9:39pm

New era as Swiss bank secrecy declines

The Swiss National Bank's Bern offices ©Bloomberg

Many private banks are already adapting their model

6:36pm

Berlin warns EU over solar tariffs stance

Comments come week before Chinese premier visits Germany

Poland Military ©Getty 5:14pm

Polish defence spending set to soar

Contracts will test EU push to reduce national favouritism

EU flag ©Dreamstime Wolfgang Munchau from COMMENT 7:49pm

It makes little sense but I’m a eurofanatic

It is better to make the case for the EU on the basis of geopolitics rather than economic efficiency

From COMPANIES 7:33pm

Portugal’s banks fear ‘Cyprus virus’

Heads of BCP and BES urge Europe’s leaders to moderate stance

FT Photo Diary May 18, 2013

FT Photo Diary: Girls kiss in Paris

French President Francois Hollande arrives for a press conference on May 16, 2013 ©AFP May 18, 2013

Hollande signs gay marriage into law

France becomes ninth European country to allow full marriage

May 17, 2013

Swiss set to reform corporate tax system

Bern will end differential rates for foreign and domestic profits

From UK May 17, 2013

Tories raise Paris-Berlin tensions

Hollande less willing than Merkel to win over anti-EU Britons

British singer Bonnie Tyler performs during the dress rehearsal for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest final ©Reuters From UK May 17, 2013

Britons too sceptical to win Eurovision

View of contest reflects attitude towards Europe, says professor

May 17, 2013

Dublin proposes law to hold banking probe

Five years on, questions remain over what politicians and regulators knew

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 17, 2013

Global economy lacking demand growth

For every nation reporting good news, there are weaker data elsewhere

From COMMENT May 17, 2013

Dangerous talk of Frogs and the Boche

‘National characteristics’ say less about those seen than those who see them, writes Tony Barber

From COMMENT May 17, 2013

Russia: Vanishing act

The mysterious case of the social networking site founder

BRUSSELS May 17, 2013

EU regulates restaurant olive oil bottles

Move defended as necessary to protect diners from fraud

From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

EU car sales inch into positive territory

Early Easter helps carmakers end 18-month downward trend

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 17, 2013

Spain records first surplus since 1971

March exports rise 2 per cent and imports decline 15 per cent

May 17, 2013

Russia grows at slowest rate since 2009

Economy hurt by falls in investment and commodity prices

May 17, 2013

Italy takes steps to boost economy

Coalition suspends introduction of unpopular housing tax

From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

ABN profits hit as Dutch economy contracts

Results dent prospects of return to private ownership