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Italy plans levy on low-value parcels to protect fashion industry

Image for Italy to hike defence spending once out of EU deficit procedure, minister says

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Italy to hike defence spending once out of EU deficit procedure, minister says

Image for Ukraine's energy minister resigns following corruption probe in sector

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Ukraine's energy minister resigns following corruption probe in sector

Image for Russia, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen oil sector ties after Moscow talks

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Russia, Kazakhstan agree to strengthen oil sector ties after Moscow talks

Image for Bulgaria's president vetoes law to seize Lukoil refinery amid US sanctions

Bulgaria's president vetoes law to seize Lukoil refinery amid US sanctions

Date: November 12, 2025

SOFIA (Reuters) -Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev on Wednesday vetoed legal changes that would allow the government to seize control of Lukoil's Burgas oil refinery and sell it to protect the plant...

Image for Permira in talks with China's HongShan on $3 billion Golden Goose sale, sources say

Permira in talks with China's HongShan on $3 billion Golden Goose sale, sources say

Date: November 12, 2025

MILAN (Reuters) -Private equity firm Permira is in advanced talks with China's HongShan Capital Group (HSG) to sell Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose at a valuation of over 2.5 billion euros (...

Image for Sanctions stymie Lukoil drilling plans in Romanian Black Sea

Sanctions stymie Lukoil drilling plans in Romanian Black Sea

Date: November 12, 2025

By Robert Harvey and Luiza Ilie LONDON/BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Oslo-listed Vantage Drilling cancelled a contract to drill next year, which two industry sources told Reuters on Wednesday was with...

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Existing EU crypto rules address stablecoin risk, banking regulator says

Date: November 12, 2025

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS (Reuters) -Europe's existing crypto rules already contain safeguards against risks posed by stablecoins, the region's banking supervisor told Reuters, after the European...

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for dismissal of energy, justice ministers amid corruption probe

Date: November 12, 2025

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday called for the dismissal of Ukraine's justice and energy ministers, saying that he supported anti-graft agencies in their investigation into...

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Germany's bird flu cases at three-year high with 'no relief in sight'

Date: November 12, 2025

HAMBURG (Reuters) -Germany has already recorded in 2025 its highest number of bird flu outbreaks in three years and there is no relief in sight, the Friedrich Loeffler Institute for Animal Diseases...