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Germany said it will seek to stem the loss of oil refining capacity, arguing that closures are hurting not only fuel suppliers and consumers but the country’s vast chemicals manufacturing sector too.
France is “certain” that its push with Germany for a tougher EU China policy propelled Beijing to moderate its hybrid car exports, despite warnings from the Chinese capital that the pressure did not work. “I’m certain that it played a role, and it’s very important that the German and French engine, which is very essential to the future of Europe, starts again – and I think that’s going to be the case,” French Trade Minister Nicolas Forissier said as he arrived at a ministerial meeting in Dublin...
KKR & Co.’s co-head of European private equity, Philipp Freise says Germany is offering a safe and stable environment for investment while other parts of the world face crises. Speaking to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on the sidelines of the Berlin Global Dialogue, Freise pointed to positive signs from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s reform on pensions. (Source: Bloomberg)
Europe’s auto industry welcomed a deal between France and Germany that provides relief for manufacturers grappling with high costs and intense Chinese competition.
France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and climate policies.
UniCredit SpA is working on a potential deal to hedge €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in German home loans as it prepares to expand its footprint in Europe’s biggest economy.
Creditors of the struggling Mall of Berlin are looking to sell about €550 million ($615 million) of debt they had extended to the sprawling shopping complex in the heart of the German capital, while its owners are also trying to get a refinancing over the line.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is planning to visit China in the coming weeks, even as relations between the two countries sour over trade, according to multiple sources familiar with the arrangement. It will mark the first official visit to China since 2018 for Steinmeier, a former foreign minister whose decade-long tenure as president ends in March 2027. The visit will coincide with Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trips to Japan and South Korea before the end of October. Germany’s...
Germany’s economy and energy ministry has dissolved a key division for liaising with the wind and solar industry, a move that reflects policymakers’ shifting priorities as the country looks to overhaul its spending.
Even before the latest bout of political and economic turmoil, by one measure France had become Europe’s most distressed corporate market.