The European Commission has presented new initiatives that it says will strengthen the EU's economic security and boost competitiveness. However, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) says the measures could create adverse market distortions for the recycling industry.

The European Union unveiled a new plan to make sure its industries aren’t overtaken by global rivals as competition intensifies with the US and China.

The EU is struggling to find economic bright spots. But on its eastern flank, one major economy is shining bright: Poland. What can Warsaw teach the rest of the bloc?In an era of existential economic gloom across the EU, one of its larger members has been ...

A series of recent economic and geopolitical shocks have led to rising fragmentation of global trade, whereby countries tend to boost economic ties with those sharing similar political values, economic policies and security interests.

Europe is experiencing a geopolitical awakening that will also reshape the continent’s economic landscape. Can the European Union muster the will to change? Previous experience indicates that the answer is yes. In testing times, we must look to our past ...

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Spanish Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo said migration remains an economic opportunity even as the debate around it is hijacked by political forces, with false narratives about migrants amplified by social media.

EU commits €45m more to Nigeria’s digital economy, supporting fibre infrastructure, skills development and public-sector digitalisation.

Europe is losing ground fast. Since 2000, productivity growth has lagged 30 percent behind the U.S. The same trend holds for venture capital (VC). Over the past decade, the European Union (EU) has averaged just 0.3 percent of GDP in VC funding, less than ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that the U.S. and European Union had reached an agreement on a framework for a trade deal. Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the deal following a meeting in Scotland, which ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — Europe’s economy grew more strongly in the first three months of the year, only to see hopes for an ongoing recovery quickly squelched by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Gross domestic product in the 20 eurozone ...

Large enterprises across the European Union, while making up a tiny fraction of the total 33.5 million companies, generated over half of the net turnover in 2024, according to Eurostat, highlighting the economic dominance of major firms.