Business
EIB Group approved €7.9 billion for innovation, water, clean energy, transport, housing and global partnerships across EU partner countries.
ECB raises key interest rates by 25 basis points, lifting the eurozone deposit rate to 2.25% as inflation pressure returns across the euro area.
EU launches T-MED to mobilise up to €25 billion for Mediterranean renewable energy, clean tech, hydrogen and grid projects by 2035.
EU approval of stricter steel import rules cuts tariff-free quotas, raises duties and resets market safeguards before June 30 expiry.
EU and US agreed a critical minerals action plan that aligns trade measures, market tools, stockpiling and formal supply chain coordination.
EU ETS emissions declined 1.3% in 2025, with industry emissions down and solar power growth helping keep the bloc on its long-term path.
Euronext wheat settled at 195.25 euros a tonne after hitting its weakest intraday level since February, with ample supplies steering the market lower.
Eight OPEC+ countries agreed a 206,000 bpd output increase for May, marking a second straight monthly rise under the group’s voluntary cut unwind.
News
Official UK poverty figures show 13.4 million people below the line in 2024-25, as child poverty stayed high and pensioner poverty increased.
EU first-time asylum claims dropped in 2025 as Venezuelans led new applications, Spain topped receiving countries and Greece had the highest rate.
Preliminary EU figures show 580 fewer people died on EU roads in 2025, yet progress remains too slow for most countries to meet 2030 road safety targets.
Ireland’s consumer regulator has flagged 301 Petzl products, including Astro harnesses and NOMIC ice axes, in a safety action tied to fall hazards.
Global water insecurity remains driven by gender inequality with women carrying burden of access, exposure to risks, and limited leadership roles in governance.
A major city centre blaze beside Glasgow Central has closed Scotland’s busiest station for at least two days, disrupting commuter and long-distance rail.
Ursula von der Leyen said the EU must project power more assertively and cannot rely only on the rules-based order to face complex threats.
UAE Italy relations and sector cooperation were discussed in Rome as Abdullah bin Zayed met Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a working visit.
Five people died and one remained missing after a wooden footbridge collapsed on Santander’s El Bocal coastal path in northern Spain, prompting a court probe.
UK temperatures are set to reach the high teens midweek, with the Met Office projecting up to 19C in the southeast while Barcelona stays cooler.
Brussels unveiled a six-pillar ProtectEU counterterrorism agenda, backing Europol data tools, faster takedowns of terrorist content and measures on illicit firearms.
Sports
For 2027, Mercedes-Benz lists S 500 at 442 hp, S 580 at 530 hp, and plug-in hybrid S 580e at 576 hp, with 4MATIC all-wheel drive across the lineup.
The EU is easing its 2035 combustion engine ban, revising emissions targets to protect automakers while maintaining long-term climate neutrality goals.
Porsche launches the all-electric Cayenne, delivering 850 kW power, 2.5s acceleration, and up to 642 km range in a new era of performance SUVs.
Technology
The Nice outcomes broaden India France cooperation in trusted AI, digital payments, startups, skills, space, health data and trade.
Belgium will invest €3.7 billion in defence innovation through ODIN, supporting military technology, research and industry.
Austria recorded a 5% rise in European patent filings in 2025, outpacing EU growth and underscoring stronger innovation across key industries.
UN agencies unveil digital learning charter to guide safe AI use in schools as education systems face funding decline and growing digital divide worldwide.
WIPO has opened AIII, a new Geneva based platform for technical dialogue on AI and IP, centered on metadata, provenance, labeling and rights management.
Lifestyle
Adidas says four in five amateur athletes face unhelpful sideline behavior, prompting its Sideline Essentials playbook and a new wave of You Got This films.
Fresha secures a $31 million investment from JP Morgan to enhance its machine learning and AI-driven robotics.
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