Spain, Germany and Italy: Europe’s Democracies Under Strain
Spain, Germany and Italy did the hard internal work of democracy in the same forty-eight hours. The question is whether...
June 26, 2026Section
Europe & Latin America
Europe is one of Latin America’s largest investors and trade partners, and the long-stalled EU-Mercosur deal could redraw the relationship. The Rio Times covers the trade, investment and diplomatic ties between Europe and Latin America – the one lens that reads both ends. This hub gathers the stories where Europe and Latin America meet.
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Europe Intelligence Brief — Friday, June 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for Friday: the continent turned inward to its own institutions — Spain's parliament withdrew its confidence from...
June 26, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, June 25, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for Thursday: a day of summits and reckonings — France's Macron hosted Italy's Meloni for their first...
June 25, 2026 Macron and Meloni Are Opposites. They Just Found Reasons to Agree.
Two ideological opposites held their first summit in Antibes, united by defence, space and a shared wish to block the...
June 25, 2026
Seven Leaders in a Decade: Britain’s Instability and What It Costs
Britain is about to get its seventh leader in ten years, and already pays the highest borrowing costs in the...
June 24, 2026
France at Two Speeds: Record Company Failures Beside a Vast AI Bet
France is failing and booming at once: company collapses sit near record highs while a Japanese group pledges 75 billion...
June 24, 2026
The Market Goes to War: Europe Funds Rearmament on the Bourse
Europe is paying for rearmament a new way: floating a state-backed tank maker. The KNDS listing shows how a continent...
June 24, 2026
The Day the AI Trade Turned: One Shock, Four Very Different Markets
A single doubt about AI-chip valuations swept four markets in one day, from a ten percent crash in Seoul to...
June 23, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for Tuesday: a global chip slide hit Europe through ASML, its most valuable company, as Germany handed...
June 23, 2026