Today we attempt to assess the European economies and their main challenges – apart from the Ukrainian war zone in Eastern Europe. Two areas of concern have emerged: energy sourcing and maintaining manufacturing levels in the face of changing demand.

Hubert Sawicki, the AMT representative for Europe, tells how, at the request of friends, he was able to drive hundreds of miles to make contact with three refugees and bring them to Warsaw.

This week we look at the state of the energy and defense industries, two sectors singled out as clearly receiving widespread investments which resulted in opportunities for manufacturing technology. Take a break from the war news in the region and read on.

The economic recovery in Europe has been underway for months, irrespective of supply chain bottlenecks and delays, and the machine tool industry is no exception. As we kick off 2022, we take a look at macroeconomic data, projections, and opportunities ...

While efforts are being made to fight for the protection of health amid the ongoing crisis, inevitably draining a lot of resources, many European countries in the European Union and beyond have not forgotten about future needs.

Since the beginning of 2021, the economy in Europe has been doing well, and manufacturing has reported good to great progress. By mid-year, in most cases, things returned to the pre-pandemic level. In many cases, it exceeded it. ...

The comments from most of the AMT members taking part at EMO Milano 2021 were that the show exceeded expectations. Some members reported unexpected orders taken at the show, while others took it as an opportunity to launch their new European acquisitions.

The good news from the aggregate data is that every country’s market has improved in 2021, and that trend is expected to continue into 2022.

This week we focus on Russia, the fifth largest economy on the European continent and the world’s 11th largest in terms of nominal GDP at $1.6 trillion. It remains both a major economy and a major market, and it remains on AMT’s radar for member ...

This week, we focus on the Netherlands, the seventh largest economy of Europe and fifth within the European Union (EU), a small country with a large economy. Its GDP is over $1 trillion. Famous as a food and plant exporter ...