The purchases are part of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s push to build Europe’s most powerful conventional army, aiming to reduce reliance on an increasingly unpredictable ally, the United States.

France and Spain showed signs of resilience in the face of higher U.S. tariffs, while the German and Italian economies both contracted.

The agreement states that the U.S. will impose a 15 percent import tariff on cars, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductors from Europe. Some of the products subject to this tariff are essential for the ...

The newly-established EU-US trade pact looks set to reshape supply chains, causing concern for numerous European firms but benefitting American exporters ...

Since the beginning of 2025, OCHA has documented approximately 757 incidents of attacks by Israeli settlers that resulted in ...

Euro zone economic growth held up better than feared last quarter, suggesting that businesses are adapting to trade uncertainty, potentially reducing the need for more European Central Bank interest ...

Europe’s writers, actors, musicians and producers accuse the EU of selling out creative industries in favor of GenAI giants ...

The German economy shrank slightly by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the previous period. This was in line ...

German sportswear brand Adidas warned that higher U.S. tariffs would add around 200 million euros ($231 million) to its costs ...

Uganda’s coffee export earnings reached $2.2 billion in 2024/2025, doubling from $1.14 billion the previous year. Coffee export volumes grew by 25%, with 7.7 million bags (462,000 tonnes) shipped ...

In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 dropped 0.3% in morning trading. JDE Peet's rose 10.9% and Grifols added 8.9%. On the other hand, IMCD slipped 10.7%, and INFICON Holding sunk 10%. The FTSE 100 lost ...

Germany's economy contracted by 0.1% in the second quarter, data showed on Wednesday, as demand from the United States slowed ...