And summer is still young. Tens of millions of travellers are expected to face delays this summer, as mass cancellations caused by air-traffic control (ATC) strikes and persistent staff shortages plague the industry at the worst possible time.

BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany wants to ramp up its use of artificial intelligence by the end of the decade to support Europe's largest economy and compete on the world stage in key technologies, a document seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday.

Ahead of the threatened tariffs, front-running of orders looks to have been particularly steep in the pharmaceutical sector. Factory output recorded a strong rebound in May in Ireland, where pharma titans like Allergan and Pfizer manufacture popular drugs from Botox to Viagra.

"A tariff of 30% on EU exports would probably have the eurozone economy flirting with, but avoiding, a recession," said Rory Fennessy, senior economist at Oxford Economics. This fits Trump's playbook — he threatened 50% tariffs in May, "only to quickly backtrack following discussions with EU politicians."

As France, Germany, and the UK weigh triggering snapback sanctions, Tehran has escalated its threats against Europe both rhetorically and operationally. Mohammad Javad Larijani, a senior advisor to the Supreme Leader,

Europe’s biggest economy on Sunday urged a tough EU response if the bloc is unable to strike a “fair deal” with the United States over trade tariffs. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump

New energy minister Reiche unsettles sector by questioning renewables targets and showing more enthusiasm for gas than storage; Nordex and Enercon call for continuation of expansion path

The cloud-services giant is expanding its infrastructure in Germany and the Netherlands as it joins a growing list of U.S. companies seeking to bolster their services in Europe.

Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday after saying China’s military had laser targeted a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation in the Red Sea.

The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated advice for anyone travelling to three European countries - Germany, Poland and Lithuania