Who is Olaf Scholz – and can Labour look to the SPD candidate as an ally?
Germany’s socialist party, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), last week chose its candidate to replace Angela Merkel as…
Eurozone
Alison McGovern: Brexit was the ghost at this failing chancellor’s feast
The new chancellor opened his first Budget speech yesterday with a line that probably contained more truth than…
In the eurozone, energy prices are FALLING – and that’s bringing inflation down too
A report published today shows that energy prices in the Eurozone have fallen by 1.7% in the last…
Arise the technocrats
Another week, and another remarkable series of events in the Eurozone. Lucas Papademos was sworn in Friday as…
