Wolfgang Munchau
@EuroBriefing
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speaks with a German accent, writes with a British one. Director of Eurointelligence; Columnist for UnHerd and DL News
Oxford
Joined October 2009
In our lead story today we write about the slow realisation in Germany that the new government is as bad as the old one;.
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In our lead story, we write about Europe’s pathetic video summit with Trump and Zelensky, and what that says about Europe’s role in the world.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about why von der Leyen’s trade deal with Trump was as good as it would ever get. Much of the commentary reflects delusions about Europe’s powers and role in the world.
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In our last newsbriefing before the holidays, with all articles outside the paywall, our theme is a Europe that is stuck between geopolitical powers, and stuck in the past.
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In our main story this morning, we write about how Donald Trump succeeded to drive a wedge between Japan and the EU.
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In our lead story this morning we write about Unicredit’s decision to pull out of the merger with Banco BPM, and what this says about the Italian economy.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about Europe’s other dependency – on China. There is only so much the EU can do in response to unfair trade practices.
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In our lead story this morning we write about the EU’s readiness to hit back against US tariffs. As usual, they are reacting, not acting. How can they win a trade war when they are more dependent on the US than the other way round?.
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RT @DLNewsInfo: Donald Trump will birth a ‘golden age’ for Bitcoin at the expense of the dollar.
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Bitcoin is up against the dollar. The rally is not as impressive against the euro. But Wolfgang Münchau says Trump's policies are a boon for cryptocurrencies.
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RT @paigeaarhus: A world in which the dollar is simultaneously debased and without competition is the most fertile environment for cryptocu….
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In our briefing we write about Germany’s Nein to von der Leyen’s budget. This is not the usual haggling over the price but a deeper conflict.
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In our latest podcast, our team discusses what the EU should and can do when confronted with a 30% US tariff.
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In our lead story today, we write about the dirty deal between Germany and the European Commission that has effectively killed the stability pact.
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In our lead story this morning, we note that Trump is stuck on Ukraine. The secondary sanctions are not going to work.
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Taco, the idea that Trump Always Chickens Out appears to be the consensus in some European policy circles. In our briefing this morning, we argue that this is a potentially expensive miscalculation.
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In our latest podcast our team discusses the EU's complicated and deteriorating relationship with China.
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In our lead story this morning, we write about the possibility of another snap parliamentary election in France.
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In our lead story this morning we write about the sharp contrast between investor optimism about Germany and the country’s unaddressed economic problems;.
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In our lead story this morning we write about how the rise in the euro’s exchange rate has become more important than US tariffs. Together, the two will go some way to eradicate Europe’s structural current account surpluses.
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RT @DLNewsInfo: A digital euro will be a poor and crippled substitute to stablecoins.
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The EU is pursuing a central bank digital currency. But Wolfgang Münchau says a digital euro will be a crippled thing. Why? Because it won't cut out the banks.
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