2025-01-30
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Europe News
EIB to invest €95bn in 2025, but only €2bn for defence
The EIB, the largest multilateral lender, will double its funding for defence and security from €1 billion to €2 billion by 2025. Its group president defends a proactive approach to both sectors within the bank's remit. "We are not a defence ministry," she said on Thursday.
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Europe News
Unions and NGOs fearful of EU Commission's new pro-business plan
Civil society groups and unions are nervous about the political turn taken by the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen’s second presidency, and warn its new Competitiveness Compass could steer it away from green deal aspirations and workers’ rights.
Economy
Eurozone economy stagnates in Q4 as Germany and France contract
Eurozone GDP stagnated in Q4 2024 as Germany (-0.2%) and France (-0.1%) contracted, reinforcing expectations of more ECB rate cuts. The euro held at $1.04, while bond yields fell. The ECB-Fed policy gap widens as Powell signals "no rush" for rate cuts.
World News
Euroviews. Europe's security would be at major risk without access to rare earths
With no easing of geopolitical tensions in sight, the EU and its members need to fight for themselves by prioritising strategic partnerships with resource-rich countries in Central Asia and beyond, Nicolas Tenzer writes.
Business
US tech giants Tesla, Microsoft and Meta report mixed earnings results
Results for the US tech giants were mixed, as Tesla and Microsoft fell short of market expectations in the growth of their core businesses, while Meta Platforms exceeded analysts' estimates across all metrics, despite ongoing legal challenges.
Culture news
Director Jennifer Tang on Shakespeare, gender and theatre in 2025
Jennifer Tang's folio-feminising London production at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse proves that bathos conquers all, even if it's by accident. She talks to Euronews Culture about the play and her view on the survival of theatre.