EU leaders deadlocked over COVID recovery plan after a day of haggling

[ad_1] By Gabriela Baczynska, Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders failed on Friday to make headway in negotiations over a massive stimulus plan to breathe life into economies ravaged…

European stocks ends higher on vaccine cheer, M&A support

[ad_1] By Shashank Nayar, Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – European stocks closed higher on Wednesday as more positive updates on COVID-19 vaccine and merger activity in the region helped offset worries…

Italy guaranteed 86 mln euro Greensill loan to Gupta steel arm, filing says

[ad_1] LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) – The Italian government guaranteed an 86 million euros ($102 million) loan from Greensill Bank, part of the collapsed Greensill Capital group, to one of…

Traumatised Vienna silent after gun rampage

[ad_1] VIENNA (Reuters) – Vienna’s streets lay eerily silent and empty under tight security on Tuesday afternoon, less than 24 hours after four people were killed in a gun rampage…

New U.S. tariffs on French, German aircraft parts, wines to start Tuesday

[ad_1] By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Monday said it would begin collecting new duties on aircraft parts and other products from France and…

After signs of rapprochement, Turkey-EU ties sour again

[ad_1] By Tuvan Gumrukcu, Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s relations with the European Union appeared to take a turn for the worse on Tuesday, as Ankara voiced dissatisfaction with…

France’s Macron calls for immediate release of Navalny

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a joint statement with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic (not seen) at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier…

European shares end at near nine-month high on potential easing of virus curbs

[ad_1] By Shriya Ramakrishnan, Shashank Nayar (Reuters) – European shares ended higher on Tuesday, as the potential easing of lockdowns in France combined with optimism around the deployment of a…

Summit is moment of truth for budget impasse – Merkel

[ad_1] Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to attend a face-to-face EU summit amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Brussels, Belgium December 10, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Thursday’s…

Russian banks fear digital rouble could hit profits, says central bank

[ad_1] MOSCOW, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Russian banks are concerned that the introduction of a digital form of the rouble, currently under consideration by the central bank, could hurt their…