German Automobile Industry Association VDA: The EU proposal is full of obstacles and is likely to fail to work in practice.

German Automobile Industry Association VDA: The EU's draft proposal to overturn the ban on internal combustion engines is disappointing and the overall plan is "fatal".

Crédit Agricole: Eric Vial has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of Crédit Agricole. Eric Viard will succeed Dominique Lefebvre as Chairman of the Board of Directors on January 1, 2026.

German Chancellor Mertz: The EU's relaxation of the internal combustion engine ban is "the right step".

The German DAX30 index closed down 188.28 points, or 0.78%, at 24071.39 points on December 16 (Tuesday);The British FTSE 100 index closed down 6 points on December 16 (Tuesday) 7.40 points, a decrease of 0.69%, to 9683.91 points;The FCHI index closed down 18.72 points, or 0.23%, to 8106.16 points on December 16 (Tuesday);Europe The Stoxx Europe 50 Index closed down 36.56 points, or 0.64%, at 5715.96 points on December 16 (Tuesday);The Spanish IBEX 35 Index closed down 126 points on December 16 (Tuesday) .70 points, or 0.74%, to 16916.60 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index closed down 118.46 points, or 0.27%, to 43998.50 points on December 16 (Tuesday).

The U.S. six-week Treasury bond auction until December 16th - the winning interest rate was 3.625%, compared with the previous value of 3.65%.