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Finance

European Parliament approves new EU $1.7 billion defence investment programme

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Parliament approved a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) scheme to fun...

25th November, 2025

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Finance

French foreign minister to hold call with European counterparts to discuss Ukraine, source says

PARIS (Reuters) -France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot will host a call with European counterpa...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

EU to keep supporting Ukraine as sanctions against Russia bite, says von der Leyen

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The European Union will keep on supporting Ukraine as Ukraine is the victim...

21st November, 2025

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Finance

Euro zone business activity grows steadily in November, PMI shows

By Indradip Ghosh (Reuters) -Euro zone business activity grew steadily this month as services expand...

21st November, 2025

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Headlines

European arms makers retreat as Ukraine peace plan gains traction

(Reuters) -Shares in European defence names moved lower on Friday after Ukrainian President Volodymy...

21st November, 2025

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Ukrainians, Europeans must be on board with any plan to end war, EU ministers say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European foreign ministers said on Thursday that any plan to end the war in Ukra...

20th November, 2025

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Finance

We can't be the losers from unfair competition with China, says German Finance Minister

By Maria Martinez SHANGHAI (Reuters) -German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil defended free markets d...

19th November, 2025

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Europe must not cede digital sphere to US, China, warns Germany's Merz

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday called on Europe to take swift action...

18th November, 2025

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Rheinmetall to buy mostly European steel in future, says CEO

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) -Rheinmetall plans to buy steel mostly in Germany or in Europe in the...

18th November, 2025

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IATA chief says EU doing 'very little' to address airlines' competitiveness

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (I...

18th November, 2025

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Germany's Wadephul says EU-candidate Serbia must align with the bloc's Russia policy

BELGRADE (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged Serbia on Monday to align its fore...

18th November, 2025

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France's Eviden to build new supercomputer with AMD in European AI push

By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) -Eviden, a division of French IT group Atos, said on Tuesday it had...

18th November, 2025