The US strategy of pressuring Ukraine in peace talks is failing, the European Union’s top diplomat said, arguing that President Donald Trump should instead lean on Russia.
The US strategy of pressuring Ukraine in peace talks is failing, the European Union’s top diplomat said, arguing that President Donald Trump should instead lean on Russia.
Kaja Kallas Photographer: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius insisted that a troubled plan to develop a new fighter jet in partnership with France is “not dead yet” as he set out plans to expand the military and make its supply chains more resilient.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius insisted that a troubled plan to develop a new fighter jet in partnership with France is “not dead yet” as he set out plans to expand the military and make its supply chains more resilient.
A rendering of the Future Combat Air System. Photographer: Airbus
Germany is considering exempting funds for a planned raw-materials fund from the country’s debt restrictions, a move that could provide additional financial leeway to diversify critical supplies more broadly.
Germany is considering exempting funds for a planned raw-materials fund from the country’s debt restrictions, a move that could provide additional financial leeway to diversify critical supplies more broadly.
Sealed sacks of Portland cement sit stacked on pallets at HeidelbergCement AG's plant in Ennigerloh, Germany, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. HeidelbergCement reported second-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates as the world's third-largest maker of cement succumbed to rising raw-material costs in Asia. Photographer: Jasper Juinen
European Council President Antonio Costa said leaders are ready to make another push to unify their markets, arguing that a fracturing world order could force action on languishing reforms.
European Council President Antonio Costa said leaders are ready to make another push to unify their markets, arguing that a fracturing world order could force action on languishing reforms.
Deutsche Bank AG has no plans to curtail the independence of its research after a controversial report prompted Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing to call US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
Deutsche Bank AG has no plans to curtail the independence of its research after a controversial report prompted Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing to call US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
James Von Moltke on Jan. 29. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
The US and Greenland will likely reach some kind of beneficial agreement, according to US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White, who underlined President Donald Trump’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
The US and Greenland will likely reach some kind of beneficial agreement, according to US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White, who underlined President Donald Trump’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Lars Lokke Rasmussen speak to the media following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14.
The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on the American proposal to reestablish economic ties with Russia as part of ongoing discussions to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
The European Union’s top diplomat poured cold water on the American proposal to reestablish economic ties with Russia as part of ongoing discussions to end Moscow’s war against Ukraine.
Kaja Kallas on Dec. 18. Photographer: Nicolas Tucat/Getty Images
China has started granting licenses with lengthier terms to allow European companies to obtain critical minerals essential for industries including clean tech, automakers and defense contractors, the EU’s top trade official said.
China has started granting licenses with lengthier terms to allow European companies to obtain critical minerals essential for industries including clean tech, automakers and defense contractors, the EU’s top trade official said.
China has started granting licenses with lengthier terms to allow European companies to obtain critical minerals essential for industries including clean tech, automakers and defense contractors, the EU’s top trade official said.
China has started granting licenses with lengthier terms to allow European companies to obtain critical minerals essential for industries including clean tech, automakers and defense contractors, the EU’s top trade official said.
The European Union’s chief trade negotiator said he would defend the bloc’s technology rules in a rebuke to US efforts to water down EU digital regulations.
The European Union’s chief trade negotiator said he would defend the bloc’s technology rules in a rebuke to US efforts to water down EU digital regulations.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Portugal’s former central-bank Governor Mario Centeno is a potential contender to become the European Central Bank’s next vice president, according to the country’s finance minister.
Rheinmetall AG Chief Executive Officer Armin Papperger said any peace deal in Ukraine won’t change the picture for future weapons demand, as Europe enters an extended period of rearming after decades of drawing down its defense capabilities.
Rheinmetall AG Chief Executive Officer Armin Papperger said any peace deal in Ukraine won’t change the picture for future weapons demand, as Europe enters an extended period of rearming after decades of drawing down its defense capabilities.
Armin Papperger, chief executive officer of Rheinmetall AG, during an interview at the company's headquarters in Duesseldorf, Germany, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Papperger said any peace deal in Ukraine won't change the picture for future weapons demand, as Europe enters an extended period of rearming after decades of drawing down its defense capabilities in a Bloomberg Television interview.
The European Union must move urgently on tapping Russian frozen assets as a way to gain a seat at the negotiating table over peace in Ukraine, Lithuania’s top diplomat said.
The European Union must move urgently on tapping Russian frozen assets as a way to gain a seat at the negotiating table over peace in Ukraine, Lithuania’s top diplomat said.