Europa

EU car sales rise 4.5% in August as electric demand stays strong

Car sales in the EU increased by 4.5 percent in August this year compared with the same period last year, the industry organization Acea said.

Osman Kavala's wife urges Europe to pressure Turkey over human rights

His wife, Ayse Bugra Kavala, is urging European leaders to raise human rights in their dealings with Turkey, as her husband, human rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala, serves a life sentence in a Turkish maximum-security prison.

Eurozone economy brightens in September as services sector drives growth

The economic situation in the eurozone countries is unexpectedly improving in September, new statistics show.

Supertanker charter costs hit $1.2 million a day amid Iran conflict

Riksbank expected to raise inflation forecast as rate hikes loom

The Swedish Central Bank is not expected to raise the key interest rate at Thursday’s interest rate announcement in Gothenburg. However, a clear upward adjustment to the inflation forecast is in the cards. This means the door is open to several interest rate increases later on.

EU removes Usmanov and Fridman from Russia sanctions list

Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov has been removed from the EU's sanctions list against Russia. Notorious oligarch Mikhail Fridman has also been removed in a compromise solution.

Holly Humberstone cancels European tour after medical emergency on bus

Holly Humberstone is canceling her European tour, including her Sweden gig this week, because of a medical emergency involving a member of the touring party, the singer announced on Instagram.

Frederiksen says Denmark-Greenland-US agreement is good for all sides

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is pleased with the agreement Denmark and Greenland have reached with the US. "It is a good agreement from a Greenlandic point of view, from an American point of view, and from a Danish point of view," she tells DR.