Thu, 03/05/2026 - 12:28
Stéphane Séjourné, EU Commissioner for Prosperity and Industrial Strategy, has presented a plan to boost demand for European products. It sets out new rules for public procurement under which EU member states will only be allowed to provide public funding for key industries if the products, including steel, cement, electric vehicles and clean technologies, are "Made in Europe".
Wed, 03/04/2026 - 12:23
The conflict in the Middle East is pushing up oil and gas prices. Threats from Iran have paralysed maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with tankers piling up on both sides. After deliveries from Qatar were suspended the price of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the Amsterdam stock exchange jumped from below 32 euros on Friday to more than 62 euros per megawatt hour on Tuesday. Europe's press looks at the short-, medium- and long-term consequences.