Business Are German politics to blame for the automotive industry crisis? At the opening of the International Motor Show (IAA) in Munich, a trade expert spoke to Euronews about the challenges facing Germany's automotive sector and says political decisions are to blame. 11/09/2025
Economy Winners and losers in Europe’s real household income per capita Euronews Business examines how real household income per capita and real GDP per capita changed in the first quarter of 2025. 07/09/2025
Business MPS offer for Mediobanca hits minimum take-up threshold As a requirement for the takeover, MPS needed investors to offer up at least 35% of Mediobanca shares. This goal has been surpassed, with MPS securing 38.5% of Mediobanca. 04/09/2025
Business MPS relaunches bid for Mediobanca takeover Monte dei Paschi raises its offer for the acquisition of Mediobanca, adding €0.9 in cash per share and lowered the threshold for the validity of the takeover bid to 35%. The offer is now worth a total of €13.5 billion. Piazza Affari reacts with falls for both stocks. 02/09/2025
Partner content How the UN’s Awaza Programme is unlocking trade for landlocked nations Partner content presented by Turkmenaragatnashyk The UN’s Awaza Programme sets a 10-year plan to boost trade, resilience and connectivity for 32 landlocked nations worldwide. 02/09/2025
Business Groceries: Egg prices rise by 40% in Portugal in the past year To buy half a dozen eggs, consumers in Portugal now spend more than €2. Prices have risen 81% in just three years. 01/09/2025
Partner content Uzbekistan’s Olympic leap: celebrating Independence Day with new sporting heights Partner content presented by the Tourism Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan marks its 34th Independence Day with a new Olympic village, record sporting success, and reforms shaping a modern future. 01/09/2025
Economy Will Powell hint at a rate cut? All eyes on Jackson Hole speech Markets await Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech for clues on rates. With inflation high and jobs weakening, the Fed faces pressure. Powell may leave a September rate cut on the table, but the trajectory isn't guaranteed. 22/08/2025
Economy Germany’s GDP contraction worse than expected after tariff boost The economy had seen a slight uptick at the start of this year as businesses sought to get ahead of tariffs, but the country has now slipped back into contraction territory. 22/08/2025
Focus UN summit in Turkmenistan sets 10-year plan for landlocked nations In partnership with LLDC3 - Awaza, Turkmenistan In Awaza, Turkmenistan, the United Nations set a 10-year roadmap to tackle the economic, trade and infrastructure challenges facing 32 landlocked developing countries across four continents. 20/08/2025
Europe in Motion European brews: Alcohol-free sector grows 11% The alcohol-free beer sector grew by 11% in 2024. While Germany leads in production, the Netherlands is the EU's biggest exporter. 20/08/2025
Economy Japan's economy holds steady at half-year mark despite Trump tariffs The country's GDP grew in the second quarter thanks to a rush of pre-tariff exports and a glut of international tourists. 15/08/2025
Economy The UK economy grows despite tariff pressures, outpacing G7 peers While not comparable to the growth at the beginning of the year, July's numbers are bigger than predicted and signal a greater resilience than other top G7 economies. 14/08/2025
Economy Ibex-35 hits 15,000 points and reaches the highest level since 2007 The Spanish stock market index had not reached highs like this since 2007, just before the global market crash. 14/08/2025
Economy The new 'Tiger economy': Vietnam's 2045 get rich quick plan Vietnam wants to follow in the footsteps of Taiwan and South Korea, but focusing on one single industry is no longer viable to build a strong and resilient economy. 13/08/2025
Tech News Tech expert: AI is key to bridging productivity gap between EU and US Worker productivity in Europe is lower than in the US, and the gap continues to widen. Embracing AI could help reverse that. 11/08/2025
Business Rental demand eases in Portugal, but house prices continue to grow In the second quarter of 2025, each house available for rent received an average of 17 enquiries, a 43% drop from the same period in 2024. Portalegre is the city with the highest demand for rental properties. 11/08/2025
Business Tariffs: 'Economic blow' for Switzerland coming if no new deal with US The tariffs, which come into effect on Thursday, are estimated to affect around 60% of Swiss exports to the United States, its largest market for its exports of pharmaceuticals, watches, machinery and chocolate. 05/08/2025
World News Trump announces 90-day negotiating period on trade with Mexico Nations are scrambling to finalise the outlines of a trade framework with Trump in order to avoid him imposing higher tariff rates that could upend economies and governments. 31/07/2025
Business Over 100,000 Ukrainian companies founded in Poland since 2022 Since the outbreak of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Ukrainians residing in Poland have established more than 13,000 companies and around 90,000 sole proprietorships, according to data from the Polish Economic Institute and Gremi Personal. 30/07/2025