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Business|Economy|Europe|Political|US

Trump to Europe: Buy more of our oil and gas or face tariffs

Trump to Europe: Buy more of our oil and gas or face tariffs

Trump to Europe: Buy more of our oil and gas or face tariffs
Economy|Europe|Food

Rising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste

Creamy, delectable – and pricey

Rising butter prices give European consumers and bakers a bad taste
Business|Economy|Europe

European car sales fall in November, led by France and Italy, ACEA says

New car sales growth in Europe turned negative again in November, after showing a meagre growth in October, weighed by sharp declines in France and

European car sales fall in November, led by France and Italy, ACEA says
Europe|Sports|Travel

The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders

The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders

The mountains where you can ski right across Europe’s international borders
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Political|World

Europe's economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming

Europe's economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with those woes is only getting harder due to the political chaos in the two biggest European countries, France and Germany

Europe's economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe

China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs

Automakers in China are ramping up exports of hybrid vehicles to Europe and planning more models for the key market, exposing the limits of the European Union's electric vehicle

China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Volvo Cars reports 5% rise in November sales

Volvo Cars' sales rose 5% year on year in November to 66,977 vehicles, led by Europe and the United States, it said on Wednesday.

Volvo Cars reports 5% rise in November sales
Election|Europe|Political|World

Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived

Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived

Europe’s far right feels emboldened by Trump’s win but it could be short-lived
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

French markets wracked by budget fears; Barnier warns of 'big storm'

French stocks and bonds fell sharply on Wednesday, driving the premium the government pays for long-term borrowing to its highest since the euro

French markets wracked by budget fears; Barnier warns of 'big storm'
Economy|Europe|Finance

French risk premium hits 12-year high while German bond yields fall

The premium investors demand to hold French debt rose to its highest level since 2012 on Wednesday in a sign of worries over the country's finances, while

French risk premium hits 12-year high while German bond yields fall
Africa|Europe|World

Teen Gambian migrant finds support and a father figure in Canary Islands

Gambian teenager Omar Kebbeh has a roof over his head on the Spanish island of El Hierro and enough to eat thanks to a man he calls his

Teen Gambian migrant finds support and a father figure in Canary Islands
Business|Economy|Europe

German consumer sentiment tumbles on job cut fears, survey shows

German consumer sentiment looks set to tumble in the last month of the year as households, worried by reports of job cuts, grow more pessimistic about their income prospects, a

German consumer sentiment tumbles on job cut fears, survey shows
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

French blue-chips lead European stocks lower on budget angst

French stocks hit a more than three-month low on Wednesday as investors fretted about the fragile government's ability to

French blue-chips lead European stocks lower on budget angst
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

French consumer morale hits 5-month low as political crisis looms

French consumer confidence fell to a five-month low in November as households fretted over the outlook for the economy and the job market in the face of a looming political crisis, a

French consumer morale hits 5-month low as political crisis looms
Business|Europe|World

Gazprom 2025 plan assumes no more transit via Ukraine to Europe, source says

Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom is making the assumption that no more gas will flow to Europe via Ukraine after Dec. 31 in its internal planning for 2025, a person

Gazprom 2025 plan assumes no more transit via Ukraine to Europe, source says
Europe

Romanian Liberals back centrist presidential candidate after hard-right surge

A member of Romania's coalition government threw its weight behind the centrist candidate in a presidential election run-off late on Monday, as the NATO member braces for a ballot

Romanian Liberals back centrist presidential candidate after hard-right surge
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Trump's tariff pledges rattle US, European auto shares

Shares of U.S. and European automakers dropped on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump pledged steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China,

Trump's tariff pledges rattle US, European auto shares
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

Trump's tariff post sends markets scrambling

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland And so it begins.

Trump's tariff post sends markets scrambling
Business|Economy|Europe

German business sentiment falls more than expected in November, Ifo finds

German business morale fell more than expected in November in further bad news for a country set to be the worst performer among the Group of Seven (G7) rich

German business sentiment falls more than expected in November, Ifo finds
Sports

Jannik Sinner's 2024: 2 Slam Grand titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy

Jannik Sinner completed quite an eventful 2024 by leading Italy to its second consecutive Davis Cup title

Jannik Sinner's 2024: 2 Slam Grand titles, a doping case and a Davis Cup title for Italy
Europe

Poland's PiS party picks historian Nawrocki for presidential run

Poland's main opposition party, the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS), picked historian Karol Nawrocki on Sunday as its candidate for next year's presidential election, hoping to

Poland's PiS party picks historian Nawrocki for presidential run
Europe|Sports

Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title

Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition in Malaga, Spain

Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
Election|Europe

Austrian far right shows strength with state election win in Styria

Austria's far-right Freedom Party won a state election in Styria for the first time on Sunday in an echo of September's general election and a new show of strength

Austrian far right shows strength with state election win in Styria
Election|Europe

Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff

Electoral data shows a far-right populist leads in Romania’s presidential election and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks

Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff