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France’s political chaos throws its soaring debt and deficit into the spotlight
France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen as she arrives for a summit at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on March 27, 2025. F Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Tensions are likely to be high in Brussels this week, as yet another political implosion in France leaves the […]
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What we know about the cyberattack that hit major European airports
Travellers wait in Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport on Sept. 20, 2025 after major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London’s Heathrow were hit by “cyber-related disruption.” Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Disruption at some European airports continued for a second day on Sunday after a cyberattack targeted check-in technology company Collins Aerospace. […]
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Cyberattack disrupts operations at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels
Planes land at the Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. Steve Parsons | Pa Images | Getty Images A cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides check-in […]
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How Europe’s ‘trade bazooka’ could be a last resort against Trump’s tariffs
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2020. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters The European Union appears to be preparing to deploy its “Anti-Coercion Instrument” — characterized as a “nuclear option” to try to […]
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Trade deadlines and oil drama set the stage for a crunch week in global markets
Flags of the European Union and the United States. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images CNBC’s assignment desk has a conundrum this week: how to approach July, 9. Why does this specific date matter? It’s the deadline for trade negotiations between the U.S. and European Union before the tariffs axe (maybe) falls […]
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Like it or not, NATO’s hitting a 5% defense spending target, U.S. says
U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth attends the meeting of North Atlantic Council defence ministers during the NATO defence ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters on June 05, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Omar Havana | Getty Images News | Getty Images A higher defense spending target for NATO members is looking likely, as the alliance […]
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The EU wants to end all Russian gas imports. Moscow’s friends in the bloc say it’s a ‘serious mistake’
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during their joint press conference at the Kremlin on July 5, 2024. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia’s allies in Eastern Europe say Brussels plans to end all Russian gas and energy imports in the coming years are tantamount to “economic suicide” […]
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Ukraine ‘may be Russian someday,’ Trump says, as the U.S. ups the pressure on Kyiv and allies
Donald Trump (L) and Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrive to attend a joint press conference after a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, on July 16, 2018. Yuri Kadobnov | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine could lose its sovereignty to Russia, and said he wanted compensation for the aid […]
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Marine moved from the U.S. to Brussels with her family—our mortgage is beneath $3,000/thirty day period: Just take a glimpse inside of
My husband Martin and I satisfied in Brussels in 2012, when I practically stepped on his toes at my neighborhood farmer’s industry. At the time, I was functioning as a security manager at NATO headquarters, and he was on a enterprise excursion from his property in the Netherlands. Three days later, we went on our […]
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Russia-Ukraine war dwell updates: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant struck by drones Zelenskyy calls for much more assistance amid Kharkiv bombardment
The Russian-managed Zaporizhzhia nuclear energy plant in southern Ukraine on June 15, 2023. Olga Maltseva | Afp | Getty Images The United Nations’ atomic strength watchdog sounded the alarm Sunday soon after drones struck a nuclear reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine. The International Atomic Electricity Company reported the severe incident […]
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