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Google announced it would invest €5.5 billion in Germany by 2029 to expand data centres and cloud infrastructure, including a new site south of Frankfurt for AI workloads.
The European Court of Justice rejected Denmark and Sweden's bid to annul the EU's 2022 minimum-wage directive, upholding most measures but voiding two central wage‑setting provisions.
The European Commission published an analysis classifying Italy, Spain, Greece and Cyprus as under the highest migratory pressure and eligible to trigger the EU solidarity mechanism.
President Emmanuel Macron presided over 107th Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris on 11 November, unveiling a plaque for Alsatians and Mosellans forced into German service during World War II.
Six European officials told Reuters that the next phase of the Trump plan had stalled, risking de facto partition and leaving Gazans uncertain despite the UN reporting humanitarian aid progress.
A European study of more than 86,000 participants across 27 countries found that speaking multiple languages was linked to slower aging and lower dementia risk, benefits rising per additional language.
Feijóo designó a Juanfran Pérez Llorca como candidato para relevar a Carlos Mazón al frente de la Generalitat Valenciana, en plena negociación con Vox.
Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) reported that the country was a top target for cyberattacks, with state-backed spies and criminals exploiting weak defenses and novel phishing methods.
The European Commission said it planned to create an intelligence unit under President Ursula von der Leyen to collate national agencies' intelligence and improve operational use, calling the project embryonic.
China eased restrictions on exports of Nexperia automotive chips to the European Union, relieving pressure on carmakers but prompting warnings Europe remained geopolitically vulnerable.
Spanish geneticist Antonio García-Bellido, a founder of Spain's developmental biology school and 1984 Prince of Asturias awardee, died in Spain on Monday at age 89, leaving a major scientific legacy.
The Bundesbank presented a three-stage reform plan to overhaul Germany’s debt brake, proposing to tie borrowing rules to infrastructure and defence priorities while allowing investment exceptions.
Carabinieri del Ros seized about €80,000 in cash from former Sicily regional president Salvatore Cuffaro, hidden in safes and his Catania estate, in a probe into alleged rigged public contracts.
German authorities arrested a man in Dortmund on suspicion of plotting attacks against politicians, alleging he compiled a "death list" and solicited darknet cryptocurrency bounties.
Cristiano Ronaldo said he would retire from professional football within one to two years, meaning the 2026 World Cup would be his final tournament.
Spain's Ministry of Equality said on Tuesday that the Cometa electronic tracking system for gender-violence victims suffered an hours-long failure, prompting activation of protection protocols and notification of victims.
Germany's chemical association VCI said the industry was in an "exceptional state", blamed falling sales, production and orders, and demanded relief including cuts to the EU emissions‑trading system.
The gilded summit cross on Germany's highest peak, the Zugspitze, was removed and taken to the valley for restoration after visitors affixed hundreds of stickers.
Angelina Torres, considered Spain's oldest person, died in Barcelona on Tuesday at 112; Catalan leaders, including President Salvador Illa, offered condolences.
The European Union agreed to cut bureaucratic requirements and on-farm controls to ease farmers' burdens across Europe, while critics warned moving to national plans could disadvantage poorer states like Portugal.
Austria’s budget deficit widened to about 4.9% of GDP after state governments reported much larger-than-expected shortfalls, and finance officials called for urgent fiscal reforms.
The Deutsche Rentenversicherung warned in Germany that contributions from workers and employers would rise sharply, saying pensions are set to increase by about 3.7% next year.
Ten years after the November 13, 2015 attacks, analysts said Islamist terrorism in France remained a persistent cultural and security threat, citing missed intelligence opportunities before the massacres.
Nicolas Sarkozy left prison in Paris on Monday after 20 days detained in the alleged 2007 Libyan campaign‑financing case, but he still faces multiple ongoing legal probes.