The Netherlands and Greece were the top solar record setters, while wind power also hit new highs in May and June. View on euronews

Countries facing a resurgent threat from Russia are set to spend hundreds of billions on military gear — and they’re turning to part-timers, conscripts and reserves to rebuild their armies.

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo decades of progress and lead to the species becoming threatened again.

Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

NIIT MTS acquires MST Group for €22.37 million, expanding presence in Europe's DACH region with strategic acquisition.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party – in the weeks after February’s federal election.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

German luxury stalwarts Mercedes-Benz and Porsche usually count on the US for a sizable portion of their sales. But those days could be over, at least for the time being.

Leading network infrastructure provider Zayo Europe has deployed Ciena’s optical technology to launch a new German network covering 3,000km of fibre across 8 core domestic metros including Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Berlin. The network also extends to a 14th key hub across the border in Strasbourg, France.

German finance minister Lars Klingbeil has warned that the EU stands ready to impose retaliatory measures against US goods if the two parties fail to reach a “fair” deal to resolve their trade dispute. Klingbeil told German MPs on Tuesday: