The Latest Breaking News from Europe

In 2025, the European Union stepped up investigations of Big Tech companies for flouting rules on digital markets and services. Here are the main actions regulators have taken.

Growth in the US economy – and the president’s political survival – rest on AI. The EU must use its leverage and stand up to him, says the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ Johnny Ryan

The European Commission has presented a plan to address the housing crisis in Europe, which includes relaxing rules on economic intervention by governments.

Despite funding challenges, most of the six European countries still support aiding Ukraine as Russia's invasion continues, with only Italy showing consistently sharp division.

Most people outside of banking won’t have heard of Euroclear. It’s a Brussels-based settlement provider that enables the transfer of ownership of securities between seller and buyer. The firm is the focal point of a major geopolitical confrontation between Russia and the European Union.

The EU's financial services chief Maria Luís Albuquerque calls on lawmakers to seize what she described as a "moment of urgency" to finalise tools to create a true European capital markets union. Albuquerque says its completion could unlock trillions and boost the European economy.

A Howden report said there was a 44% rise between June to October compared with 2024-25, with Chelsea having 23 injuries at a financial loss of £17m

Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Portugal already have similar schemes seeking to reduce residents’ dependence on private vehicles.

The proposal would mark one of the most significant reorganizations of the Pentagon’s senior leadership in decades.