August
Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over terrorist attack fears
Two suspects were arrested one day before the singer’s first concert date in the Austrian capital Vienna.
- Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich and Riham Alkousaa
April
Aldi pays mega $420m dividend to offshore parent
Newly released accounts reveal the discount supermarket chain made a hefty capital return to Austrian company Hofer KG in 2023.
- Carrie LaFrenz
January
Has skiing become too fast and too furious?
Many report the 2022-23 season in France was one of the worst yet. Not for conditions, but for people behaving recklessly on the slopes.
- Matthew Bell
December 2023
Signa’s lofty property valuations point to brutal pain to come
The gap between book values and what buyers are willing to pay for a Berlin trophy tower is further evidence of commercial property’s price reckoning.
- Jack Sidders
November 2023
Europe’s far-right populists buoyed by Wilders’ win in Netherlands
There is hope in the air again for nationalist conservative populists, especially with a European Parliament election coming up in June.
- Raf Casert
October 2023
Netanyahu lobbied EU to pressure Egypt into accepting Gaza refugees
The idea, which he put forward in meetings with European officials last week, was floated by countries including the Czech Republic and Austria.
- Henry Foy, Leila Abboud, Donato Paolo Mancini and Andrew England
September 2023
Chinese lenders extend billions of dollars to Russian banks
The moves by four of China’s biggest banks are part of Beijing’s efforts to promote the renminbi as an alternative global currency to the dollar.
- Owen Walker and Cheng Leng
August 2023
Meet the woman tasked with steering Aldi to new heights
Arriving in Australia more than two decades ago, Anna McGrath is now running the discount chain locally and is one of the global company’s most senior women.
- Carrie LaFrenz
June 2023
Woolies and Telstra among leaders as UBS analyses global AI stars
New research from the investment banking giant has revealed a dramatic surge in companies trying to adopt generative AI, with some better positioned to capitalise than others.
- Paul Smith
May 2023
Vienna becomes epicentre of Europe’s housing woes
Europe’s housing markets have been thrown into turmoil since the end of the cheap-money era.
- Jack Sidders, Ainhoa Goyeneche and Marton Eder
January 2023
China vows ‘final victory’ over COVID as outbreak raises global alarm
World Health Organisation officials met Chinese scientists amid concern over the accuracy of China’s data on the spread and evolution of its outbreak.
- Bernard Orr and Liz Lee
December 2022
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis
The bloc’s energy ministers finally agreed on the emergency measure after weeks of talks that split opinion.
- Kate Abnett
November 2022
Rug up: An insider’s guide to the best Christmas markets in Europe
Since moving with her German husband to a town south of Frankfurt, the Australian writer has revelled in the magic of Weihnachtsmärkte.
- Felicity Byrnes
October 2022
South Korea probes Halloween crowd surge as nation mourns
Officers are analysing footage taken by security cameras in the area at the time of the crush and related video clips posted on social media.
- Hyung-Jin Kim
More paid parental leave won’t lift mums’ pay
Treasury research shows that big changes to parental leave policies are not guaranteed to reduce the loss in earnings that women experience after having children.
- Euan Black
EU energy pact vital to avert decline and unrest, says Belgian PM
Without an intervention on gas markets ‘we are risking a massive deindustrialisation of the European continent and the long-term consequences of that might actually be very deep’, says Alexander De Croo.
- Alice Hancock and Valentina Pop
September 2022
- Opinion
- World elections
Victory to Italian right is no lurch into extremism
Most Italian premiers don’t last a full term. If it turns out differently for Giorgia Meloni, that might well be her biggest achievement of all.
- Updated
- Tony Barber
- Analysis
- Monetary policy
End of an era prompts the question: Did negative interest rates work?
Critics of negative interest rates insist the policy damaged European lenders, while some central bankers say it boosted loan growth.
- Martin Arnold and Kana Inagaki
August 2022
Ah, Vienna! Why the world’s best city to live is a top spot to visit
It has food, architecture, music, and art to rival Rome and Paris. And the grumpy waiters are actually super-friendly when they get to know you.
- Ian Lloyd Neubauer
July 2022
ECB to join rate rise camp, BoJ stands firm
The European Central Bank is preparing to raise interest rates for the first time in more than a decade on Thursday in an effort to arrest crippling inflation nearing double-digits.
- Cecile Lefort