The CSU’s unilateralism is in conflict with Merkel’s support for European integration

The biggest threat to the bloc is the toxic combination of mistrust and untruths

Stop treating the euro as an article of faith and fight for its sustainability

US sanctions expose the mistakes made by the founders of the single currency

Complacency about the rise of populists is typical of failing political systems

Five Star and the League want to keep election pledges within EU fiscal rule, for now

The finance minister’s obsession with surpluses will damage EU neighbours

The EU has run up against the US president at its moment of maximum vulnerability

A slowdown mixed with a monetary union unwilling to repair itself would be a risk to the global economy

The reality is that Paris and Berlin are no longer natural allies

A bloc of nations with small-country mindsets wallowing in a permanent state of dependence

Britain’s economy has failed to collapse and the EU has moved on

Parliamentary dynamics are crucial as populists make up 60 per cent of MPs and senators

Steel tariffs are a side show — extra duty on car exports could devastate the EU

A Five Star government could derail talks on reform of the single currency bloc

Candidates with the necessary qualities for the ECB top job are in short supply

The EU is likely to approve such a deal, but it would also impose stringent controls

Safe bonds are a bad idea whose time has definitely not come

A youth-led rebellion against Angela Merkel’s new coalition has echoes of the Brexit tumult

Conservatives see measures proposed in the coalition talks as a slippery slope

Markets are too complacent about the parliamentary election next month

No question could keep the UK in the EU and Leavers may boycott a second poll

The preliminary agreement signals a shift to more agenda-driven EU politics

The cyclical recovery has deflected attention from a series of unresolved issues

The Brussels agreement represents a powerful reminder that Britain is leaving the EU