European Business

EU hits Russia’s diamond industry with new round of sanctions over Ukraine war

EU opens proceedings against X in first probe under new Digital Services Act

European Central Bank rate cut bets are premature, markets have eased too much, policy-maker says

Dutch court orders British American Tobacco to pay €1.8-billion fine, back taxes

Fed stands alone as European Central Bank, Bank of England stick with tight policy

Bank of England says interest rates to stay high for ‘an extended period’

Britain’s economy shrank in October, testing Bank of England’s resolve on rates

EU lawmakers provisionally agree on a bill on gig workers’ rights

Robinhood expands crypto trading to more-regulated European Union

EU closer to landmark AI Act after marathon overnight talks

Britain bans some airline adverts over ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Norway’s largest private sector labour union joins Tesla blockade in support for Swedish workers

France passes law to protect farmers against neighbours’ complaints over noise, smells

Euro zone inflation fell more than expected in November, pitting ECB against markets

Euro banknotes to get new design in effort to make them more relatable, ECB says

Uber to open its platform to London’s black cabs next year

EU Commission announces action plan to overhaul bloc’s electricity infrastructure

Rapid adoption of AI threatens wages, but so far is not destroying jobs, ECB paper finds

European Central Bank’s fight to tame inflation progressing but not yet done, Lagarde says

Political noise distracts central Europe’s rate-setters, raising new hazards for investors

European Central Bank says property slump could last years in threat to lenders

ECB’s Christine Lagarde says Europe needs single market watchdog in push for capital union

Bank of England rate-setter Megan Greene says investors have missed ‘higher for longer’ message

Germany’s drug regulator eyes Ozempic export ban amid shortages across Europe

British inflation slows sharply in October, offering relief to Bank of England

Dutch government scraps plan to cap flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport next summer

Women in the EU still getting paid 13% less than men doing same job, Commission says

Microsoft and Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status

Euro zone economy shrinks in third-quarter, but employment rises

EU clinches deal on rules to secure critical raw materials amid race with China, U.S.

Ukraine’s central bank kept the financial system alive during the war with generators, money printing and foreign donors

Euro zone inflation could tick up in coming months, ECB president says