• April 13 2026
  Hungary

  Lex. Hungary’s election could support Europe’s revival trade

  In the long run, the result may be felt far beyond Budapest

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• April 13 2026
  EU tech regulation

  New EU competition official to hold line on Big Tech despite Trump pressure

  Anthony Whelan, a former adviser on tech, vows to pursue cases irrespective of ‘noise’ around them

  
• April 13 2026
  Hungarian politics

  EU ties €35bn fund release to Hungary’s break with Orbán era

  Brussels links unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects incoming prime minister Péter Magyar to deliver on

  
• April 13 2026
  Global Economy

  Explainer. Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

  Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. Explore the latest data through interactive charts

  
• April 13 2026
  Brexit

  Starmer defends fast-tracking EU rules into UK law

  Prime minister says mechanism would help cut business costs and bring down prices

  
• April 13 2026
  Europe Express

  Viktor Orbán ousted after 16 years in landslide defeat for anti-EU torchbearer

  Also in this newsletter: Brussels’ energy crisis remedies and Green Deal architect returns

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• April 11 2026
  Alternative for Germany

  German far right pledges migrant deportations and Russian school exchanges

  Party launches policies for regional elections later this year

  
• April 10 2026
  Airlines

  European airports face jet fuel shortages within three weeks

  Industry group warns EU that reserves are running low

  
• April 10 2026
  Europe Express

  Europe braces for Hungary’s pivotal election as Orbán fights for survival

  Plus: a €2.2bn Chinese deal tests Brussels approach to economic security

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• April 10 2026
  EU energy

  EU boosts imports of Russian gas as Middle East crisis squeezes supplies

  The bloc took 97% of the cargoes from the vast Yamal LNG project in Siberia in the first three months of year

  
• April 10 2026
  Middle East war

  Nato split over US access to European bases in Iran war

  Donald Trump irate at France and Spain’s refusal to authorise use of military facilities

  
• April 9 2026
  FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

  EU trade deal set to change India’s wine industry

  Domestic producers, already under pressure from overcapacity despite a growing market, are adapting ahead of tariff cuts

  
• April 9 2026
  Insurance

  European insurance regulators push for €10bn-plus disaster fund

  Insurance gap grows as only ‘a fraction’ of losses are covered

  
• April 9 2026
  EU energy

  EU to relax methane rules to secure energy supplies

  Proposed changes offer ‘flexibilities’ to strict requirements due to be imposed on fossil fuel importers

  
• April 9 2026
  Europe Express

  Europe nervously eyes fragile Iran ceasefire as energy crisis rumbles on

  Also in this newsletter: Italy calls for looser EU spending rules

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• April 9 2026
  Trump tariffs

  Alphaville. Tariffs are Trump’s perpetual leverage machine

  And the US might find them hard to give up

  
• April 9 2026
  EU economy

  EU warns it will still face ‘stagflationary shock’

  European Commission preparing to cut growth forecasts despite two-week Iran war ceasefire

  
• April 8 2026
  EU defence

  Defence spending sprees tend not to deliver lasting growth, says IMF

  Fund’s research tempers claims by European governments that bigger military budgets should revitalise their economies

  
• April 8 2026
  Repo market

  Alphaville. European repo is absolutely massive

  Repurchasing power parity

  
• April 8 2026
  Europe Express

  Rutte’s ‘Daddy’ strategy under strain as Nato head meets Trump

  Also in this newsletter: Italy walks an Iran tightrope with the US president

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• April 8 2026
  European Central Bank

  The ECB is stirring memories of 2011 — not all of them good

  When the central bank tightened policy in an oil shock it proved a costly error. This time might be different

  
• April 8 2026
  Automobiles

  US carmakers accuse EU of blocking supersized pick-up trucks from roads

  Brussels is proposing to tighten safety rules that apply to a small number of specialist imports

  
• April 8 2026
  EU energy

  Will the Iran war derail the energy transition?

  Countries in Asia and Europe are turning to coal to power their economies but analysts argue solar will be a long-term winner

  
• April 8 2026
  FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen

  US and Iran agree to two-week ceasefire talks

  Oil prices dropped following the news on chance that the Strait of Hormuz would re-open

  
• April 7 2026
  EU financial regulation

  Brussels banking rules could hit lenders and UK-EU ‘reset’, City figures warn

  Concern that efforts to boost European defence spending could also be damaged