European economies

Image for European shares edge up as US stalls its Middle East moves
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European shares edge up as US stalls its Middle East moves

(Reuters) -European shares rebounded on Friday after three sessions of declines, as a stall in the U...

20th June, 2025

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ArcelorMittal drops plans for green steel in Germany due to high energy costs

BERLIN (Reuters) -ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, said on Thursday it had drop...

19th June, 2025

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Italy, pressed to boost defence spending, lashes at 'stupid' EU rules

By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -European Union budget rules are "stupid and sens...

19th June, 2025

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Rare earth access is the European Union's priority at China summit

By Philip Blenkinsop and Laurie Chen BRUSSELS/BEIJING (Reuters) -European Union leaders will use a s...

19th June, 2025

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Romania's next government likely to include all four pro-European parties, party leader says

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -There is a large chance that all four of Romania's pro-European parties will fo...

19th June, 2025

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Pernod Ricard launches restructuring plan as spirits sales slide

By Tassilo Hummel and Emma Rumney PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) -Pernod Ricard is streamlining its business...

18th June, 2025

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EU should consider resuming Russian gas imports if Ukraine peace reached, Austria says

By Kate Abnett and Bart H. Meijer LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -The European Union should be open to resumin...

17th June, 2025

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EU gas demand set to fall by 7% by 2030, Ember report says

LONDON (Reuters) -Gas demand in the European Union is expected to fall by 7% by 2030 as renewable en...

16th June, 2025

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French finance companies launch European defence investment fund

By Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Four major French financial companies launched on Monday a ne...

16th June, 2025

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How VCs are navigating Europe's defence spending push

By Elizabeth Howcroft, Supantha Mukherjee and Michael Kahn PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As vent...

16th June, 2025

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Not the time to mess with EU-US trade, EU's Costa says

By John Irish KANANASKIS, Alberta, Reuters) -Europe and the United States should focus on how the bl...

16th June, 2025

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Swiss government backs agreement strengthening economic ties to EU

ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss cabinet on Friday said it has approved the agreements struck with the Eu...

13th June, 2025