Enthusiasm for a second referendum is making cliff-edge EU exit more likely

It would do well to concentrate on correcting imbalances in the eurozone

It is not in the EU’s interest to allow a Brexit reversal nor return to negotiations

Boosting resilience means higher defence outlay and cutting the current account surplus

Crisis could recur after autumn elections in Bavaria

In Italy and beyond, far-right populists’ ambition is to destroy the bloc from within

The outlook for carmakers has worsened dramatically since the UK’s EU referendum

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