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21/11/2016

Trump victory could rob German far-right of US bogeyman

Elections


News
Euro & Finance 21-11-2016

Morgan Stanley advises how best to ride out potential upcoming election chaos

Financial services giant Morgan Stanley has released a report on how best to protect portfolios, ahead of Italy's crucial referendum and upcoming European elections. EurActiv’s partner Milano Finanza reports.
News
Elections 21-11-2016

Fillon takes big lead in French election primary, Sarkozy knocked out

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election last night (20 November), suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the centre-right primary.
News
Elections 21-11-2016

Merkel to seek fourth term to defend threatened 'values'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last night (20 November) she would seek a fourth term in a general election next year to defend democratic principles in the face of looming threats at home and abroad.
Opinion
Elections 18-11-2016

Could Ciolos be Romania’s prime minister again?

Romania’s parliamentary election campaign pits the nation’s political elite against what could be described as the EU’s bureaucratic elite, embodied by incumbent Prime Minister Dacian Cioloş, writes Doug Henderson.
News
Global Europe 18-11-2016

Obama embraces Merkel in Germany visit, wishes EU to stand united

US President Barack Obama gave a strong endorsement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and used a visit to Berlin yesterday (17 November) to warn Russia about consequences for intervening in the US election and prod Donald Trump to hold firm against Moscow.
News
Future EU 17-11-2016

Austria unwilling to copy Brexit as study reveals EU membership benefits

EU doom-mongers predicted in the wake of the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote that other countries would follow suit in the months and years to come. But one of the countries touted as a fellow ‘exiter’, Austria, looks likely to stay in the European club for now. EurActiv Germany reports.

News
Elections 16-11-2016

Emmanuel Macron officially enters the French presidential race

Emmanuel Macron has confirmed that he will stand for the French presidency next April. The former economy minister’s campaign will be based on Europe, which he sees as France's only hope in the age of globalisation. EurActiv France reports.
News
Elections 16-11-2016

Romanian PM praises work of 'zero government'

Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Cioloş has marked the completion of his first year in office by labelling his technocratic cabinet a “zero government”: “zero corruption, zero populism and zero lies”, in a barb aimed directly at his critics. EurActiv Romania reports.

News
Elections 16-11-2016

Ex-minister Macron to run for French presidency

Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron will announce on Wednesday a run for the French presidency, a source close to him said - a long-awaited move that could disrupt other campaigns on both the left and the right.
News
UK & Europe 16-11-2016

Johnson: UK can leave EU customs union and maintain free trade at the same time

Britain may have to leave the European Union's customs union when it quits the EU but it can maintain free trade with the bloc, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson was quoted as saying yesterday (15 November).
News
Euro & Finance 16-11-2016

Italy, ‘tired of European contradictions’, opposes EU budget review

European Union governments and institutions are set for intense budget negotiations ahead of a 17 November deadline, with Italy complaining not enough spending is planned for handling migration, security threats and youth unemployment.
News
Euro & Finance 16-11-2016

Obama offers Greece solidarity on debt as police clash with protesters

Barack Obama offered solidarity with Greece over its debt and migrant crises yesterday (15 November) during his final trip to Europe as US president before handing over power to Donald Trump.


News
Europe's East 15-11-2016

Moldova's pro-Russian president-elect says EU ties will remain

The pro-Russian winner of Moldova's presidential election said today (15 November) the country would not cut ties with the European Union, appearing to row back on campaign comments that it should move closer to Moscow.
News
Global Europe 15-11-2016

EU backs minimalist defence plan in effort not to undermine NATO

EU ministers approved a common defence plan yesterday (14 November) despite sharp differences over how far it should go, as Donald Trump's election win stoked fears about Washington's commitment to European security.
News
Euro & Finance 15-11-2016

Trump, Wall Street and the banks: Massive deregulation ahead

Donald Trump’s promise to cut red tape in the financial sector is one of the few areas the president-elect has been consistent. Despite his anti-Wall Street rhetoric, the billionnaire is close to America's financial hub. EurActiv's partner La Tribune reports.
News
Elections 14-11-2016

Will Austrian presidential election be hit by the 'Trump effect'?

Will the political situation in the United States have an impact on European elections? Austria's rerun of its presidential election could well provide the first acid test, ahead of crucial votes in France and Germany next year. EurActiv Germany reports.
News
Elections 14-11-2016

CDU and CSU back Steinmeier for president

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) have agreed to back Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Social Democrat, as the ruling coalition's candidate to replace Joachim Gauck as president next year, a conservative source said.
News
Elections 14-11-2016

Renzi suggests he may not stay on if referendum fails

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi suggested today (14 November) that he may not stay on if a referendum on constitutional reform that he is championing fails.
News
Elections 14-11-2016

Pro-Russian candidate triumphs in Moldova presidential election

A pro-Russian candidate for president of Moldova has won the race, preliminary results showed yesterday (13 November), following a campaign in which he vowed to slam the brakes on seven years of closer integration with the European Union.
News
Elections 14-11-2016

Bulgaria in political crisis after Socialist candidate wins presidential election

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said he will resign after Socialist-backed candidate, Rumen Radev,  a newcomer to politics, won the run-off of presidential election yesterday (13 November), by a landslide.
News
Elections 10-11-2016

Europe's extreme right leaders revel in Trump's victory

Europe's nationalist and extreme right wing parties have reacted with glee to the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. EurActiv's partner Ouest-France reports.
News
Elections 10-11-2016

Estonia parties seal coalition deal supporting NATO, EU ties

The three parties set to form Estonia's next coalition government pledged today (10 November) to keep the small Baltic state firmly rooted in the European Union and NATO.
News
Elections 10-11-2016

Le Pen hopes Trump victory will sweep National Front to power

The election of a populist US president means "the supposedly impossible is possible", Marine Le Pen said after Trump's victory. But the French electoral system may stop the National Front rising to power. EurActiv France reports.
News
Global Europe 10-11-2016

Trump victory could rob German far-right of US bogeyman

The Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) hailed Donald Trump’s election victory at first, but the new president could rob the far-right party of one of its main bogeymen that it uses to drum up support: the United States itself. EurActiv’s partner Der Tagesspiegel reports.