Keywords: Europe


Morocco emerges as the world’s lowest-cost automotive labor market

Morocco is emerging as one of the most cost-competitive locations in the global automotive industry, with a new analysis by consultancy Oliver Wyman identifying the country as the world’s lowest-cost market for automotive labor per vehicle in 2024. The study, titled “Getting Under the Hood......

Morocco’s Future LNG Projects Draw Growing Interest From U.S. Energy Companies

Morocco’s plans to expand its natural gas infrastructure are attracting increasing attention from American companies, as the Kingdom seeks international technology and commercial partnerships to advance several major energy projects. Italian news agency Agenzia Nova reported on September 21 that......

NTN Europe and OCP Maintenance Solutions Join Forces on AI-Powered Predictive Maintenance

NTN Europe and OCP Maintenance Solutions have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at bringing artificial intelligence-powered predictive maintenance to industrial operators across Europe. The agreement was signed on September 21 in El Jadida, Morocco, bringing together NTN Europe’s expertise......

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announces resignation after election defeat

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced his resignation after the centre-left opposition secured a narrow majority in the country’s parliamentary election, bringing his term in office to an end and opening the way for negotiations over a new government. The final count showed that......

166,000 older people estimated to be homeless across Europe

Homelessness among older people is becoming an increasingly serious social challenge across Europe, with around 166,000 people aged 65 and over estimated to be living without stable housing in the European Union and the United Kingdom. The estimate comes from a report prepared by European organizations......

Turkey intensifies LGBT crackdown as activists and rights groups protest

Turkey’s widening crackdown on LGBT+ activists has triggered a new wave of arrests and street protests, intensifying criticism from opposition parties and international human rights organizations. The campaign, launched by Turkish authorities on Sunday, continued on Tuesday in Istanbul and Ankara,......

Lagarde warns Europe against excessive reliance on US artificial intelligence technology

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has urged Europe to strengthen its ability to develop artificial intelligence technologies domestically, warning that excessive dependence on imported systems could create new risks for the continent’s economic autonomy and technological sovereignty. Speaking......

European gas prices surpass $1,000 as energy market pressures intensify

European natural gas prices have climbed above $1,000 per 1,000 cubic metres for the first time since December 2022, highlighting renewed pressure on the continent’s energy market as concerns over supply and geopolitical risks continue to weigh on prices. October futures on the Dutch TTF benchmark,......

UK-EU summit postponed again amid dispute over ‘made in Europe’ policy

A planned summit aimed at strengthening relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union has reportedly been postponed again, highlighting continuing disagreements over sensitive economic and industrial issues following Brexit. According to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with......