ECB to use 'all instruments' in case of Brexit impact
Draghi said eurozone recovery could be hit by geopolitical uncertainties. He said public money could be used to solve banks’ loan problems.
Draghi said eurozone recovery could be hit by geopolitical uncertainties. He said public money could be used to solve banks’ loan problems.
Turkey announced it will suspend the European convention of human rights throughout a self-imposed state of emergency following an apparent coup attempt. Deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus announced the suspension on the state-run Anadolu news agency. Turkey has purged thousands of people from state institutions in the wake of the events.
The EU parliament's largest group says allegations against climate chief Canete are political, but doesn't want a neutral mechanism to test commissioners.
Turkey's mounting crackdown following a failed coup attempt "flouts the rule of law" said Germany's chief spokesperson Steffen Seibert. Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a purge that has seen over 50,000 people in the public sector detained or fired. Erdogan has also announced a three-month state of emergency.
Some 22 people were found dead "in a pool of fuel and water" on a boat in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya by the aid agency group, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). All but one of the dead were women. Another 200 people were rescued from the same boat, says MSF.
The French government on Wednesday used a measure to force through a bill on labour reforms in parliament without a vote, reports Le Monde. The bill is set to be adopted on Thursday afternoon if unchallenged. The law will make it easier to fire people, weakens trade union powers, and extends working hours per week.
EU and US experts are to take part in the investigation of a murder of a prominent journalist in Ukraine for the sake of transparency.
German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere said the Afghan teenager who knifed passengers on a train is a "lone wolf" terrorist, with more attacks of the same type likely.
British PM May won backing in Berlin for her plan to start Brexit negotiations next year. She promised that the UK would not be "walking away" from Europe.
The EU Commission has tried to fudge the issue of whether China is a “market economy” amid efforts to protect European industry from cheap exports.