Europe’s largest bond futures exchange will launch a contract for debt issued by the European Union in September, a move it says will boost liquidity for the bloc’s securities.

Eurex Clearing AG, a division of Deutsche Börse AG, said Wednesday that the product will start trading on Sept. 10. The exchange had previously targeted a launch last year, but postponed it saying a key pre-requisite was that the EU bond program became sustainable and of long-term nature. Since then, rival Intercontinental Exchange Inc. has initiated a similar product.

Consumers in the eurozone are feeling gloomier as uncertainty around President Trump’s trade tariffs spells economic challenges ahead, according to a gauge of sentiment published Tuesday. The European Commission’s flash consumer-confidence indicator for the eurozone slid to minus 16.7 this month from minus 14.5 in March, a sharper drop than economists’ expectations for a fall to minus 15.

Germany seeks to deport an American and 3 EU citizens after pro-Palestinian protest LONDON — Berlin's Immigration Office has told three European Union citizens and one American they are to be deported from Germany this week over alleged actions at protests against Israel's war in Gaza. Their cases have not yet been heard in court. The four demonstrators — two from Ireland, one from Poland and one from the United States — were served with orders last month, instructing them to leave Germany by April 21 or be deported. The...

The European Union’s imminent release of a road map for phasing out Russian fossil fuel purchases will signal to companies that they should source more liquefied natural gas from the US, according to European Council President Antonio Costa .

The 27-nations bloc is scheduled to unveil its plan for winding down energy purchases from Moscow on May 6 after Russia had sharply reduced natural gas exports to Europe following the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, triggering unprecedented increases in fuel and electricity prices.

Guernsey vets urge ban on meat and dairy from EU Foot and mouth disease poses no risk to human health, officials said States veterinary officers and the Guernsey Border Agency are asking people not to import any meat or dairy products for personal use or consumption into the Bailiwick from the EU. This is to protect local livestock from risk of infection from foot and mouth disease (FMD), however the disease poses no risk to human health, said the officials. It follows the UK Government's decision to ban personal imports...