Richard Bravo

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Bravo |Caroline Hepker |Ellen Milligan |Andrea Palasciano

Europe's defense sector is in the middle of major upheaval as nations, including the UK, race to ramp up military spending in the face of pressure from US President Donald Trump. Bloomberg's Caroline Hepker, Richard Bravo, Ellen Milligan and Andrea Palasciano discuss the changing defense landscape in a Live Q&A at 8 a.m. EDT on June 5. Bloomberg digital subscribers and Terminal clients have the exclusive opportunity to ask our team questions in real-time.

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Bravo

El primer ministro, Dick Schoof, dijo que presentará su renuncia a la coalición gobernante de los Países Bajos, aunque continuará en un gobierno interino, lo que allana el camino para unas posibles elecciones anticipadas. Geert Wilders retiró este martes a su Partido por la Libertad, de extrema derecha, del gobierno neerlandés tras la negativa de sus tres socios de coalición a aceptar sus planes para frenar la inmigración.

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Bravo |Rosalind Mathieson |Kevin Whitelaw |Alice Gledhill

Tariffs sparked global market volatility and clouded the outlook for many companies. How do investors and governments navigate the new turbulence in the trade relationship between the EU and US? Bloomberg's Ros Mathieson, Richard Bravo, Alice Gledhill and Kevin Whitelaw will discuss on Friday, May 2 at 11am BST/12 pm CET/6am ET. Bloomberg digital subscribers and Terminal clients have the exclusive opportunity to ask our team live questions.

2 months ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Bravo |Dara Doyle |Rodrigo Orihuela |Fergal O'Brien

The European Commission said it’s in contact with authorities in Spain and Portugal as well as the European Network of Transmission System Operators about today’s outage. A spokesperson said:“The Commission will keep monitoring the situation and make sure that there is smooth information exchange amongst all relevant parties. As per EU legislation in place (emergency and restoration network code), there are protocols in place to restore the functioning of the system.”

Mar 18, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Richard Bravo

The European Union needs to be able to defend itself in a future confrontation with Russia, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said as she aims to mobilize hundreds of billions of euros to bolster the bloc’s militaries. She said the EU must rebuild its security capabilities and be able to defend itself by 2030, citing Moscow’s “irreversible path” toward a war economy.