Today: September 18, 2024
Today: September 18, 2024

Europe

Election|Europe|News|Political

Austrian parties scrap election events due to floods

Deadly floods prompted Austrian political parties to cancel or postpone election events scheduled on Monday in what the conservative chancellor called a "pause"

Austrian parties scrap election events due to floods
Business|Europe|Technology

Scania CEO says committed to Northvolt despite cutbacks, delivery issues

Scania owner Traton is committed to using Sweden's Northvolt as the truckmaker's single battery supplier despite recent production and delivery problems, its CEO said on

Scania CEO says committed to Northvolt despite cutbacks, delivery issues
Business|Europe|Finance

Italy's antitrust scrutinises impact of Swisscom-Vodafone deal on landline service

Italy's competition watchdog said on Monday a planned tie-up between Swisscom's and Vodafone's Italian units could pose a threat to competition in the country's fixed-line

Italy's antitrust scrutinises impact of Swisscom-Vodafone deal on landline service
Europe|News|Political|World

Kazakh leader urges Scholz to support China's peace plan for Ukraine

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday to give up on the idea that Russia can be defeated on the battlefield and to support

Kazakh leader urges Scholz to support China's peace plan for Ukraine
Europe|News

Germany wants trade with Kazakhstan, won't circumvent Russia sanctions, Scholz says

Germany is interested in expanding trade with Kazakhstan while also ensuring such trade is not used to circumvent EU sanctions on Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on a visit to

Germany wants trade with Kazakhstan, won't circumvent Russia sanctions, Scholz says
Business|Europe|Technology

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030

Daimler Truck, one of the world's biggest commercial vehicle makers, aims for half of its European sales to come from electric trucks

Daimler Truck eyes half of Europe sales from EVs in 2030
Crime|Europe|News

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 37 people jailed for 'extremism'

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Monday signed a decree pardoning 37 people convicted of crimes related to "extremism", state news agency Belta reported.

Belarus's Lukashenko pardons 37 people jailed for  'extremism'
Europe|News

At least two die as wildfires hit Portugal, Europe sends help

At least two people died as wildfires raged in central and northern Portugal on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate villages, close motorways

At least two die as wildfires hit Portugal, Europe sends help
Europe|News|Sports

17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal scores twice as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend’s action

17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal scores twice as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend’s action

17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal scores twice as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend’s action
Europe

Belgian workers march in sympathy over threats to Audi Brussels

More than 5,000 people marched through Brussels and most public transport in the Belgian capital was suspended on Monday in solidarity with workers of Audi

Belgian workers march in sympathy over threats to Audi Brussels
Business|Europe

Europe in no hurry to loosen antitrust stance

Mario Draghi's call last week for a revamp of Europe's tough pro-competition policy rules prompted much speculation that the EU's next antitrust chief may

Europe in no hurry to loosen antitrust stance
Business|Europe|Finance|News

ECB policymakers make case for rate cuts but differ on signals

The European Central Bank should keep cutting interest rates gradually, its chief economist said on Monday, but its policymakers expressed differing views on how to signal their

ECB policymakers make case for rate cuts but differ on signals
Europe|Health|News|World

MSF closes programmes in Russia after instruction to deregister

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said on Monday that it was closing its programmes in Russia after an instruction to deregister from the Justice Ministry.

MSF closes programmes in Russia after instruction to deregister
Europe|News|World

Frenchman faces shorter sentence in Russia after pleading guilty to 'foreign agent' breach

Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher accused of breaking Russia's "foreign agent" laws, pleaded guilty at a trial on Monday and is now in line to receive a lighter sentence,

Frenchman faces shorter sentence in Russia after pleading guilty to 'foreign agent' breach
Europe

A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen

An influential French member of the European Union’s powerful executive branch has resigned

A French member of the European Commission resigns and criticizes President von der Leyen
Business|Europe|Finance

Commerzbank snubs overtures for UniCredit takeover

The chief executive of Germany's Commerzbank snubbed overtures for a takeover by Italy's UniCredit, saying on Monday he had his own plans for the bank

Commerzbank snubs overtures for UniCredit takeover
Environment|Europe|News

At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe

At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe

At least 17 killed in floods as a month’s worth of rain pounds central Europe
Business|Environment|Europe|Finance

Credit Agricole CIB chooses carbon trading over gold, sources say

France's second largest listed bank Credit Agricole has decided to replace precious metals with trading in the regulated carbon markets starting from 2025, three

Credit Agricole CIB chooses carbon trading over gold, sources say
Europe|News|Political|World

Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree

The Finnish government is happy for Sweden to lead the establishment of NATO land forces in Finland to boost defences against neighbouring Russia, the two Nordic

Sweden should lead deepening of NATO presence in Finland, the Nordic neighbours agree
Business|Europe

Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base

Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory and other key industries

Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base
Europe|News|World

Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders

Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders

Germany angers European neighbors as it tightens migration along all land borders
Europe|News

Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders

Germany has begun random checks at its borders with five Western European nations, expanding a system of controls already in place at its four other borders

Germany begins conducting checks at all its land borders
Business|Economy|Europe|Travel

Greece to ban new short-term lets in Athens for at least a year

A ban on new licences for short-term rentals in three districts in central Athens will be in force for at least a year, the Greek

Greece to ban new short-term lets in Athens for at least a year
Europe|News

Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria

Exceptionally heavy rainfall has been pounding Central Europe and has prompted deadly flooding in the region, with four new deaths reported in Poland, three in Czech Republic and one in Romania

Central Europe flooding leaves 16 dead in Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance

ECB should wait until Dec with next rate cut, Kazimir says

The European Central Bank should almost certainly wait until December before cutting interest rates again to be certain it is not making a policy mistake in easing too quickly,

ECB should wait until Dec with next rate cut, Kazimir says

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