Category: 3. Business
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Gold tops $3,000 for first time on Trump tariff threats
Bars of 250 gram fine gold are stored at a plant of gold refiner and bar manufacturer Argor-Heraeus SA in the southern Swiss town of Mendrisio. Picture taken on November 13, 2008. — Reuters US shares rose in early deals after slumping in recent sessions. European… Continue Reading
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Vote recount changes political landscape in Bulgaria
After the Bulgarian Constitutional Court ordered a partial recount of October’s election results, the nationalist, pro-Russian Velichie party now has 10 seats in parliament. ADVERTISEMENT The make-up of Bulgaria’s parliament has changed, after the country’s Constitutional Country… Continue Reading
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Governments agree to ease regulation of new-generation GMOs
The EU is to set to release a new class of genetically modified crops from strict regulation that dates back over 20 years, but MEPs and governments are divided over whether biotech firms should be allowed to patent them. Continue Reading
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European stocks, euro rally as Germany strikes historic debt deal
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, struck a deal to loosen borrowing limits, unleashing €500 billion for defence and infrastructure. Markets surged, while analysts debated its impact on inflation and ECB rate policy. Continue Reading
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Russian mercenary sentenced to life by Finnish court for war crimes in Ukraine
A Russian national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Finnish court for committing war crimes in eastern Ukraine in 2014. Voislav Torden, 38, a senior member of the Russian far-right mercenary group Rusich, was found guilty of four charges by a court in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, on… Continue Reading
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Russian music great Sofia Gubaidulina dies in Germany at 93
Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany, where she spent more than 30 years of her life after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Gubaidulina, who was 93, was one of a group of composers blacklisted in the Soviet Union in 1979. But her work eventually reached the West,… Continue Reading
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Huawei banned from European Parliament over bribery probe – POLITICO
The firm is at the heart of a new corruption scandal that involves “preliminary charges of active corruption, forgery of documents, money laundering” at the European Parliament, Belgian federal prosecutors said Thursday. Huawei had nine people registered to enter Parliament’s premises when… Continue Reading
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Video. New Zealand soldier Dominic Abelen honoured with haka in Ukraine
Updated: 14/03/2025 – 15:12 GMT+1 A haka was performed by Ukrainian soldiers to honour Dominic Abelen, a New Zealand soldier of Māori descent killed in 2022, whose body was recently returned to Ukraine, where he was awarded two medals. … More Ukrainian… Continue Reading
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We’re all living longer, but Mediterraneans live longest in EU, says Eurostat – POLITICO
Regions with the highest expected life span are the Spanish capital Madrid with 86.1 years, followed by the northern Italian region of Trento and the Åland Islands between Sweden and Finland with 85.1 years. On the other hand, Bulgaria’s northwestern region had the lowest life… Continue Reading
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Euronews celebrates impartial journalism at launch of new Polish edition
Guests at the event in Warsaw on Thursday included Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa, Poland’s Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, and opposition leader Mateusz Morawiecki. ADVERTISEMENT Euronews has opened an office in Warsaw and officially celebrated with an event attended by… Continue Reading