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European leaders react to the EU's Ukraine loan plan
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ECB wage tracker signals gradual normalisation of negotiated wage pressures
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Ukraine welcomes 90 billion-euro EU loan, despite lack of deal on Russian assets
Analysis-EU's Ukraine funding deal keeps Kyiv in fight, Russian assets in deep freeze
Date: December 19, 2025
By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders claimed victory after agreeing a 90 billion euro ($105 billion) loan to keep Ukraine financially afloat and in the fight against...
Italy ends probes on Stellantis, Volkswagen, Tesla, BYD over EV consumer info
Date: December 19, 2025
MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority said on Friday it had closed probes of BYD, Stellantis, Tesla and Volkswagen for allegedly misleading consumers on the performance of their...
SSE's transmission arm secures $1.34 billion UK-backed facility for Scotland power grid
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - SSEN Transmission, majority owned by SSE Plc, has secured a 1 billion pound ($1.34 billion) 12-year bank facility, which would support major grid upgrade projects in Scotland, the...
Spanish bank BBVA announces record $4.6 billion share buyback
Date: December 19, 2025
MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Spain's BBVA on Friday announced a share buyback of 3.96 billion euros ($4.64 billion) after getting the green light from the European Central Bank. The buyback programme...
UK regulator investigates WH Smith after accounting failures hit profits
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's WH Smith forecast profit next year to stay almost at the same levels as 2025 on Friday, as it reviews some of its North American businesses after accounting failures at...
UK government was hacked in October, minister confirms
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British trade minister Chris Bryant said the government had been hacked in October, partly confirming a report in the Sun newspaper, which said on Friday a Chinese group had...