What are some good european-made tools?

Knipex pliers, in all shapes and forms.

Wuppertal, Solingen, Remscheid, 3 German cities in the Bergisches Land who are host to a large density of toolmakers that often still handcraft with 100year old machines

Fiskers scissors, Dick knives, Fissler pans, Knippex pliers, Bosch professional power tools, wera screwdrivers, Duralex glassware, Mazzer coffee grinders, Miele vacuum cleaners, Dynaudio speakers, Beyerdynamic headphones

If you're looking for an incredibly durable spade which allows all kind of abuse, check out the Ideal Kraftspaten:

https://www.idealspaten.de/spaten/spatenmodelle/produktdetails-spaten/Spaten-KR-Kraftspaten-13010277

You can use it as a lever, to move boulders, to cut through roots etc. Expensive, but really good quality.