Dutch households with a heat pump see energy bills rise the most
A large majority of households would pay €400 to €600 more a year by 2031 than they do now.
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Anthropic finds its chatbot in Iranian ministries and Yemen rockets
Anthropic reveals that its chatbot, Claude, was misused by Iranian ministries and Yemen groups for cyber operations and weapons development, prompting account bans…
More than 120 MEPs push to reopen frozen Russian assets debate
The letter was signed by 122 parliamentarians from six political groups, backs a late-August initiative by Poland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain.
Zucman invites Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez to Paris ‘anti-oligarchy’ summit
The French economist behind the rejected billionaire levy wants to put wealth taxes at the heart of France's 2027 presidential race.
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Athens looks to Paris to restart power cable stalled by Turkish warships
Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron discussed the Great Sea Interconnector at the Élysée on September 9, weeks after a French fund took control of the project.
ECB lifts rates for second time this year
The bank has kept its 2026 inflation forecast unchanged but revised up its projections for the following two years.
Lagarde plays down neutral rate as ECB raises borrowing costs again
The European Central Bank President said the theoretical benchmark carried little weight while the energy shock from the Iran war kept inflation above target.
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Brussels forces Google to lower quality of searches in the EU
The European Commission’s own decision records that Google’s previous display was better for users in several of the disputed boxes.
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EPP backs sustainable finance compromise it says it would not have written
The deal is about who may sit in a fund allowed to call itself "transition" or "sustainable" if they meet tests on capital spending and emissions.
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Brussels procurement plan reopens EU split over ‘European preference’
The overhaul would let public buyers turn away bids carrying too little European content, a power free-trading capitals warned against.
EU carbon rules raise costs at Spain’s biggest port as an EU-backed Moroccan port prepares to open
Tanger Med now handles more than twice as many containers as Algeciras, and a second Moroccan hub part-financed by the EBRD is due to start operating this year.
EU not up to the task of fighting illicit tobacco trade, auditors find
The Commission and Member States have taken measures, the auditors say, but the response remains fragmented and is not robust enough.
Jaguar Land Rover to cut about 4,000 jobs
JLR employs about 43,000 people worldwide, including about 34,000 in Britain. A smaller round last year removed about 500 UK management roles.
EU procurement overhaul takes aim at Chinese bidders
Bidders would also have to explain prices falling significantly below competing offers, a provision Euractiv described as a veiled reference to China.
Mitsotakis promises tax cuts and higher wages as Greeks protest over living costs
The Greek Prime Minister has set out a four-year plan of income support and tax relief less than a year before a general election.
Portugal’s largest unsubsidised solar park enters insolvency
The business model has become increasingly challenging as solar generation has expanded rapidly across the Iberian electricity market.
EU suspends Brazilian meat and honey imports over antimicrobial rules
The measure took effect on Thursday, following a decision adopted by the European Commission earlier this year.
Brussels keeps Morocco migration funding on course despite Ceuta breach
The European Commission has called Rabat a strategic partner and confirmed further money for border work, five weeks after tens of thousands crossed into the Spanish…
EU faces new Trump tariffs over Big Tech fines, Britain is spared
The procedure lets Washington impose duties if it finds foreign practices "unreasonable or discriminatory".
Turkey plans to expand nuclear co-operation with Russia
Erdoğan said Ankara would consider raising its relationship with the organisation to a higher level.
Explosives found at German coal-plant substation in apparent attack
The installation, at Turnow-Preilack in the Spree-Neiße district, is a 380-kilovolt node in the extra-high-voltage network.
Brussels designates ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox under Digital Services Act
The European Commission gains investigative powers over how the services work. Fines for serious breaches can reach 6 per cent of worldwide annual turnover.
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Tusk defunds top court in 2027 Polish record deficit budget
The projected deficit leaves Poland under continued pressure to bring its public finances into line with EU fiscal rules.
German nuclear group files complaint against public broadcaster for inflating atom costs and cheapening wind
Nuklearia e.V. said NDR presented the project as if Warsaw were spending about €45 billion on something a wind park could do for €5 billion.
Google eases EU spam rules on publisher sites after Brussels probe
The company said the change would take effect on August 30, covering the 27 EU member states plus Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
German industry pushes Merz towards a harder China line
For years the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the big car, chemical and machinery groups treated China as a market first and a rival second.
US exposes Italy-based tech collective used by violent far-left groups and terrorists
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said far-left terrorism was “a profound threat to the United States and the broader West”.
Meta settles US child-safety claims for up to €15.5 billion
The deal resolves litigation originally filed by 29 states in 2023 and later joined by additional states and territories.
Nepal flood death toll climbs as hundreds remain missing, among them scores of Europeans
Ukraine reports the largest European group unaccounted for as Brussels activates its Copernicus satellite service and Nepali police warn the toll will rise significantly.
Schnabel says ECB must raise rates further to contain inflation
"At the current policy rate, inflation is unlikely to return to target over the medium term, and therefore further tightening will be necessary".