Bloomberg Germany’s deeply divided Social Democrats are starting to face up to political reality. Confronted with a crucial vote this weekend on whether to enter formal coalition talks with Angela Merkel’s bloc or cast themselves into the wilderness to rebuild the party, many SPD members are coming to the conclusion that a return to government carries the lesser risk. Senior ...

Bloomberg Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is meeting political parties as the Black Sea nation looks to appoint its third prime minister in a year following this week’s shock unraveling of the government. The Social Democrats, who won a landslide election victory in late 2016, proposed European Parliament lawmaker Viorica Dancila to replace Mihai Tudose as premier. The ruling party is ...

Bloomberg The threat of large-scale cyberattacks and a “deteriorating geopolitical landscape” since the election of US President Donald Trump have jumped to the top of the global elite’s list of concerns, the World Economic Forum said ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. The growing cyber-dependency of governments and companies, and the associated risks of hacking by criminals or ...