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Economy

European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal 

Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defence and infrastructure. Markets surged, while analysts debated its impact on inflation and ECB rate policy.

14/03/2025

Europe News

Germany's Merz ‘resolute and determined,' former EU chief Barroso says

Merz’s centre-right CDU emerged as the largest party in Sunday’s federal elections, winning 208 seats in the 630-seat German parliament.

25/02/2025

Europe News

Who is Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become Germany's chancellor?

The 69-year-old CDU leader Friedrich Merz is a major favourite for the German chancellorship after Sunday's snap election.

21/02/2025

Europe News

German politicians clash over war and security in last election debate

Top German politicians debated on ZDF ahead of Sunday’s elections, focusing on war threats and European security.

21/02/2025

Europe News

Germany's Scholz meets UK PM Keir Starmer on eve of Brussels summit

While ruling out rejoining the EU trade bloc five years after Brexit, Starmer said he wants to forge a closer relationship on defence, energy and trade.

02/02/2025

Europe News

Austria swears in Schallenberg as interim chancellor

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has been entrusted to lead the country in the interim as negotiations to form the country's new leading coalition continue.

10/01/2025

Europe News

The Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer resigns after talks on forming a government collapsed

Austria's conservative chancellor Karl Nehammer broke off coalition talks with the Social Democrats to form the country's next government on Saturday, saying they couldn't find agreement on key issues.

04/01/2025

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Standing open-armed, UK is choosing investment over decline

A UK with strong foundations and a stable economy translates into a UK that is a stable partner to our friends in Europe, United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves writes in a Euronews exclusive.

18/11/2024

Culture news

LIVE issues music manifesto to save grassroots music sector

The voice of the UK’s live music industry has published a manifesto of the utmost importance, ahead of next week's Autumn Statement.

15/11/2023

Culture news

Why are UK’s small music venues in ‘full-blown crisis’?

"The UK risks producing fewer world-beating artists as a direct result of the decision you make on this issue in your Autumn Statement," writes UK charity Music Venue Trust in an open letter to the government.

26/09/2023

Germany

Germany's Scholz shares picture with eyepatch after jogging incident

The 65-year-old politician fell while jogging in his hometown of Potsdam on Saturday and was forced to cancel appointments over the weekend.

04/09/2023

Germany

Ex-German Chancellor Schröder urged to quit party over Russian links

The so-leader of the SPD says Schröder's recent comments about the war in Ukraine have made his position "even more untenable".

25/04/2022

United Kingdom

Tory MP says 'not the right or responsible moment' for UK PM to go

Sir Roger Gale says the Conservative Party should not hold a leadership election amid the war in Ukraine.

13/04/2022

United Kingdom

Energy bills to rise €833 for average UK households

UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the government will set aside more than €10 billion to support customers.

03/02/2022

Austria

Karl Nehammer set to become Austria's next chancellor

Nehammer needs the backing of his party’s junior coalition partners, the Greens, and the approval of Austria’s president, which is considered a formality.

03/12/2021

Germany

Pomp and punk as Germany's Angela Merkel gets military tribute

A song by East German-born punk singer Nina Hagen was among those requested by the outgoing Chancellor as she was treated to a traditional send-off.

02/12/2021

Austria

Austria's Schallenberg to step down as his predecessor Kurz retires

Schallenberg says he will go when a new party leader is chosen, while his predecessor as head of government Sebastian Kurz says he is leaving politics.

02/12/2021

Germany

Merkel offers positive view of German handling of 2015 migrant crisis

Looking back on her legacy, Merkel said the 2015 migrant crisis was one of the most challenging events during her time as German chancellor.

08/11/2021

Germany

Dismissed: Germany's Merkel becomes caretaker chancellor

Angela Merkel received her formal dismissal certificate from the post of chancellor after 16 years in office.

26/10/2021

Austria

Austria leader allegedly used public cash for positive media coverage

Prosecutors confirmed earlier they are investigating Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and nine others in a bribery probe.

06/10/2021