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TotalEnergies sells 50% of a Greek renewables portfolio for 254 million euros
Date: December 17, 2025
By America Hernandez PARIS, Dec 17 - French oil major TotalEnergies has agreed to sell 50% of a 424-megawatt portfolio of wind and solar assets in Greece to Spanish investment firm Asterion Industrial...
French drone makers call for more state spending as budget talks drag on
Date: December 17, 2025
By Florence Loeve PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - France’s drone sector could fall further behind global competitors if the government does not increase funding for procurement, said an industry body,...
European defence group KNDS plans dual listing in 2026
Date: December 17, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Franco-German defence group KNDS plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in Paris and Frankfurt next year, subject to market conditions, it said on Wednesday. The...
Domestic demand to drive German recovery in 2026, says IMK
Date: December 17, 2025
BERLIN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Germany's economy will next year experience its first domestically-driven recovery since reunification, breaking with decades of export-led growth, a forecast by the...
Norway's power grid operators asked to sharpen sabotage preparedness
Date: December 17, 2025
By Nora Buli OSLO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Norway's energy regulator NVE on Wednesday proposed new rules governing the preparedness of grid companies to repair power lines in the event of acts of sabotage,...
France's Louvre museum remains shut as workers weigh strike extension
Date: December 17, 2025
PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Paris' Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, remained closed at 0800 GMT on Wednesday, as its staff continued discussions on whether to extend a strike over pay and...