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Lebanon gripped by prime minister’s feud with bank governor

International financial support at risk as leading figures fight over economic crisis




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Shipping group steams into list of top 10 EU polluters

MSC joins ranking dominated by coal power in sign of uneven climate clampdown




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Megamerger of Korean shipbuilder rivals draws EU scrutiny

Brussels opens in-depth investigation into Hyundai Heavy and Daewoo Shipbuilding merger




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How a 5G coronavirus conspiracy spread across Europe

Spate of arson attacks on telecoms masts fuelled by disinformation over pandemic’s origins




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Orange becomes first big European telecoms group to cut dividend

Chief of French state-backed company said decision was made with ‘heavy heart’




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Cycling lanes, wider pavements: How EU cities rethink public transport

Municipal authorities encourage cycling amid fears networks cannot cope with social distancing




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Europeans plan holidays as Airbnb spots signs of rebound

Denmark and the Netherlands lead surge in bookings but company still cuts 25% of workforce




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Revolut is the most hyped fintech in Europe. Can it grow up?

The company wants to upend banking but the need to mature is more urgent than ever




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When AI takes on Eurovision: can a computer write a hit song?

Bizarre lyrics, atonal melodies and a ‘koala synth’; Nic Fildes enters the world of algorithm-inspired Europop




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Coronavirus reached Europe weeks earlier than thought, say doctors

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested




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Europeans urged to eat their way through steak, chips and cheese glut

Food and farm industry desperate to shift mountain of produce as pandemic decimates demand




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UBS's 'Swinegate', Deutsche's bad bank and Facebook's digital currency

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's cultural faux pas in China, Deutsche Bank's plan to set up a 'bad bank' and Facebook's bid to shake up the payments world. With special guest Jan Kvarnström, bank restructuring expert.  


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Deutsche Bank overhaul, Orcel's Santander lawsuit and Dublin's banking ambitions

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Deutsche Bank's radical overhaul, Andrea Orcel's lawsuit against Santander and Ireland's plans to expand Dublin as a financial centre. With special guest Michael D'Arcy, Irish financial services minister.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt financial correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Deutsche Bank overhaul, challenger banks and Citigroup

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss how the overhaul at Deutsche Bank is going, catch up with the challenges facing challenger banks and look at why Citigroup is coming under pressure to restructure. With special guest Mark Mullen, chief executive of Atom Bank


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Fiona Symon

 

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UK PPI scandal, Goldman moves and Eurofi lobbying

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the huge cost of the UK's PPI mis-selling scandal, the latest personnel changes at Goldman Sachs and growing unease about the role of Eurofi in shaping Europe's financial sector policy. With special guest Dominic Lindley, director of policy at the New City Agenda.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor and Jim Brunsden, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Germany moves to unblock eurozone banking union

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Germany's concession that could unblock progress towards a eurozone banking union, investor moves against Deutsche Bank chairman Paul Achkleitner, and what's behind the recent spate of personnel changes in investment banking. With special guest Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, chairman of Société Générale.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Martin Arnold, Frankfurt bureau chief, Olaf Storbeck, Frankfurt correspondent, Jonathan Guthrie, Lex editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Risks mount in European banks, EBA warns

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the EBA report on mounting risk in the European banking system, Goldman Sachs’ first ever investment day and why the pensions of UK banking CEOs are being cut. With special guest Mario Quagliariello, director of economic analysis at the European Banking Authority.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Persis Love

 

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HSBC shrinks in the US and Europe

Matthew Vincent and guests discuss what's behind HSBC's decision to cut 35,000 jobs in the US and Europe, Jes Staley's future as boss of Barclays after another regulatory probe, RBS's new name, and Deutsche Bank's disappearing compliance contractors. With special guest Philip Augar, author of The Bank that lived a little: Barclays in the age of the very free market.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Emma Agyemang, FT Money reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European banks' game of thrones

Matthew Vincent and colleagues discuss the hunt for new chief executives among Europe's top banks and JPMorgan's plans to launch a digital bank in the UK. With special guest Sir Mike Rake, former CBI president, and former deputy chairman of Barclays.


Contributors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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EU draws criticism over consent to China censorship of coronavirus article

Beijing edits European opinion piece published in Chinese state-controlled media




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Auteur ego: Peter Aspden on Bertolucci

A new film portrait of the Italian director reveals a man unafraid to confront difficult questions. It’s a kind of artistic responsibility that now feels old-fashioned, the FT’s arts writer says  


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Computers versus connoisseurs

With their ever-growing ability to crunch data and analyse patterns, computers are valuable tools for art research – but that doesn’t mean art historians will soon be a thing of the past, argues Bendor Grosvenor  


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No wonder Europe is annoyed with Greece

Greek culture taught the rest of us how to live ‑ and it’s not time to write off that particular debt yet, says Peter Aspden  


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Senior Africans propose ‘standstill’ on eurobond debt payments

Tidjane Thiam lends voice to call for private sector to join debt moratorium 




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Millennial v Boomer: young workers and EU

Debate: One says youthful staff want to remain in the EU, the other fears apathy




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Could cash end up inside a museum?

Bank of England marks its 325th anniversary with exhibition of objects reflecting changing world of payments




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Neumann accuses SoftBank of abuse of power over WeWork deal

Office group founder files lawsuit over largest investor’s decision to pull out of $3bn tender offer




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Bolsonaro sparks political feud over coronavirus lockdowns

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus




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Bolsonaro vs Maia: feud at top of Brazil’s politics spills into open

Tensions escalate between president and the speaker of Congress’s lower house over response to coronavirus 




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European regulators ramp up scrutiny of investment fund liquidity

Heavy redemptions during coronavirus-induced sell-off  spark concerns




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Julien Sevaux on lessons from European revolutions

Stanhope co-founder and Worms family heir says Warren Buffett and 1848 inspired his new venture




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EU divided over reforms to maligned fund performance rules

European Commission and MEPs warn regulator over watering down Priips performance scenarios decried as misleading




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Mifid II influence spreads beyond EU borders

Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic




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Paris and The Hague say EU must toughen enforcement of green trade

Dutch and French trade ministers say Covid-19 has focused minds on global trade and climate change




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Franco-Dutch alliance could be harbinger of things to come in EU trade deals

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards




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EU increases pressure on Britain over Irish Sea customs border

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc




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Spain’s deputy PM calls for EU to step up or risk extinction

Pablo Iglesias sets out stall for shift to left with minimum income guarantee proposal




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Lagarde urges eurozone to launch joint fiscal stimulus

Economic hit of coronavirus risks exacerbating bloc’s divergence, ECB president warns




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EU’s top court reasserts primacy after German challenge

ECJ issues rare warning over EU legal order after German judges question its superiority




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Germany's von der Leyen takes up key EU leadership role

Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed this week as the new European Commission president. Katie Martin discusses the challenges she faces, not least the Brexit negotiations, with Ben Hall and Mehreen Khan


Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor and Mehreen Khan, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Africa's most valuable company comes to Europe

Naspers, a publisher once condemned as a mouthpiece of the apartheid regime in South Africa, has quietly become one of the world’s biggest internet investors thanks to a stake in China’s Tencent. On 11 September it will list its global internet assets on the Amsterdam bourse, becoming Europe's biggest consumer internet company overnight. Arash Massoudi discusses how it got there with Joseph Cotterill in Johannesburg.


Contributors: Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Joseph Cotterill, Southern Africa correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European court sets precedent on hate speech

Europe’s top court has ruled that individual countries can force Facebook to take down illegal content, including hate speech, both inside the EU and across the world. Malcolm Moore discusses the implications of the ruling for freedom of expression with Mehreen Khan and Madhumita Murgia.


Contributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, and Madhumita Murgia, European Technology correspondent, Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Malta murder case throws spotlight on corruption in Europe

Allegations of high-level corruption have convulsed the Mediterranean island state of Malta and shocked the rest of Europe. Public anger has been unleashed by dramatic recent developments in the investigation into the killing of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in a car bomb attack in October 2017. Ben Hall discusses the wider repercussions of the case with Josephine Cumbo and Michael Peel.

 

Contributors: Ben Hall, Europe editor, Josephine Cumbo, pensions correspondent, and Michael Peel, EU diplomatic correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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European regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading




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EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets




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Europe has a problem with its SUV habit

The continent faces a new emissions scandal as family vehicles grow bigger and heavier




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Tata Steel Europe chief lays out challenges

Henrik Adam outlines ‘urgent priority’ to boost performance as he cuts 1,250 jobs




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Europe steelmakers cut production after shutdown of car plants

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains




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African entrepreneurs pitch to Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Business contestants battle for $1m prize money in glitzy televised extravaganza




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Europe’s banks face a test of resilience

Since their peak almost a month ago, European banks indices have plunged 40 per cent