Fernando Navarrete, the Member of the European Parliament who coordinates the digital euro legislation, has published a non paper on scaling tokenization

By Amanda Cooper and Canan Sevgili LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, led by another increase in French borrowing costs to their highest since mid-2002, as widespread

Oct 21 (Reuters) - The pound rose slightly against both ​the euro and the dollar on Wednesday after a hotter-than-anticipated inflation reading solidified bets ‌of a Bank of England interest rate…

Lower oil exposure: The euro zone economy is about half as reliant on oil as in the early 1990s, ECB economists estimate. Stronger fiscal support: Fiscal

The Bulgarian unit of German retail chain Kaufland said on Wednesday that it has opened its 21st store in the capital Sofia, following an investment of 25 million euro ($28.1 million).

Hungary's new government is betting on front-loaded spending cuts to bring the deficit to 4.9% of GDP in 2027 and below 3% by 2030, aiming for euro adoption in 2032 despite risks from global markets and costly inherited policies.

Overview In the second quarter of 2026, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 3.3% in the euro area (EA21) and at 3.5% in the EU. The euro area deficit to GDP ratio increased slightly compared to 3.2% in the first quarter of 2026, while the EU deficit to GDP ratio increased compared to 3.1% in the previous quarter. These data are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Seasonally adjusted* general government total revenue, total expenditure and surplus (+) / deficit (-) in the euro area and EU (% of GDP) 2024 2025 2026 (% of GDP) Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1p Q2p Euro area surplus (+) / deficit (-) -3.1 -2.9 -3.2 -2.8 -2.8 -3.2 -3.2 -3.2 -3.3 total revenue 46.1 46.5 46.3 46.4 46.6 46.7 47.0 46.9 46.8 total expenditure 49.2 49.4 49.5 49.2 49.5 49.9 50.2 50.0 50.1 EU surplus (+) / deficit (-) -3.1 -3.0 -3.3 -2.9 -2.9 -3.3 -3.4 -3.1 -3.5 total revenue 45.8 46.1 45.8 46.0 46.3 46.3 46.5 46.4 46.3 total expenditure 48.9 49.1 49.1 …

Cosmetics producer Bulgarian Rose expects its sales revenue to reach 2.54 million euro ($2.8 million) in the first ten months of 2026, it said in a bourse filing.

ECB economists say the euro zone weathered this year's energy shock better than expected, helped by lower oil dependence, fiscal stimulus and AI-driven investment, though much of that support may be temporary.

Kazakhstan is among a record seven countries to have expressed interest in hosting UEFA Futsal Euro 2030. If UEFA selects Kazakhstan, it would mark the first