The surprise announcement of tougher standards for asset-backed securities used as collateral highlights how far the bank is planning its 'exit strategy' to dismantle measures ... more

Michel Barnier, former French foreign minister, is set to be put in charge of the EU's single market, in a contentious move that followed a ... more

By lasering in on the lowest common denominator in this way, leaders of the big member-states are united in their unwillingness to be overshadowed by ... more

Sometimes football unites us in a common humanity, and sometimes it helps people of different nationalities remember their differences

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had no doubt that the president would be a towering figure on the world stage. But on Thursday Europe's leaders turned their ... more

Football scandals had seemed to be increasing even before Friday's news of what Uefa, the sport's governing body in Europe, called "without a doubt the ... more