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Business

Europe’s economy is slowing down

According to the preliminary Eurostat data Eurozone GDP grew 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the April-June period, down from 0.4% in the previous three months.

Business

US-China trade talks resumed

US-China trade talks resumed in Shanghai amid low expectations for a breakthrough.

Business

Dominic Raab on Brexit: EU position is 'stubborn'

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that on the EU side the UK saw a 'stubborn' position and Britain might end up leaving on WTO terms.

Business

Ryanair profit down, says growth plans could be hit further by MAX delays and Brexit

Europe's largest low-cost carrier reported post-tax profit down 21% year on year at 243 million euros.

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Business

ECB paves way for more stimulus in September

The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at the meeting in Frankfurt with the main refinancing rate remaining at zero and the deposit rate at minus 0.4%.

Business

How will Boris Johnson 'energise' the economy?

"The campaign is over and the work begins," - declared Boris Johnson, promising to energise the country. How will he 'energise' the economy, which has fallen from the top to the bottom of the league of G7 leading economies since the Brexit vote?

Real Economy

Occupational cancer - how to minimise risks?

In partnership with The European Commission

Cancer accounts for 52% of work related deaths annually - what can the EU do to protect its 40 million workers from this?

Real Economy

How will the EU elections affect member states' economies?

In partnership with The European Commission

There has rarely been much public interest in the European Parliament elections, but now they are being held at a challenging time for Europe. But what do voters really want?

Real Economy

The future of work: are your skills up to date?

In partnership with The European Commission

Skills are the currency of the 21st century and, together with education, they are crucial factors shaping the future of our societies and economies. But, are your skills up to date?

Real Economy

European Investment plan creates 750k jobs

In partnership with The European Commission

The European Fund for Strategic Investments has mobilized €335 billion in additional investment across the EU since 2015. The Juncker Plan is estimated to have supported the creation of some 750,000 jobs. By 2020, that figure is set to rise to 1.4 million.

Economy

EU prepares no-deal contingency plans for British people working in Europe

EU Commissioner for Employment Marianne Thyssen told Euronews’s Business Editor Sasha Vakulina that the measures would not be as far-reaching as those contained in the Withdrawal Agreement

Real Economy

Innovation: Europe's road to growth

In partnership with The European Commission

In this episode, Real Economy takes a look at what Europe is doing to boost investment in innovative industries such artificial intelligence and robotics in order to foster growth.

Real Economy

Europe boosts growth with structural reform

In partnership with The European Commission

The European Commission aims to boost growth amongst its Member States through its Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP). The programme aims to provide technical support to all EU Member States, stepping up their development.

Real Economy

Will I have social security protection if I work elsewhere in EU?

In partnership with The European Commission

Some 17 million EU citizens live in an EU member state other than the one in which they are nationals. But do they enjoy the same social security rights and protection?

Real Economy

Challenging the dollar: how using the euro is good for EU businesses

In partnership with The European Commission

Europeans identify the euro as one of the main symbols of the EU, but for many European businesses the dollar remains the main currency of choice.

Real Economy

Twenty years on, what's next for the euro?

In partnership with The European Commission

From a dream project not many believed in, to the currency of 340 million Europeans. We look at the past, present and future of the euro.

Switzerland

Behind the scenes at Davos

Sasha Vakulina takes you into the corridors where the global elites do their thing.

World News

Failure to tax the rich hits girls hardest: Oxfam

"We all suffer, but it's women and girls who suffer most"

Economy

Will Iran's economy take a hit?

There are concerns about the economic fallout from Donald Trump's decision to pull the US out of the 2015 nuclear-for-sanctions agreement with Tehran

Ukraine

Two wars that left a 96-year-old hero to mourn for his grandson

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