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It comes as the EU doubles down on electrification, renewables and nuclear to reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel imports, amid rising energy prices caused by the war in Iran. “We must reduce our overdependency on imported fossil fuels and boost our homegrown, affordable, clean energy supply. From renewables to nuclear, in full respect of […]

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President Donald Trump again lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Truth Social Thursday, the president’s third post about Germany since Merz contended that the White House is being “humiliated” amid its ongoing war against Iran. “The Chancellor of Germany should spend more time on ending the war with Russia/Ukraine (Where he has been […]

Under the French constitution, the bank’s governor is nominated by the French president and is appointed by government decree after a parliamentary vote. The government has not communicated on the selection process, nor on hearings with possible candidates, but an official in Macron’s entourage said the president would make his pick in May. The nominee […]

But Stark, Miliband’s pick to head his department’s efforts to replace nearly all fossil fuels in the U.K. energy system with solar, wind and other clean power by 2030, said that green transition would still involve deals with Beijing. “China will be present in the future energy system. Chinese tech will be present in the […]

“The Governing Council is not pre-committing to a particular rate path,” the ECB said in a statement that observed that “upside risks to inflation and the downside risks to growth have intensified.” The Bank said that implications of the war for medium-term inflation and economic activity will depend on the intensity and duration of the […]

“This work is carried out shoulder-to-shoulder, for our mutual benefit and in deep transatlantic partnership,” he added. Trump late Wednesday lashed out at Germany, a sign of his rising anger over allied reluctance to help with the war he launched against Iran and his pique at Merz criticizing the conduct of the campaign. “The United […]

But he said of the war response: “I think if he were doing that, if that were up to him, he would have probably helped us with Iran. “He would’ve followed the suggestions we made with respect to Ukraine, because we have some disagreements on Ukraine, not having to do with NATO so much as […]

The number incorporated weaker than expected figures from France, where GDP was flat from the fourth quarter. But the region’s largest economy Germany performed better than feared, growing 0.3 percent, while growth in Italy and Spain slowed by less than forecast. The war — and the resulting surge in oil and gas prices — has […]