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(Bloomberg) -- The European Union must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps

The European Union must be ready to defend itself against protectionist trade measures by other countries, including any new steps taken by Donald Trump when he returns to the White House later this month, the bloc's industry chief said.

France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he would open the contested 2023 pension reform to renegotiation as he seeks the backing of lawmakers to stay in power and urgently adopt a budget.

(Bloomberg) -- France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he would open the contested 2023 pension reform to renegotiation as he seeks the backing of lawmakers to stay in power and urgently adopt a budget.

(Bloomberg) -- France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he would open the contested 2023 pension reform to renegotiation as he seeks the backing of lawmakers to stay in power and urgently adopt a budget.

(Bloomberg) -- France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he would open the contested 2023 pension reform to renegotiation as he seeks the backing of lawmakers to stay in power and urgently adopt a budget.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou appears to have bought himself at least a few months in power by offering to renegotiate a contested 2023 pension law, securing the tacit backing of enough lawmakers to adopt an urgently needed budget.

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou pledged to bring proposed changes to the pension law to parliament, even if all parties don’t agree on the alterations, aiming to go far enough toward a key demand of Socialists to get their tacit support.

The ceasefire agreement that paused the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon will likely be extended when it expires next week, according to several people familiar with the matter.

The ceasefire agreement that paused the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon will likely be extended when it expires next week, according to several people familiar with the matter.