As Ukraine War Hits Pocketbooks, European Discontent Grows
Moribund economies and rising cost-of-living protests put EU governments in a bind
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Moribund economies and rising cost-of-living protests put EU governments in a bind
Strikes have been held in France and Spain for higher wages and better working conditions, while discontent in Belgium and Greece over soaring energy prices has drawn thousands into the streets. And that’s only over the past week. As fallout from the war in Ukraine hits European energy supplies, jobs and pocketbooks, public discontent grows.…
As Britain's Chancellor tries to plug a €63 billion gap in the public finances, calls are growing among businesses for the UK to rejoin the EU's single market.
The former Bank of England governor’s claim that the UK economy is now less than 70 per cent the size of Germany’s is nonsense.