The European Union is in talks with Anthropic PBC about getting its companies and banks tested for any vulnerabilities that the new Mythos AI model uncovers.
The European Union is in talks with Anthropic PBC about getting its companies and banks tested for any vulnerabilities that the new Mythos AI model uncovers.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil continued to push for a European Union windfall tax to cushion the fallout from the energy price spike for households and companies.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil continued to push for a European Union windfall tax to cushion the fallout from the energy price spike for households and companies.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Europe needs bigger banks and more cross-border mergers, a top euro-area official said when asked about UniCredit SpA’s potential acquisition of Commerzbank AG.
Europe needs bigger banks and more cross-border mergers, a top euro-area official said when asked about UniCredit SpA’s potential acquisition of Commerzbank AG.
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's finance minister, at a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Europe is ready to respond if US President Donald Trump raises tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, according to Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil continued to push for a European Union windfall tax to cushion the fallout from the energy price spike for households and companies.
German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil continued to push for a European Union windfall tax to cushion the fallout from the energy price spike for households and companies.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Europe needs bigger banks and more cross-border mergers, a top euro-area official said when asked about UniCredit SpA’s potential acquisition of Commerzbank AG.
Europe needs bigger banks and more cross-border mergers, a top euro-area official said when asked about UniCredit SpA’s potential acquisition of Commerzbank AG.
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Greece's finance minister, at a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, May 4, 2026. Europe is ready to respond if US President Donald Trump raises tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, according to Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Europe will consider all retaliatory options should US President Donald Trump follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25%, the bloc’s finance ministers said.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet approved a healthcare overhaul and a multi-year budget blueprint, laying the groundwork for a push to revive Germany’s economic growth.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s cabinet approved a healthcare overhaul and a multi-year budget blueprint, laying the groundwork for a push to revive Germany’s economic growth.
Germany agreed on a budget blueprint and prepared a healthcare overhaul as the governing coalition seeks to push forward a reform agenda in the face of energy upheaval and persistent infighting in Berlin.
Germany agreed on a budget blueprint and prepared a healthcare overhaul as the governing coalition seeks to push forward a reform agenda in the face of energy upheaval and persistent infighting in Berlin.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is experiencing plummeting approval ratings. Photographer: Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images
Germany’s Finance Ministry signaled it’s ready to consider suspending debt restrictions as an emergency step with Europe’s largest economy bracing for the impact of the war in Iran.
Germany’s Finance Ministry signaled it’s ready to consider suspending debt restrictions as an emergency step with Europe’s largest economy bracing for the impact of the war in Iran.
Germany sounded out European lenders to defend Commerzbank AG against UniCredit SpA’s takeover bid earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Germany sounded out European lenders to defend Commerzbank AG against UniCredit SpA’s takeover bid earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
The headquarters of Commerzbank AG seen from an observation platform in the Main Tower skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Commerzbank�Chief Executive Officer�Bettina Orlopp�is seeking to unlock more capital to pay out or invest, as she makes the case for an independent bank in the face of a potential takeover by rival�UniCredit SpA. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
Germany sounded out European lenders to defend Commerzbank AG against UniCredit SpA’s takeover bid earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
Germany sounded out European lenders to defend Commerzbank AG against UniCredit SpA’s takeover bid earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
The headquarters of Commerzbank AG seen from an observation platform in the Main Tower skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. Commerzbank�Chief Executive Officer�Bettina Orlopp�is seeking to unlock more capital to pay out or invest, as she makes the case for an independent bank in the face of a potential takeover by rival�UniCredit SpA. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said two main factors around the Iran war are hampering efforts to map out a monetary-policy response.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said two main factors around the Iran war are hampering efforts to map out a monetary-policy response.
Christine Lagarde Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said two main factors around the Iran war are hampering efforts to map out a monetary-policy response.
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said two main factors around the Iran war are hampering efforts to map out a monetary-policy response.
Christine Lagarde Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg
A day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition limped out of a bruising weekend-long meeting with a gas-tax cut for consumers, his conservative economy minister was greeted like a champion at a party leadership gathering.
A day after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition limped out of a bruising weekend-long meeting with a gas-tax cut for consumers, his conservative economy minister was greeted like a champion at a party leadership gathering.