NATO chief says Europeans have ‘gotten message’ from Trump on defence
- 04-May-2026
YEREVAN, Armenia: Europeans have “heard” US President Donald Trump’s message of frustration over the Iran war and are “stepping up”, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday after Washington announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany. “European leaders have gotten the message. They heard the message loud and clear,” Rutte said before talks with […]
Europe’s markets watchdog warns cyber threats are growing as AI speeds up risks
- 24-Apr-2026
PARIS: The chief of Europe’s securities regulator said the risks from and potential speed of cyberattacks are growing, joining a chorus of warnings from financial supervisors on the threats posed by artificial intelligence models that are evolving quickly. Geopolitical tensions have increased cybersecurity risks and the regulator has been contacting financial entities it supervises to […]
Chery looking to expand car production
- 12-Apr-2026
Chery is looking to expand car production in Europe through partnerships with other automakers allowing it to use existing factories, top executives at the Chinese carmaker said at an event in Paris. “The company is looking for other production capacities in Europe,” Lionel French Keogh, chief commercial officer for France for Chery Automobile told Reuters […]
Five EU countries call for windfall tax on energy companies
- 04-Apr-2026
Five European Union countries are calling for a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits in reaction to rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, according to a letter from finance ministers to the EU Commission seen by Reuters on Saturday. The finance ministers of Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Austria made the joint call […]
Volvo Cars to sell Lynk & Co electric cars in Europe as Geely seeks synergies
- 30-Mar-2026
Volvo Cars has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s Geely Auto to become the exclusive importer and distributor of Lynk & Co electric vehicles in Europe, the company said on Monday. Volvo Cars, Geely Auto and Lynk & Co are all ultimately controlled by privately held Geely Holding. “Volvo Cars intends to use Volvo […]
Europe says NO to Trump on Iran War
- 19-Mar-2026
For a self-described Transatlanticist like German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the language has been unusually blunt. When President Donald Trump asked countries to join a global effort against Iran and deploy ships to prise open the Strait of Hormuz, whose near closure has held the global economy in a vice, he was rebuffed by some of […]
Europe’s struggling retail sector looks ill-prepared for new energy price shock
- 10-Mar-2026
A surge in energy prices since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran piles further pressure on the retail sector in Europe, already struggling with weak consumer demand and diminished spending power. Shares in retailers, from Zara-owner Inditex to Britain’s Marks & Spencer, fell on Monday as investors and analysts expected a knock-on impact […]
Europe aims to rely less on US defence after Trump’s Greenland push
- 16-Feb-2026
MUNICH: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen reflected a feeling of profound change among European leaders at this weekend’s Munich Security Conference when she said: “Some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore”. Transatlantic ties have already been strained over the past year by Donald Trump’s return to the White House. But […]
Europeans prepare military exercises in Greenland, Trump’s ambitions undeterred
- 15-Jan-2026
European countries were sending small numbers of military personnel to Greenland on Thursday as Denmark and its allies prepared for exercises to try to assure U.S. President Donald Trump of its security as he pushes to acquire the island. A meeting of officials from the US, Denmark and Greenland on Wednesday avoided the type of […]
EU assembly weighs freezing US trade deal over Trump’s Greenland threats
- 14-Jan-2026
The European Parliament is considering putting on hold the European Union’s implementation of the trade deal struck with the US in protest over threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to seize Greenland. The European Parliament has been debating legislative proposals to remove many of the EU’s import duties on U.S. goods – the bulk of […]