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Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe

Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe...

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Lack of awareness hurdle to ensuring traceability: experts

Lack of awareness about digital product passports, the latest European Union regulations and circular supply chains among the country’s manufacturers, especially small and medium-sized ones, is a significant challenge in ensuring traceability of exportable goods, said experts...

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Midsized German firms bet on niche products

While Germany’s big companies groan under the US tariff burden, many small and midsize firms, the backbone of Europe’s top economy, are confident their highly-specialised goods will just keep selling...

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Thyssenkrupp to spin off marine division

German industrial titan Thyssenkrupp’s shareholders on Friday backed a spin-off of its warship and submarine-building unit, seeking to better position the group to benefit from a European defence boom...

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China exports top forecasts

China’s exports rose more than expected last month, with official data on Thursday showing a jump in shipments to the European Union and other markets offset a drop in those to the United States...

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Germany factory output lowest since pandemic

German industrial production slumped in June to its lowest level since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe’s top economy even before US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs kicked in...

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German factory orders fall

German industrial orders unexpectedly fell in June, official data showed Wednesday, as Europe’s biggest economy struggles with prolonged domestic weakness and volatile US trade policy...

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Czech driverless train hits open track

A rail line linking two northern Czech towns is testing Europe’s first driverless train operating in an open environment, its developer told AFP on Tuesday...

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First export consignment sent to Europe from BSEZ

For the first time, Singer Bangladesh has commenced exports from its home appliance plant located in the Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, marking a significant milestone for the country’s economic zones...

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EU defends Trump trade deal in face of backlash

The European Union on Monday defended its trade deal with president Donald Trump, with EU capitals and businesses sharply divided on an outcome some branded a ‘capitulation’...

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European Union resigned to 15pc US tariff

The United States and the European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 per cent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade war...

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Global stocks, dollar rise

Stock markets and the dollar advanced Monday after the European Union and United States struck a deal to avert a damaging trade war...

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Iran holds N-talks with European powers

Iranian diplomats said they held ‘frank and detailed’ nuclear talks on Friday with counterparts from Germany, Britain and France, who have threatened to trigger sanctions if Tehran fails to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with UN inspectors.

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European car market tumbles 7pc in June

Europe’s new car market saw a sharp seven-per cent year-on-year drop in June, with top economies Germany, France and Italy posting especially steep declines, according to automobile manufacturers’ figures published on Thursday...

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New twist in EU-China patents standoff at WTO

The European Union has obtained a mostly favourable ruling in one of its ongoing trade disputes with China over intellectual property, according to a decision published by the WTO on Monday...

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European powers behind nuclear deal collapse: Iran

Tehran on Monday blamed European powers for the failure of the 2015 nuclear deal, accusing them of breaking their commitments ahead of renewed talks in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany...