Summer sun in Finland? Åland isles aim to lure tourists to cooler climate Local people on the archipelago sense ‘an opportunity in the north’ as southern Europe swelters
Fear of US recession rattles global markets as tech shares fall Europe’s main indices all decline and Japanese equities suffer worst day since 2020 while gold hits fresh record
France’s GDP gets €1bn lift from giant cruise ship as German economy shrinks Analyst says eurozone could have turned a corner as it avoids recession with 0.3% growth
Chinese firms win record 11% EV share in Europe as buyers rush to beat tariffs State-owned SAIC, parent of the British brand MG, was responsible for biggest jump in sales in June
Billionaire Putin ally forfeits £750,000 in UK sanctions case NCA said forfeiture of cash belonging to Petr Aven was first time it has recovered, rather than frozen, sanctioned funds
Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed Authority
Olive oil fraud and mislabelling cases hit record high in EU Fifty potential cases in first three months of this year as rising costs lead to increase in parallel market
Top pilots’ union sounds alarm as regulators consider smaller crew sizes Firms accused of putting profits over safety as EU group weighs cutting minimum number of pilots from two to one
Further Eurostar cancellations hold up Paris 2024 passengers The rail operator has pulled four of 15 trains from its Saturday schedule, affecting more than 3,000 people
French rail network hit by arson attacks before Olympics opening ceremony Prosecutors open formal investigation after coordinated attacks cause severe disruption on France’s busiest lines
Eurostar cancels one in four trains after France arson attacks Disruption to continue all weekend and long diversions in place as passengers asked to postpone if possible
Macron woos top foreign business chiefs after political chaos French president seeks to reassure guests, including Elon Musk, as data show industry morale slumped in July
EasyJet forecasts record-breaking summer as profits jump Strong results follow drop in European airline stocks this week after Ryanair reported profit plunge
Russia is lying about its economic strength: sanctions are working – and we need more The signs are clear: everything is not as rosy in Putin’s Soviet-style war economy as Moscow would have us believe, write eight EU finance ministers
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets