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EU countries agree to shift major financial market oversight to ESMA

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The Ring

Who can afford to live in Greece? The Ring in Athens

From Brussels and Strasbourg to the heart of Athens, overlooking the Acropolis: "The Ring" travels to the Greek capital for a political showdown centred on migration, the housing crisis, and the arrest warrant issued against Benjamin Netanyahu.

Economy

Higher fuel bills are costing the EU €270 million a day, report says

Diesel accounts for most of the extra road fuel cost. T&E estimates that an EU diesel driver paid €142 more over the period it studied, while a German long-haul truck faced an extra €236 a week.

Business

Europe versus the US: The world’s best cities in 2026 ranked

Europe claims four places among the world’s top 10 cities for economic strength, liveability and future potential: London, Paris, Dublin and Zurich. The US accounts for five, led by New York.

Climate

How can Europe cut industrial emissions without slowing development?

A new study suggests importing some of the materials used to make steel, fertilisers and chemicals could help Europe keep more manufacturing at home.

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Business

Will Seat disappear? Government confident as Volkswagen weighs brand's future

The government says it is confident Seat will continue after Volkswagen kept several options open for the brand beyond 2030, adding no decision has yet been made on its future.

Economy

German exports fall for first time in five months, deepening recovery fears

Germany's export engine is sputtering. Shipments fell in July for the first time in five months, as weaker demand from China and the eurozone outweighed a rebound in US trade.

Economy

Europe's most charitable countries: Where do people give the most?

Ireland and Romania are among Europe's most generous countries, according to a recent report measuring both the share of people who give and the proportion of their income they donate.

Economy

The hidden bill: How Europe's scorching summers are reshaping budgets

Another summer of record heat, drought and wildfires is leaving European governments with a bill that will land months later in the form of emergency relief, farm compensation, infrastructure repairs, unpaid taxes and food inflation.

Belgium

Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how?

Draghi’s new Rhine Group wants to fix Europe. But how? Euronews speaks to Executive Director Luis Garicano about the group’s mission, members and why now.

Business

EU GDP shares: Which countries are rising and which are falling?

The share of each EU country in the bloc’s total GDP changes over time. Euronews Business looks at how these shares have evolved over the past 20 years.

Business

Financial sovereignty, digital euro and payment roaming: EU seeks alternatives to US cards

From the digital euro to private interoperability and Brazil's PIX, the race for sovereignty is on, but the real test is securing payment autonomy at home and abroad.

Economy

Europe's extreme heatwave could cost EU economies €180 billion

Extreme heat could cost EU economies around €180 billion this year, roughly 1% of GDP and almost exactly the growth the bloc had been expecting for 2026, with France facing the heaviest blow of the big member states.

Economy

ECB hostage to oil prices? Lagarde leaves door open for September hike

ECB President Christine Lagarde warned that surging oil prices could shape the September rate decision, leaving the door open to another interest rate hike at the next meeting.

Economy

ECB holds rates at 2.25% as reignited Iran war boosts inflation fears

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, pausing after June's first hike in three years as easing inflation bought policymakers time, while renewed fighting in the Middle East caused a new rise in energy prices, keeping another hike firmly on the table for autumn.

Economy

Spain backs Hernández de Cos in first-ever bid for the ECB presidency

The Spanish government has chosen Pablo Hernández de Cos, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements and former Bank of Spain governor, as its candidate to succeed Christine Lagarde at the ECB.

Economy

One in five EU jobs classed as vulnerable and Spain tops the list

Close to one in five jobs in the European Union qualifies as vulnerable on at least one of three counts, inadequate pay, insecure employment or a lack of workplace rights, according to a new report from Eurofound, which places Spain at the top of the table.