Top EU leaders are skipping a Latin American summit to avoid irking Trump. It’s a contrast to the last event, which was well attended.

The EU is trying to find a way to respond to China’s latest restrictions on critical raw materials, with chipmakers across the global supply chain facing weekslong delays in shipments https://t.co/Fc8Ckdkd0s @johnainger

The EU has unveiled its latest attempt to kick-start its sluggish investment culture and mobilize private savings

The European Union proposes a budget of close to €2 trillion to cover spending from 2028 to 2034 https://t.co/TFRR8KQCJS @europressos

The EU is rushing to set up its defense industry program and to cut red tape, in an effort to accelerate the bloc's military build-up.

France is on course for a historic triumph by a far right party as National Rally leader Marine Le Pen flirts with the center ground. https://t.co/HEctWVaOBw via @business

The European Union’s bonds fell as bets the bloc’s debt would soon be added to key sovereign benchmarks received an early blow. https://t.co/l52SnKSNak via @markets

In Dunkirk, Macron’s industrial ambitions don’t appear to be winning him many votes in the European elections, with Marine Le Pen's party picking up support https://t.co/G9oy8hpJhu via @business

New stress-test for non-banks: The EU proposes simulating shocks to help it better understand risks for the lenders stemming from their links to other financial firms known as shadow banks. https://t.co/weadkEcpwH via @business

Governments and companies want green hydrogen to play a big role in fueling Europe. If they’re wrong, the planet will be worse off than before https://t.co/vDkFlqSKrz via @climate @petrasorge @rachelmorison

Europe's cocaine superhighway is becoming an issue politicians can't ignore, as drug-related violence grips cities across the continent https://t.co/94YEPuIe6Z via @business

Belgium is on track to run western Europe’s worst deficits for years to come https://t.co/wC2X5NfuoG via @economics @weberalexander

Europe’s most valuable company, Novo Nordisk, now has a market capitalization bigger than the entire Danish economy. Here's what that means: https://t.co/vuIXnf8txx via @business

After years of being closed off to the public, a new law might soon open the UNESCO-listed Palais Stoclet in Brussels to visitors https://t.co/GPilgq1ZHo via @citylab

Farmers surround the EU's headquarters in Brussels and demand more support from the bloc during a meeting of agriculture ministers https://t.co/5RwLXtLlc6 via @bpolitics

“Politicians only want to get elected, so they are latching onto the farmers' movement.” Agriculture is becoming a key battleground in a global culture war over money, food and climate change https://t.co/MQulWNJGd1 via @bpolitics

The EU is preparing an impact assessment of the US vote, with particular attention to a Trump win, and how to respond to any punitive trade measures. https://t.co/mvCD4uhiCZ via @business @europressos @SamyAdghirni @ArneDelfs

China’s ambassador to the EU calls the bloc’s probe into Chinese electric vehicle makers' subsidies “unfair,” in an exclusive interview with @bpolitics https://t.co/n9SB7O8I9j via @bpolitics

Europe’s ESG corporate bond market has a new big buyer as the European Investment Bank starts taking a bumper share of new green bond sales https://t.co/PCynXYmHaY via @markets @ronanmartin97

The European Union will reach out to bond index providers by year-end to argue that its debt should be included in major benchmarks for sovereign nations, as the bloc looks to lower its borrowing costs https://t.co/aOCh6PcKhn via @markets