European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank cut its key interest rate on Thursday to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to navigate political turmoil in leading economies France and Germany.
After agreement on gas intake, Hungary signs off on EU renewal of sanctions on Russia
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EU vessel sanctions weigh on Russian grain exports, central bank says
The European Union's sanctions on vessels transporting Russian grain, along with Turkey's wheat import ban, impacted Russian grain exports at the end of 2024, the country's central bank said on Thursday.
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Europe’s stark warning
The EU faces a ‘slow agony’ without significant investment and reform, a top European economist has forewarned. If the continent hopes to catch up with the US and China, it will need to make some radi
How the EU aims to keep up with the world's top economies
Brussels has called on EU member states to help revive the bloc's sluggish economies. It laid out a Competitiveness Compass with policies to boost growth. Can the plan make Europe fit for competing with China and the US?
Europe ‘Must Fix’ Weaknesses to Compete Globally, European Commission President Says
EU nations must work together quickly to help the bloc compete against global economic powerhouses like China and the U.S., European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
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Von der Leyen builds bonfire of EU’s environmental red tape
Brussels hopes simplifying green compliance rules will boost Europe’s flagging economy. Green groups fear something more sinister.
EU points way to competitive future to catch US, China rivals
The European Commission presented on Wednesday its plans to reverse industrial decline in the bloc and step up efforts to compete with the United States and China in new fields such as AI, and to lower energy costs and cut red tape.
Spain's EU-harmonised inflation rises to 2.9% in January on energy prices
Higher energy prices drove up Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate to 2.9% in January, preliminary data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Thursday.
Europe’s economy showed zero growth at end of 2024 as Germany, eurozone’s biggest economy, struggled
Europe’s economy stagnated late last year as its former growth engine, Germany, finished a second straight year of shrinking output.
Can Europe’s economy bounce back with rate cuts and deregulation?
Europe’s economy is struggling. Growth has slowed, businesses are weighed down by regulations, and inflation remains unpredictable. To turn things around, the European Central Bank is easing its monetary policy,
Spanish Inflation Rises But ECB Still Set to Cut Rates
Consumer prices unexpectedly picked up pace in a sign inflationary pressures remain strong at the start of 2025, largely due to sharper rise in electricity prices.