Olympic Games frenzy fails to redeem eurozone economy as manufacturing slides

The Paris Olympic Games caused overall business activity in the eurozone to surge above analysts’ expectations in August despite a continued slump in manufacturing, according to a closely-watched survey published on Thursday (22 August).

Estoniaโ€™s Kallas resigns, triggering talks to form new government

Estonia’s political parties hope to agree on forming a new coalition by the end of the month.

Like with several other US leaders, luck saved Trump

Trump is not the first incumbent or former U.S. president to have narrowly escaped an assassination attempt โ€” and chance has often played a part.

Eurozone emerges from recession but France, Germany stay weak

The eurozone beat analyst expectations to emerge comfortably from a recession in the first quarter of this year, new EU data published on Tuesday (30 April) showed, while inflation figures boosted hopes of long-awaited rate cuts by the European Central…

Germany expects major investments worth โ‚ฌ80bn despite economic slowdown

Amid an economic downturn which has prompted fears of deindustrialisation, German economy minister Robert Habeck emphasised the strengths of the German economy and said that major investments of around โ‚ฌ80 billion are in the pipeline.ย