Deutsche Bank analysts Marion Muehlberger and Ursula Walther say firms view Germany’s recent reform package, outlined last week, as a positive step though many want further measures. The package includes tax and pension changes, cuts to administrative approvals and more flexible labour rules. Analysts say the measures could boost business confidence and improve Germany’s competitiveness. Business groups flagged missing reforms on wage costs and social‑security contributions, corporate taxation a

France's competition authority said Meta likely abused its dominant market position in negotiations with publishers over the use of their content.

NATO announced a package of arms purchases and defence investments during its summit, including a plan to spend more than $40bn over the next five years on counter‑UAV capabilities and to increase trained drone operators fivefold by end‑2027. Secretary‑General Rutte urged member governments and Western defence firms to expand investment and boost industrial capacity. Procurement details include Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway buying unmanned systems from Northrop Grumman and 11 members acquiring Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early‑warning aircraft. Separately, Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall signed an MoU to jointly produce the Army Tactical Missile System in Germany, the first production of that short‑range missile outside the United States.