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Today: September 20, 2024

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New CEO must adapt Daimler Truck to weaker market, chairman says

Daimler Truck expects a further slowdown in demand for commercial vehicles and its new CEO must take measures to adjust for that, the German company's Chairman Joe Kaeser said on

New CEO must adapt Daimler Truck to weaker market, chairman says
Europe|News

Netherlands hikes defence spending to face new threats

The Netherlands will increase defence spending by more than 10% next year, investing in new tanks, fighter jets, frigates and air defence systems in a push to strengthen its

Netherlands hikes defence spending to face new threats
Europe|News|World

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid

Top U.S. military leaders will be in Germany to discuss Ukraine’s wartime needs as Russia has conducted one of its deadliest airstrikes in the conflict and Ukraine presses its offensive in Russia’s Kursk region

Pentagon leaders head to Germany for talks on Ukraine military aid
Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB to cut rates next week and December; shallower reductions in 2025: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU - The European Central Bank will cut its deposit rate by 25 basis points on Sept. 12 and again in December, according to a significant majority of economists in a Reuters

ECB to cut rates next week and December; shallower reductions in 2025: Reuters poll
Business|Economy|Europe

EU top court should reject Air France-KLM cartel fine appeal, court adviser says

Europe's top court should reject an appeal by Air France KLM and its Dutch unit KLM, British Airways, Singapore Airlines and some of their peers against cartel

EU top court should reject Air France-KLM cartel fine appeal, court adviser says
Business|Europe

Norway wealth fund supports Nike shareholder proposal on workers' rights

Norway's wealth fund will back a proposal demanding Nike consider whether binding agreements with workers would improve its ability to

Norway wealth fund supports Nike shareholder proposal on workers' rights
Business|Europe|Technology

BMW plans to bring its first hydrogen car onto the market from 2028

BMW aims to bring its first hydrogen-powered vehicle onto the market in 2028, using fuel cell technology developed with Toyota Motor Corp, the German carmaker said on Thursday.

BMW plans to bring its first hydrogen car onto the market from 2028
Europe

Key facts on Michel Barnier, France's new prime minister

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed the European Union's former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as his new prime minister on Thursday in a bid to end political paralysis

Key facts on Michel Barnier, France's new prime minister
Crime|Europe|News

German police kill suspected Islamist gunman in shootout near Israeli consulate

German police shot dead an Austrian suspected Islamist gunman in Munich on Thursday in an exchange of fire close to the Israeli consulate,

German police kill suspected Islamist gunman in shootout near Israeli consulate
Business|Europe|Technology

Russian firms bought spare parts for 25-year-old ASML machines, says newspaper Trouw

Russian firms were able to obtain spare parts for 25-year-old ASML chipmaking machines in 2022 to 2023 on secondary markets despite European Union sanctions, Dutch newspaper

Russian firms bought spare parts for 25-year-old ASML machines, says newspaper Trouw
Europe|News

France's Macron names Brexit negotiator Barnier as new prime minister

After two months of political chaos following snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday named as prime

France's Macron names Brexit negotiator Barnier as new prime minister
Business|Europe|Technology

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, court adviser says

Google's refusal to allow an e-mobility app developed by Enel access to its Android Auto platform may breach competition rules, an adviser to Europe's top court

Google limits on Android Auto access may breach EU rules, court adviser says
Business|Economy|Europe

German economy set to stagnate this year, Ifo institute says

Germany's economy is likely to stagnate this year, the country's Ifo institute said on Thursday, abandoning its previous forecast of 0.4% growth.

German economy set to stagnate this year, Ifo institute says
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|News|Uncategorized

Italian culture minister's affair tests PM Meloni's loyalty

Italy's culture minister admitted in a tearful prime time TV interview to an affair with a woman who claimed to have been hired as an aide, in a case that is testing

Italian culture minister's affair tests PM Meloni's loyalty
Europe|News|Technology

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty

The first legally binding international AI treaty will be open for signing on Thursday by the countries that negotiated it, including European Union members, the United States and Britain,

US, Britain, EU to sign first international AI treaty
Europe|News|Political|Technology|World

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he did not understand France's actions against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was placed under formal investigation

Russia's Putin says he doesn't understand French actions against Telegram's Durov
Crime|Europe|News

Munich police fatally shoot a man they believe was planning to attack the Israeli Consulate

Police in Munich have exchanged fire with a gunman near the Israeli Consulate in Munich, fatally wounding him

Munich police fatally shoot a man they believe was planning to attack the Israeli Consulate
Europe|News|Political|World

Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Ukraine's incursion into the Russian region of Kursk had failed to slow

Putin says Ukraine's Kursk incursion has failed to slow Russia's eastern advance
Business|Europe

Unions pledge to leave 'no idea unexplored' in tackling VW crisis

Germany's biggest union pledged to leave no idea unexplored, including a move to a four-day week, to counter Volkswagen management's threat of closing domestic

Unions pledge to leave 'no idea unexplored' in tackling VW crisis
Environment|Europe|Science

Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite

Europe's Arianespace has launched the last Vega rocket, placing the Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit under the European Union's Copernicus programme to monitor Earth's environment.

Europe launches last Vega rocket with observation satellite
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|News

European shares slip on growth jitters; French stocks lead decline

European stocks fell on Thursday as mixed economic data spurred worries about global growth and offset gains in interest rate-sensitive sectors,

European shares slip on growth jitters; French stocks lead decline
Europe|Lifestyle

Turkey's stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets

Former Istanbul street dogs Dali and Deezi now live in the Netherlands, enjoying a pampered home life after years in a shelter in the Turkish

Turkey's stray dogs find homes abroad after new law to clear them off streets
Europe|News|Political|World

Zelenskiy to attend Ramstein meeting, push for long-range missiles, Spiegel says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will take part in a meeting on Friday of the Ramstein group of nations which supplies arms to Ukraine, German magazine Spiegel reported.

Zelenskiy to attend Ramstein meeting, push for long-range missiles, Spiegel says
Europe|News

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

Germany's migration commissioner proposed deporting to Rwanda migrants who arrive illegally to the European Union through its borders with Belarus, as Berlin contemplates measures

Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan
Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

Markets hit tentative pause on selloff

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets hit the pause button after a selloff in equities since the start of the week but sentiment remained fragile, as

Markets hit tentative pause on selloff

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