FRANKFURT — Christine Lagarde said she will step down as president of the European Central Bank on Feb. 7, ending months of speculation about her future and creating a vacancy at the top of one of Europe’s most powerful institutions. The ECB confirmed her departure in a statement but gave no immediate details about her […]
Continue ReadingThe United States is at risk of losing its measles-free status as cases surge, raising fresh concerns about the vulnerability of European communities where vaccination coverage remains below the level needed to prevent sustained transmission. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT More than 4,500 cases have been reported in the US this year — roughly twice the total reported […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 29 October 2026 – 8:12 GMT+1•Updated 8:31 German carmaker Volkswagen reported a loss of €5.8bn ($6.5bn) in the third quarter on Thursday, compared with a loss of €1.1bn in the same period last year, as it struggles with intense competition from China. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Sales fell 6.3% in the quarter to €75.3bn, Volkswagen […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa will join Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for two days of talks on trade, security, energy, education and the Arctic on Thursday. The summit “is a very strong statement,” said Mark Camilleri, president of the Canada and EU Trade and Investment Association. […]
Continue ReadingAlton Byers, a mountain geographer at the University of Colorado who was not involved in the study, says it should serve as a “springboard” to bring about more effective early-warning systems and other precautionary measures. But achieving that will be a challenge. Campaigners say building regulations aren’t implemented on the ground and through the years, […]
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Continue ReadingFrançois Picard is pleased to welcome Vitalii Kim, Minister for Veterans Affairs of Ukraine. “If Europe will not support us, we also will fight because it’s our motherland,” says Kim, insisting that Ukraine’s determination to resist Russian aggression will endure regardless of the outcome of negotiations over European financial assistance. Yet behind this assertion of […]
Continue ReadingIt has been five days since a gunman opened fire in the Paris suburb of Trappes in a racist attack that left one person dead and five others injured. Over the weekend, hundreds of people marched through the town to pay tribute to the 26-year-old victim, Bossio Wangi, and show solidarity with his family. The […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 28 October 2026 – 17:06 GMT+1 The European Commission has approved €319 million in Austrian state aid for semiconductor giant Infineon Technologies to help fund a €1.1 billion upgrade of its factory in Villach. The investment will enable the company to ramp up production and establish what it says will be the world’s […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 28 October 2026 – 16:51 GMT+1 The European Commission has approved Hungary’s €5.4 billion Security Action For Europe (SAFE) defence loan application, officially concluding the first round of Brussels’ landmark financing programme to bolster Europe’s military readiness. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyartrimmed the application amount from €16.4 billion to €5.4 billion […]
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