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Cash machines in this former communist country issue euros for the first time after becoming the 21st member of the currency union

The country of nearly 6.7 million people was one of the poorest when it first became a member of the European Union in 2007.

By The Associated PressJanuary 2, 2026
Photo: A member of the USA team cries during the medals ceremony following their loss against Canada to win the Silver in the Women's Gold Medal Hockey game at the Canada Hockey Place during the XXI Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada on February 25, 2010. Canada won 2-0 to win the gold.
U.S. stocks had a terrible year (relatively speaking)—you could have bet on Greece in 2025 and come out ahead
By Jim EdwardsJanuary 2, 2026
Eurostar
Travelers from London to Paris stranded as power problems, stuck train shut down Channel Tunnel
By Alex Turnbull, John Leicester and The Associated PressDecember 30, 2025
Clooney
George Clooney moves to France and sends a strong message about the American Dream
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 30, 2025
Usmanov
German prosecutors will drop probe of Russian magnate Usmanov after he agrees to pay nearly $12M
By The Associated PressDecember 30, 2025
Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol then animal activist, dies at 91
By Angelina Rascouet, Gregory Viscusi and BloombergDecember 28, 2025
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NewslettersWhy a CFO’s top skill isn’t capital allocation—it’s influence
By Sheryl EstradaJanuary 5, 2026
EnergyCrude oil prices rise after Maduro ouster as Wall Street braces for a big week that will put the U.S. economy back on Trump’s radar
By Jason MaJanuary 4, 2026
PoliticsAfter Venezuela raid, Trump says ‘We do need Greenland, absolutely’ — prompting Denmark to warn U.S. has ‘no right to annex’ the territory
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2026
AIIs the AI boom a bubble waiting to pop? Here’s what history says
By Henry Ren, Carmen Reinicke and BloombergJanuary 4, 2026
EnergyOPEC+ sticks with plan to keep oil flow steady amid turmoil
By Grant Smith, Ben Bartenstein, Salma El Wardany, Nayla Razzouk, Fiona MacDonald and BloombergJanuary 4, 2026
PoliticsPeople in Venezuela didn’t celebrate Maduro’s capture out of fear of government repression, construction worker says
By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Juan Arraez and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2026
PoliticsTrump once called the Iraq war a ‘big, fat mistake.’ Now he needs to calm the GOP after saying he’s not afraid to put boots on the ground in Venezuela
By Steven Sloan and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2026
PoliticsRubio suggests the U.S. won’t govern Venezuela day-to-day and will use oil quarantine to exercise control
By Regina Garcia Cano, Matthew Lee, Will Weissert, Eric Tucker and The Associated PressJanuary 4, 2026
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SuccessCisco’s top exec and Amazon’s Andy Jassy share the same hiring red flag—and it’s something that can’t be taught
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 27, 2025
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EuropeChristmas 500 years ago was a drunken 6-week feast that may have been considerably better than the modern holiday, medieval historian says
By Bobbi Sutherland and The ConversationDecember 25, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
PoliticsTrump administration bars 5 prominent Europeans from the U.S., accusing them of pressuring tech firms to ‘censor’ American speech
By Beatrice NolanDecember 24, 2025
Nespresso's CEO Anna Lundstrom
SuccessI cold-contacted LVMH boss and he hired me: How Nespresso’s U.K. CEO got her foot in the door of the notoriously hard-to-break luxury industry
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 22, 2025
SuccessParaplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space — laughing all the up, while on board a Blue Origin rocket
By Marcia Dunn and The Associated PressDecember 20, 2025
Yann LeCun smiles and adjusts his glasses
AIAI whiz Yann LeCun is already targeting a $3.5 billion valuation for his new startup—and it hasn’t even launched yet
By Dave SmithDecember 19, 2025
C-SuiteExclusive: Hudson stores operator Avolta becomes first foreign company to open duty-free shops in Mainland China in 26 years
By Peter VanhamDecember 17, 2025
Trump points his finger into the crowd from behind the presidential podium
Big TechThe Trump administration says it could go after Spotify if Europe doesn’t back off American tech companies
By Dave SmithDecember 17, 2025
Gen Z in military uniform
SuccessBritain’s defense chief calls on Gen Z grads leaving university to skip corporate jobs and join the military as war with Russia becomes a growing risk
By Emma BurleighDecember 17, 2025
China, EU
EuropeChina slashes EU pork tariffs to 19.8% from 62.4%
By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated PressDecember 16, 2025
Gen Z workers collaborate in the office.
SuccessPwC U.K. is giving Gen Z grads ‘resilience’ training in their first 6 months on the job, to get better at handling criticisms and office politics
By Emma BurleighDecember 15, 2025
Danish military forces participate in an exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
PoliticsDanish intelligence report warns of U.S. economic leverage and military threat under Trump
By The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a joint press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2023 as European leaders visit the country 18 months after the start of Russia's invasion.
EuropeEU indefinitely freezes Russian assets to prevent Hungary and Slovakia from vetoing billions of euros being sent to support Ukraine
By Lorne Cook and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez often praises the financial and social benefits that immigrants bring to the country.
EuropeIn a continent cracking down on immigration and berated by Trump’s warnings of ‘civilizational erasure,’ Spain embraces migrants
By Suman Naishadham and The Associated PressDecember 13, 2025
Google DeepMind cofounder and CEO Demis Hassabis
AIGoogle DeepMind agrees to sweeping partnership with U.K. government focused on science and clean energy
By Jeremy KahnDecember 10, 2025
Gen Z engineering apprentice
SuccessWith millions of Gen Zers unemployed globally, the U.K. is investing $965 million to get young people working in AI, hospitality, and engineering
By Emma BurleighDecember 9, 2025
Orban, Babis
EuropeHungary’s Orban welcomes back ‘old ally,’ Czech billionaire Andrej Babiš
By Karel Janicek and The Associated PressDecember 9, 2025
Michael Bloomberg looks on during the first half of an NBA basketball game between the LA Clippers and the New York Knicks Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in New York.
North AmericaMike Bloomberg’s new $50 million mayor bootcamp trains local leaders not to ‘play it safe’
By Glenn Gamboa and The Associated PressDecember 8, 2025
EconomyMacron warns EU may hit China with tariffs over trade surplus
By James Regan and BloombergDecember 7, 2025
Elon Musk
LawElon Musk’s X fined $140 million by EU for breaching digital regulations
By Kelvin Chan and The Associated PressDecember 6, 2025
Trump
North AmericaTrump administration orders embassies, consulates to prioritize visas for sports fans traveling for World Cup, Olympics
By Matthew Lee and The Associated PressDecember 4, 2025
Wells, Grant
EuropeAustralia wants to end the era of kids on social media with international ban hailed as ‘first domino’ in global movement
By Nick LichtenbergDecember 4, 2025
Man on private jet
SuccessCEO of $5.6 billion Swiss bank says country is still the ‘No. 1 location’ for wealth after voters reject a tax on the ultrarich
By Jessica CoacciDecember 2, 2025
EuropeSwiss voters reject tax of up to 50% on large donations or inheritances, fearing exodus of wealthy instead of fighting climate change
By Jamey Keaten and The Associated PressNovember 30, 2025
Passengers wait in line at All Nippon Airways' counter at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Saturday. A sign, right, reads "Flight cancellation counter."
AsiaEven the Pope couldn’t avoid the Airbus software fix that disrupted flights across the world
By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
EuropeLouvre museum to hike ticket prices by nearly 50% for non-EU visitors to help pay for overhaul after stunning jewel heist
By Sylvie Corbet and The Associated PressNovember 29, 2025
People walking outside the Louvre
Arts & EntertainmentThe Louvre will hike prices for everyone who isn’t from Europe—from $25 to $37
By The Associated PressNovember 28, 2025
christmas market
EuropeEurope’s most popular sign of Christmas is a star that’s been handmade for over 180 years by one of the world’s oldest Protestant denominations
By Kirsten Grieshaber and The Associated PressNovember 28, 2025
A view of Canary Wharf in London
BankingJPMorgan to build new London headquarters in Canary Wharf
By Jack Sidders, Venus Feng and BloombergNovember 27, 2025
Inside of a European Space Agency control room filled with people
EuropeThe European Space Agency is refueling, adding billions to its budget to ‘give wings to Europe’s future through space travel’
By The Associated PressNovember 27, 2025
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