• December 23 2025
  Greenland

  ‘We have to have’ Greenland, says Trump

  US president claims Danish territory is needed ‘for national security’

  
• December 22 2025
  Greenland

  Trump’s new special envoy says Greenland should be part of US

  Jeff Landry’s appointment underlines US president’s determination to control Arctic island, but outrages Denmark

  
• December 21 2025
  Sweden

  Sweden boards sanctioned Russian vessel off its coast

  Adler freighter has been suspected of transporting weapons in the past

  
• December 17 2025
  Europe Express

  Leaders brace for ‘three-shirt’ summit to push through Ukraine loan

  Also in this newsletter: Portuguese top court shields migrants’ citizenship rights

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• December 17 2025
  Business InsightEU business regulation

  The hypocrisy of US complaints over X’s EU fine

  Howls of protest over a modest penalty from the EU contrast with Europe’s silence over far bigger punishments levied on its banks by America

  
• December 16 2025
  EU defence

  Russia will shift forces to Nato border if Ukraine deal struck, Finland warns

  Finnish prime minister calls for more money for frontline states ahead of first summit of countries bordering Russia

  
• December 11 2025
  Venezuela

  Freedom for Venezuela coming ‘soon’, says opposition leader

  María Corina Machado quietly backs US pressure on Maduro regime after emerging from hiding for Nobel Peace Prize

  
• December 9 2025
  Lithuania

  Lithuania declares state of emergency over smuggler balloons from Belarus

  Vilnius’s move follows appeals to EU to take more action against ‘hybrid’ attacks from Russia-aligned neighbour

  
• December 5 2025
  Special ReportThe Business of Formula 1

  Lego deal becomes building block to widen F1’s audience appeal

  A series of tie-ins with the toymaker are designed to attract younger fans and more women to the sport

  
• December 3 2025
  International tax

  The super-rich who move for tax, and then move again

  Swiss referendum on inheritance tax showed how readily some would consider their options for relocation

  
• December 3 2025
  Who killed Europe’s single market dream?

  The EU single market’s elephant in the room

  Small, often invisible barriers to trade affect products from businesses across Europe, including a fluffy Ikea pachyderm

  
• December 1 2025
  Nato

  Nato considers being ‘more aggressive’ against Russia’s hybrid warfare

  Alliance’s top military officer says it could become proactive in dealing with threats from Moscow

  
• November 29 2025
  News in-depthRetail sector

  ‘We need to step up our game’: H&M caught in the middle of a fast-fashion battle

  The Swedish retailer is being squeezed from above by the likes of Zara and below by rivals such as Shein and Temu

  
• November 27 2025
  FT CollectionsReinvention Champions 2025

  Ikea shakes itself up to avoid being disrupted

  Furniture retailer upended its model to embrace online shopping and smaller city stores

  
• November 16 2025
  Arctic

  Arctic leaders warn of growing risk of hybrid warfare in the far north

  Remote Faroe Islands are in talks to add an extra undersea internet cable to safeguard communications from sabotage

  
• November 16 2025
  Vinted

  Fast-growing Vinted explores share sale at €8bn valuation

  Deal would provide exit opportunity for some early investors in second-hand fashion start-up

  
• November 11 2025
  Tax

  Denmark faces £400mn legal bill after failed pursuit of hedge fund trader

  Nordic country’s tax authority on the hook for costs in case that included Sanjay Shah

  
• November 9 2025
  UK transport

  UK investigates whether buses made in China can be turned off from afar

  Investigation comes after Norway found Yutong vehicles could be ‘stopped or rendered inoperable’ by Chinese company

  
• November 6 2025
  Global trade

  China ‘stability’ buoys global trade as Maersk defies Trump tariff fears

  Danish group lifts financial guidance to top end of range on strength of consumer demand

  
• November 4 2025
  Norway's Oil Fund

  Norway suspends $2.1tn oil fund’s ethics rules to avoid selling Big Tech stakes

  Jens Stoltenberg says move will avoid forced sale of shares in Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet over their work for Israel

  
• November 4 2025
  Elon Musk

  Norway’s oil fund to vote against Elon Musk’s $1tn pay deal at Tesla

  World’s largest sovereign wealth fund is a top-10 investor at US electric vehicle maker

  
• October 27 2025
  Lithuania

  Lithuania warns it will shoot down suspicious balloons from Belarus

  Aerial violations have forced Baltic country to close its airspace several times, disrupting flights

  
• October 27 2025
  Saab AB

  Saab ready to open plant in Ukraine for Gripen fighter jets

  Kyiv agrees to buy up to 150 aircraft from the Swedish defence company

  
• October 23 2025
  Novo Nordisk AS

  Novo Nordisk’s new ‘king’ tightens his grip at obesity drug giant

  Boardroom shake-up at European drugmaker grants Lars Rebien Sørensen wide-ranging powers

  
• October 22 2025
  Arctic

  What bet should business make on the Arctic?

  While the region is promising, there are many hidden barriers to growth