Business & Economy

Jul 17, 2026

IMF Cuts Euro Area Growth Forecast as Middle East War Bites

The Fund's 2026 verdict on the eurozone: growth down to 0.9%, inflation back up to 2.9%, and the risks tilted firmly to the downside.

Business & Economy

Jul 17, 2026

ECB Picks 36 Firms to Pilot the Digital Euro

Deutsche Bank, Revolut, Stripe and 33 others will test a central bank digital currency Brussels sees as a shield against US payment giants.

Business & Economy

Jul 17, 2026

Brussels Clears €63bn for French Offshore Wind, Its Biggest Green Aid Yet

The European Commission has approved a €63 billion French scheme to build eleven offshore wind farms, the largest state-aid package yet cleared under its Clean Industrial Deal rules.

Business & Economy

Jul 16, 2026

Europe's Biggest Fighter Jet Program Is Dead. What Comes Next?

The €100 billion Franco-German-Spanish FCAS project collapsed in June after nine years of industrial deadlock. A ministerial meeting expected around 17 July will decide what, if anything, survives.

Business & Economy

Jul 15, 2026

Europe's Carbon Market Gets Its Biggest Rewrite in Years on Friday

The Commission presents its review of the EU Emissions Trading System on 17 July. Industry wants relief, eight capitals want the carbon price defended, and a €24 billion revenue pot is already contested.

Business & Economy

Jul 15, 2026

Brussels Built a 'Buy European' Regime by Accident. Someone Finally Mapped It.

The EU never set out to build a 'Made in Europe' procurement regime. It assembled one instrument by instrument since 2022 — and a new CEPS analysis warns the tangle now needs rules of its own.