Ignazio Visco caught in a power struggle between former and acting prime ministers

Remarkable turnround as country secures return to investment grade debt status

EU-US data sharing arrangement to undergo its first progress report

‘He was only 24, but a first-class journalist in the making’

The commission chief endures the pain to further his passion

European Commission president prepares to deliver State of the Union speech

Facebook and Google appeal against fines amid fast-changing regulatory environment

The country’s oil fund is an important backdrop to a dead-heat election

‘Jupiterian’ French leader uses political high ground in Greece to call for democratic reform

Holiday mood prevails among policymakers who see no clouds on the horizon

Release of arrivals data expected to focus attention on what has turned the human tide

Tempers fray after call to tear up invitation to party that’s unlikely to happen

The French president’s reform agenda is like no other attempted in the Fifth Republic

Flurry of diplomatic activity raises prospect of progress on southern shores of the Med

Rise of the anti-immigration right is causing tremors on the centre ground

Europe runs the risk that its own companies could be target for measures

Credibility is built on communication and Draghi will be keen to promote caution today

Military, teachers and local authorities up in arms over proposed budget cuts

The ruling PiS has the numbers to thumb its nose at the bloc’s fundamental values

Never mind the detail of UK’s departure when Theresa May’s job might be up for grabs

The IMF wants Berlin to drop its obsession with fiscal rectitude

The ‘cars for cheese’ pact was propelled by US retreat on Trans-Pacific Partnership

Warm welcome in Warsaw will comfort the US leader before a cooler reception in Hamburg