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Ford to Inject up to $4.8 Billion to Shore up Cash-Strapped German Unit
Date: March 10, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Ford Motor will inject up to 4.4 billion euros ($4.76 billion) into its struggling German unit as it tries to revive its car business in Europe, the U.S. carmaker said on Monday....
Analysis-Europe Faces Stark Choices Over Russian Asset Seizure
Date: March 10, 2025
By Mark John (Reuters) - Growing challenges to the euro's status as a reserve currency in a fast-changing global economy are, for now, staying the hand of European capitals as they weigh up the...
EU Explores Joint Defence Funding as US Commitment Wavers
Date: March 10, 2025
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers will discuss on Monday how to pay for defence through new joint borrowing, existing EU funds and a greater role for the...
Germany's Merz Wants European Nuclear Weapons to Boost US Shield
Date: March 9, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for U.S. nuclear...
Higher European Defence Budgets a First Step, Production Needed, NATO's Rutte Says
Date: March 8, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Higher European defence budgets and a ramp-up of production by military equipment industries are necessary to secure Europe, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in a German...
Euro Zone Economy Grew Faster Than Initially Thought in Q4
Date: March 7, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone economy grew faster in the final quarter of 2024 than first estimated but nearly all of the revision is due to Ireland, where a large multinational sector often...