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...His research published last month predicted that ID could leap into third place ahead of the centrist-liberal Renew group led by Emmanuel Macron’s party....
...“Complacency has gone,” said Emmanuel Cau, head of European equity strategy at Barclays. The market’s rapidly shifting concerns “challenge the soft landing hype and hurt equity valuations”, he added....
...Smart reads The brotherhood The gripping tale of the destructive relationship between German financier Lars Windhorst and H20 fund manager Bruno Crastes — a must-read from FT Magazine....
...Lars Klingbeil, his party chief, has driven the SPD to acknowledge the flaws of its Russia policy in a recent policy paper....
...But they will have to come up with a more precise definition for the new role that SPD co-leader Lars Klingbeil envisages for Germany on the world scene, “after 80 years of restraint”....
...High inflation also eroded support for French president Emmanuel Macron and contributed to his failure to win a parliamentary majority in elections in June....
...One scoop to start: Prosecutors in Berlin have launched a criminal investigation into Lars Windhorst, the financier whose bonds were at the heart of the crisis at H2O Asset Management....
...Lars Lokke Rasmussen is one of the leaders of small, northern member states who worry that the loss of Britain’s free-market voice after Brexit will open an era of more interventionist, Franco-German-led...
...Back then, a poisonous brew of warehouse problems, aggressive competition and higher marketing costs caused the shares to halve in six months, and the short sellers to start circling....
...Lars Klingbeil, secretary-general of the Social Democrats, blamed Mr Spahn for the sluggish start of the rollout....
...The legislation is an important part of President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election plan....
...Kai has a “fizz” to him, Astrid finds, like that “in a bottle of Yuletide brew”....
...Wakam, one of France’s oldest insurers, recruited former PartnerRe chief executive, Emmanuel Clarke, as its new chairman. More here....
...The strikes on buses, Métro lines and trains over president Emmanuel Macron’s planned pension reforms have made a necessity of virtue....
...(FT, Seattle Times) EU budget brawl brews The EU’s richest states have dug in their heels over the forthcoming seven-year budget ahead of a crucial summit on Thursday....
...But it makes little sense because farmers get just 1p from a £2.50 brew. Chelsea Bruce-Lockhart and Emiko Terazono investigate why your morning brew is so expensive....
...Lars Martin Mediaas Party of European Socialists Activists, Oslo, Norway...
...Names mentioned for Mr Tusk’s role include prime ministers Charles Michel of Belgium, Lars Lokke Rasmussen of Denmark and António Costa of Portugal....
...The disruption presents an opportunity to some, notably French president Emmanuel Macron, whose En Marche party performed strongly in the European elections, and Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish prime minister...
...They include Charles Michel of Belgium, Denmark’s Lars Lokke Rasmussen and Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg....
...And another liberal, the outgoing prime minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, is somewhere on the long list for the Council. Then there are the Finns....
...Asked whether the chances of the so-called Spitzenkandidatenwere dead, Emmanuel Macron of France replied: “The answer is yes”....
...Emmanuel Macron, the French president, has particularly strong objections....
...munchau@eurointelligence.com Letter in response to this column: EU voters can use elections to seek a progressive alternative / From Lars Martin Mediaas, Oslo, Norway...
...But centre-right prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stirred things up on Tuesday with what in the Nordics counts for bombshell news....
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