has a new prime minister after a parliamentary vote Friday led to the ousting of incumbent Mariano Rajoy. Speaking to the Spanish parliament just before the vote, Rajoy said he would accept the result and wanted to be the first to congratulate the leader of the opposition Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez, as his successor. […]