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European Shares Muted at Start of Holiday-Shortened Week
Markets Quietly Welcome EU Shift to Joint Borrowing for Ukraine Loan
How Will the EU's $105 Billion Loan to Ukraine Work Without Frozen Russian Assets?
German Industry Voices Frustration Over EU-Mercosur Deal Delay
European Leaders React to the EU's Ukraine Loan Plan
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Friday to lend Ukraine 90 billion euros ($105 billion) but will not, for now, use frozen Russian assets to secure the loan. Here is what European...
Ukraine Welcomes 90 Billion-Euro EU Loan, Despite Lack of Deal on Russian Assets
Date: December 19, 2025
By Andrew Gray and Max Hunder BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ukraine thanked the European Union on Friday for deciding to provide it with 90 billion euros ($105.46 billion) of support over the next two...
France's Macron Says He Hopes EU Will Pass Mercosur Clauses During Delay
Date: December 19, 2025
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday it was too early to say whether a one-month delay to decide on an EU trade deal with South America's Mercosur bloc will be...
EU Countries Agree on Financial Support for Ukraine, Costa Says
Date: December 19, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - EU countries have agreed to provide Ukraine with 90 billion euros ($105.5 billion) of support for 2026 and 2027, EU Council President Antonio Costa said early on Friday. "...
EU Countries Approve Year-Long Delay to Deforestation Law
Date: December 18, 2025
BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Union countries on Thursday approved an EU deal to delay its anti-deforestation law by a year, until December 2026, the council of the EU said in a press release,...
EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Signing Delayed as Italy Demands More Time
Date: December 18, 2025
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged EU leaders on Thursday to back a contentious free trade pact with...