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Poor Retail Sales Data Highlight Euro Zone's Consumption Slump
Date: March 6, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone retail sales unexpectedly dipped in January, adding to signs that a long-predicted consumption-led recovery is not yet on the horizon, fresh data from Eurostat showed...
Macron to Convene European Army Chiefs Willing to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Ukraine
Date: March 5, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address to the nation on Wednesday he plans to hold a meeting of all European army chiefs in Paris next week. He also said France...
Euro Zone Economy Treads Water Again in February, PMI Shows
Date: March 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro zone economy trod water again last month as a weak expansion in the bloc's dominant services industry was overshadowed by a long-running downturn in manufacturing, a survey...
Europe Needs to Engage U.s., Bring It Closer to Ukraine, Czech Minister Says
Date: March 5, 2025
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Europe must engage the United States in security debates and help find a way to bring it closer to Ukraine after the halt of U.S. military aid to Kyiv, Czech Foreign Minister Jan...
Tanks Not Cars: How a Pivot to Defence Could Help Germany's Economy
Date: March 5, 2025
By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German defence companies seeking more capacity as Europe prepares to raise military spending are eyeing the ailing car industry, the first sign of a shift...
Instant View: German Parties Agree Debt Brake Reform, 500 Billion-Euro Infrastructure Fund
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - The conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence spending, as well as proposing to create a 500 billion...