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Image for European industry calls for changes to carbon reform to avoid more factory closures
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European industry calls for changes to carbon reform to avoid more factory closures

FRANKFURT, Nov 5 (Reuters) - More than 100 European companies have warned that proposed reforms of t...

5th November, 2026

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ECB's Lagarde urges climate resilience drive after scorching summer

FRANKFURT, Nov 4 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde urged Europe on Wedne...

4th November, 2026

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Ireland considering repaying €8 billion of EU bailout loans early

DUBLIN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Irish Finance Minister Simon Harris said on Thursday that he will seek to...

29th October, 2026

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Czech government seeks to ensure euro adoption would need two-thirds majority

PRAGUE, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The Czech government on Monday endorsed a constitutional amendment that w...

26th October, 2026

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Greece passes social media ban for children under 15

ATHENS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Greece's parliament approved a bill on Friday that bans the use of social...

23rd October, 2026

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How cheap Chinese antibiotics threaten Europe's last major penicillin plant

By Marleen Kaesebier and Philip Blenkinsop KUNDL, Austria, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Tucked away in the gre...

21st October, 2026

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Neste urges EU to ease rules on biofuel feedstocks amid energy crunch

(Corrects oil, corn and sugar price rises in final paragraph) By May Angel LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters)...

20th October, 2026

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EU will probably have to give new loan to Ukraine, Estonian PM Michal says

By Andrew Gray BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The European Union will probably have to provide a new l...

16th October, 2026

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No signs of new EU debt crisis, but prudent fiscal policy is needed - Dombrovskis

BANGKOK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - There are no signs of a new euro zone sovereign debt crisis, but governm...

14th October, 2026

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Xpeng executive says EV maker will expand European production ahead of local content rules

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Chinese EV maker Xpeng plans to expand its European production in order t...

12th October, 2026

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Italy exit from EU budget procedure at risk due to deficit increase, central bank warns

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Italy's plan to run a budget deficit above 3% of GDP both...

12th October, 2026

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Europe still divided on buying locally for defence, MBDA CEO says

By Florence Loeve Oct 12 (Reuters) - The head of European missile maker MBDA said on Monday that eff...

12th October, 2026