UK home to 80% of top-earning European bankers
Figures showing more than 4,000 City financiers were paid more than €1m in 2015 come as UK prepares for Brexit talks
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Frankfurt prepares for Brexit bankers: ‘Maybe our city will change them’
‘Boring’ Frankfurt is set to attract financial businesses from London with its accessibility, low property costs and family-friendly facilities. ‘Maybe these play hard, work hard people will start to enjoy the slower pace,’ hopes one resident
Air pollution will kill thousands in Europe, EEA warns
EU environment watchdog blames governments for failing to act on air pollution warnings saying it will lead to premature deaths across the countries
Swiss franc – what the economists say
What the experts are saying about the Swiss National Bank’s decision to abandon the currency cap
Is a ban on GM crops more harmful than growing them?
UK’s chief scientist has said GM crops could provide plentiful food with less damage to the environment and at lower costs. But does that mean we should grow them? Karl Mathiesen investigates.
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Europe and the ‘why me?’ approach to decarbonisation
A slowdown in the EU’s pace of climate action may inspire unintended reciprocal measures in the runup to the 2015 global climate summit in Paris