David Gow
David Gow is The Guardian’s European business editor. He returned to Brussels in 2004 after a 26-year absence. He has also been the paper’s education editor, Bonn correspondent, business news editor and industrial editor.
A spring of discontent
As Europe’s leaders grapple with the deepening economic crisis, a wave of riots and strikes has highlighted the growing fragility of their own positions. David Gow reports
Trade in transition
Worldwide recession and a more protectionist-oriented US administration may spell the end of the Doha world trade round, writes David Gow
Cover story: Fuelling anxiety
Soaring energy prices mean tough choices for Europe’s consumers as well as its political leaders, writes David Gow
The new war for talent
More of the original EU members are opening their doors to workers from the east, while many of those who moved west after 2004 are now heading home. David Gow reports on Europe’s emerging single labour market
States spending
Are sovereign wealth funds a menace to Europe’s strategic economic assets – or a vital source of liquidity during the current credit crunch? David Gow reports
Super regulator? Tough call
Having succeeded in capping mobile roaming charges last year, Commissioner Viviane Reding now wants a far-reaching shake-up of the regulation of Europe’s telecoms sector. But many players – including some of her own colleagues – are not convinced. David Gow reports
Viewpoint: Fundamental differences
The EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights is enthusiastically embraced across most of the Union. That it is so controversial in Britain shows both the influence of the country’s business lobby and London’s ambivalent view of Europe, argues David Gow
Protectionists on the prowl
The downgrading of the EU’s commitment to free competition, coupled with the rise of foreign state-controlled funds hungry for stakes in European companies, has put economic liberals on the defensive. David Gow reports
Cover story: Single market, double standards
Two decades since the launch of the single market programme, competition remains restricted in a swathe of sectors. Meanwhile, business is growing restive – and the unions hostile. David Gow reports
Freeing up Europe's energy
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes is spoiling for a fight with the governments and companies that she believes are denying European consumers lower energy prices. David Gow reports
