Euro 2020: Czechs face Netherlands with history on their sideSince the Czech Republic emerged as an independent state in 1993, its national team has won five games and lost three against the Dutch, on...
China edges past US as Europe's top trade partnerOver the first nine months of 2020, trade between the EU and China totalled 425.5 billion euros ($514 billion), while trade between the EU ...
Lithuania becomes 19th member of Euro BlockLithuanians celebrated as their country finished a quartercentury transition from a communist economy to a member of the single European cu...
- Microsoft appeal of 899-million euros fine may limit EU powers
Microsoft challenge to an 899 million-euro ($1.26 billion) EU penalty for failing to comply with an antitrust ruling may lead to a curb on ...
- Euro zone jobless rate at 9.6 pc in Aug; highest in 10 years
The unemployment rate in the 16-nation euro zone soared to a ten-year high of 9.6 per cent in August, as the region continued to feel the t...
- Dollar dips vs yen, euro; higher against pound
Dollar rose against the pound but fell versus the euro and yen in New York in thin trading on Tuesday, just before the new year.
- Latvia to get 7.5 bn euro loan package: EU
International donors have agreed to provide Latvia with a 7.5-billion-euro loan package to help the embattled Baltic country cope with a se...
- US, European interbank lending rates fall again
Key interbank lending rates in the US and Europe continued to fall Monday, suggesting that lower borrowing costs, added liquidity from cent...
- Adidas reports stronger sales
The German sportswear and equipment company Adidas said on Monday that Euro 2008 football-related sales were already 50 percent stronger th...
- Italian designers Dolce and Gabbana in tax probe
Italian authorities are probing fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana for alleged tax evasion.
- Raines, 2 others agree to $31.4 million deal with government
Former Fannie Mae chief Franklin Raines and two top executives have agreed to a $31.4 million (euro20 million) settlement with the governme...
- Tiny Cyprus, Malta join euro
The Mediterranean islands scrapped the Cyprus pound and Maltese lira to bring the number of countries using the shared currency to 15.
- Dollar trades near all-time low vs euro
The currency is heading for the longest losing streak since October 2004 as investors increase bets the Federal Reserve will reduce its tar...
- Strong euro starts to filter into ECB expectations
Few investors would bet against the European Central Bank hiking interest rates by June, but the strength of the euro is beginning to cloud...
- EU fines Siemens, Areva, Alstom for price fixing
European authorities fined Siemens, Areva, Alstom, Schneider Electric and six competitors 750.7 million euros ($976.6 million) for fixing p...
- Work permit for Cologne: 30 days is all it will take
The German city of Cologne has decided to offer work permit within four weeks to those who have a job offer in the city.
- Reliance's German subsidiary making profits
German polyester producer Trevira, acquired by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in 2004 for about Rs 440 crore, is on its way to a turnaround ...