If anyone thinks here ... that the European Union or Europe as a whole can defend itself without the U.S., keep on dreaming. You can’t,” Mark Rutte told E.U. lawmakers in Brussels.

By Andreas Rinke and Barbara Erling BERLIN, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Ministers from six leading European economies, including Germany and France, will discuss on Wednesday plans to push ahead with joint projects without the rest of the EU,

Some Europeans have cited Trump’s violent immigration crackdown and threats to annex Greenland as reasons for a boycott.

The EU foreign policy chief's remarks come days after Nato's secretary general said Europe needed the US for its defence.

By Sarah Marsh and Matthias Williams BERLIN, Jan 29 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said Europe had found "self-respect" in standing up for a rules-based global order, and called for a stronger NATO within Europe while still extending the hand of cooperation to the United States.

Its title was “The Europeans.” A few respectful reviews aside, and despite a parallel American edition, the book didn’t have much immediate impact — far less than the work Cartier-Bresson had published three years earlier,

China’s leverage rests on its near-monopoly of rare-earth supply chains. It accounts for 70% of the ores dug up, over 90% of the refined material and nine-tenths of the magnets made from them. It has consolidated the industry into a handful of national champions and developed a tracing system to follow every tonne of rare earths.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the European Union can be an “alternative to imperialism and autocracy” and can forge deals with like-minded partners in a world of increasing great power rivalry.

Europe’s nationalist leaders once saw President Trump as an ideological ally. Now, as he threatens European sovereignty, they are seeking distance — at least for the moment.

Chinese automakers built nearly one in 10 passenger cars sold in Europe last month, a record share that caps a year of rapid growth led by brisk sales of hybrid and battery-powered vehicles.

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is "very likely" to shift its headquarters and stock market listing from Australia to Europe within a year, its CEO told Reuters, in a strategic pivot to capitalise on booming European defence spending.