TAG: Risk and compliance
Flood risk in Germany reignites coalition fight over debt rules
BERLIN — A widespread risk of floods in Germany has prompted renewed infighting within the country's...
8 months ago
Expensive fuel and million dollar missiles: Counting the cost of the Red Sea crisis
The combat reports from Western navies operating in the Red Sea in recent days read like missives fr...
8 months ago
As Germany sneezes, Europe is catching a cold
Germany’s budget mess is threatening to make an already difficult situation worse for the rest of th...
8 months ago
German budget crisis: Ruling coalition gives up on finalizing 2024 budget before year’s end
BERLIN — Germany's ruling coalition will not manage to have a 2024 budget in place before the end of...
8 months ago
Iran’s allies are attacking the West. What happens next?
Tensions are soaring across the Middle East after Washington vowed to respond to a drone attack by I...
8 months ago
Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up
Western warplanes and guided missiles roared through the skies over Yemen in the early hours of Frid...
8 months ago
The Gaza war is escalating. How bad will the Middle East crisis get?
On October 7, Hamas fighters launched a bloody attack against Israel, using paragliders, speedboats...
8 months ago
Poland edges closer to unblocking frozen EU funds
BRUSSELS / WARSAW ― Poland is confident it can unblock over €100 billion of frozen EU funds. The que...
8 months ago
EU warms up for fight over economic security
BRUSSELS — With an economic boxing match between China and the U.S. in full swing, the EU is getting...
8 months ago
Yemen: West ignored our warnings about Houthis to court Iran for nuclear deal
BRUSSELS — The U.S. and EU were so determined to court Iran for a nuclear deal over recent years tha...
8 months ago
Red Sea attacks strain Europe’s supply chains
Cargo shipments between Asia and Europe are being disrupted by continued attacks on vessels in the R...
8 months ago
Macron flirts with EU-bashing in wink to French farmers
PARIS — As angry French farmers threaten to blockade the roads into Paris, Emmanuel Macron wants to...
8 months ago
Russian bombs failed to destroy Ukraine’s energy grid. Corruption could break its own
When Vladimir Putin landed in Khabarovsk on his tour of Russia’s Far East last week, he was given a...
8 months ago
Europe’s new energy risk: Trading Russia for America
On cloudy days, from his house John Beard can see the fireballs lighting up the dark sky, flares from the distant fossil fuel plants where he once made his living as a technician.The fiery discharge of excess gas is a constant reminder of the industry tha...
6 months ago