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Ben Hall is Europe editor of the FT, writing interviews, analysis and comment and managing the European network of correspondents. He has worked at the FT since 2000. He was previously world news editor, Europe news editor, Paris correspondent, UK political correspondent, deputy comment editor and a leader writer.
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  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Instant InsightAlexei Navalny
    Alexei Navalny is Russian for ‘domestic enemy number one’

    Arrest of opposition activist has only elevated his status as a symbol of repression

  • Thursday, 7 January, 2021
    Coronavirus pandemic
    European capitals follow UK with school closures as virus surges

    Move to remote learning likely to stir debate in US where more schools remain open

  • Thursday, 24 December, 2020
    Global InsightBrexit
    EU accomplishes its mission of Brexit damage limitation

    The bloc has maintained internal unity to a remarkable degree and achieved its main objectives

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Inside BusinessGlobal trade
    What an EU-China investment treaty would mean for companies

    Negotiators rush to complete a limited deal between two giant markets

  • Monday, 14 December, 2020
    Global InsightEU eastern tensions
    EU still lacks a ‘silver bullet’ for bringing autocrats to heel

    Budget stand-off over rule of law ends in neither victory nor defeat for Hungary and Poland

  • Monday, 7 December, 2020
    EBRD
    EBRD chief defends lending in autocratic countries

    Renaud-Basso says private-sector financing bolsters civil society against repressive regimes

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Inside BusinessEuropean companies
    Germany frets over its corporate dependency on China

    Carmakers are particularly susceptible to pressure from Beijing

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Lessons from Japan
    Hoped-for boom in public investment risks paving road to nowhere

    Lessons from Japan: Past public works projects hint at what to expect as IMF urges governments to loosen purse strings

  • Monday, 2 November, 2020
    Ukraine
    Zelensky faces pivotal moment in confrontation with constitutional court

    Ukrainian leader seeks to reinvigorate fight against corruption

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  • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
    Europe
    Europe’s regional leaders chafe at curbs from above as second wave hits

    From Manchester to Madrid, tensions are high between local authorities and central governments over the pandemic

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    FT SeriesCoronavirus: Could the world have been spared?
    How coronavirus exposed Europe’s weaknesses

    When the pandemic struck, many countries were ill-prepared. As a second wave hits, what have they learnt from their early decisions?

  • Sunday, 11 October, 2020
    News in-depthGlobal Economy
    East-west divide: winners and losers in the Covid economy

    Asian nations’ early action to stem virus spread contrasts with Europe’s struggle

  • Sunday, 11 October, 2020
    InterviewSlovakia
    Europe must be tougher on rule of law, says Slovak president

    Zuzana Caputova warns EU risks becoming ‘hostage’ to authoritarian member states

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
    Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
    Turkey creating ‘another Syria in Caucasus’, says Armenia president

    Armen Sarkissian calls for international action to stop Ankara’s bullying in region

  • Tuesday, 6 October, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    France to notch another victory in scramble for European top jobs Premium

    Paris rallies EBRD’s biggest shareholders behind Odile Renaud-Basso in presidency battle

  • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
    Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
    Armenian forces bomb Azerbaijan’s second city as fighting escalates

    Nagorno-Karabakh dispute intensifies with Turkey saying artillery attack violates international law

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Global InsightEU eastern tensions
    EU must seize the moment to defend rule of law

    Pressure is great to water down linking recovery funds to respect for institutions to avoid Hungarian and Polish vetoes

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Nations divided as Europe battles to contain virus surge

    Madrid defies restrictions and street protests in France amid rising number of cases

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Inside BusinessLVMH
    What is good for LVMH is now deemed good for France

    Luxury group says it is only pulling out of deal for Tiffany because the government asked it to

  • Tuesday, 22 September, 2020
    ReviewNon-Fiction
    Why the Germans Do it Better by John Kampfner — paean to a nation

    A highly readable historical account celebrates the achievements of a ‘grown-up country’

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    Markets
    Markets fall on fears of second wave of Covid infections

    Growing concern over fresh lockdowns hit travel sector hard while banks and oil price also suffer

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    News in-depthGlobal migration3 min
    What the Lesbos fire says about EU refugee policy

    Critics say the inferno at the Greek island camp is a 'fitting indictment' for Europe

  • Sunday, 13 September, 2020
    EU foreign policy
    EU’s neighbourhood ‘engulfed in flames’, warns foreign policy chief

    Josep Borrell tells FT that bloc’s leaders will decide sanctions on Belarus officials including Lukashenko later this month

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Brussels Briefing
    Macron’s revival plan Premium

    France prepares to sketch out plans for stimulus drawing on EU recovery funds

  • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
    ExplainerWorld4 min
    Belarus unrest explained

    Why protesters are calling for longterm leader Lukashenko to step down

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