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15:06, 20.11.2023
EU races for post-Brexit plan to push back EV tariffs
The European Union is closing in on a plan to push back painful tariffs on electric cars traded with the UK, Bloomberg reports. With just over a month until the duties kick in, member states told the EU to come…
11:10, 15.11.2023
EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit
The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe‘s oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse…
13:50, 14.11.2023
Euro zone Q3 GDP shrinks, but employment rises
The euro zone economy contracted marginally quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter, a new estimate confirmed on Tuesday, underlining expectations of a technical recession if the fourth quarter turns out equally…
15:45, 07.11.2023
EU set to move ahead on Ukraine membership bid with conditions
The European Union’s executive arm will meet later Tuesday to finalize a decision on whether to recommend formally opening Ukraine’s membership talks, with expectations of a positive outcome for Kyiv but with conditions…
11:10, 06.11.2023
EU risks €2 billion yearly hit to drug R&D spending with new law
The European Union stands to lose €2 billion of investment a year in medicines research and development if a law overhauling the bloc’s pharmaceutical regime goes ahead, an industry group warned Monday, according…
11:05, 03.11.2023
European chamber in China criticises upcoming Shanghai trade fair as ‘smoke and mirrors’
The European Union Chamber of Commerce on Friday criticised an upcoming trade fair in China as “largely smoke and mirrors” and pushed for more tangible measures to restore business confidence among the European…
13:21, 31.10.2023
Euro zone Q3 GDP growth weaker than expected
Euro zone economic growth was weaker than expected in the third quarter, a flash estimate showed on Tuesday, with gross domestic product contracting slightly quarter-on-quarter and the year-on-year growth rate…
14:30, 30.10.2023
EU to help Western Balkans reforms with 6 billion euro package says von der Leyen
The European Union plans to help the countries of the Western Balkans to pursue reforms needed for integration with the wealthy bloc with 6 billion euros investment, the EU executive’s president Ursula von der…
12:45, 25.10.2023
EU says “shocking and shameful” racism is getting worse
The European Union said endemic discrimination against people of African descent is getting worse, with Black communities facing especially high hurdles to access jobs and apartments, according to Bloomberg. The…
11:00, 17.10.2023
EU urges reforms, single market in Western Balkans to boost membership bids
The European Union wants to bring six Western Balkan countries closer to membership of the bloc but wants them first to implement reform and create their own single market, European Commission President Ursula…
11:20, 16.10.2023
EU seeks to ease US tariff, green subsidy threats
The European Union will seek this week to ward off the return of Trump-era metals tariffs and to lessen the negative impact on the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its subsidies for electric vehicles, according…
11:20, 13.10.2023
EU’s Borrell warns China ‘de-risking’ may speed up if imbalances persist
The European Union‘s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, urged China on Friday to redress economic and trade imbalances or efforts by Europe to reduce its dependence on China may accelerate far more than is good,…
11:06, 10.10.2023
EU and US seek steel deal that may include tariffs on China exports
The European Union is working on an interim deal with the US that would introduce new tariffs aimed at excess steel production from China and other countries in order to end a Trump-era trade conflict, Bloomberg…
13:21, 09.10.2023
EU sees ‘convergence’ with Japan on AI says official
The European Union sees “convergence” with Japan on thinking about generative artificial intelligence (AI), a senior official said on Monday, according to Reuters. “I see a lot of convergence in how we look at…
13:15, 05.10.2023
EU strikes deal to reduce super-potent greenhouse gases
The European Union agreed to a deal on Thursday to slash the use of super-potent greenhouse gases in fridges and air conditioners, part of the EU‘s broader plans to cut CO2 emissions and protect the environment,…
10:05, 04.10.2023
EU set to announce Ukraine accession talks by December
The European Union is gearing up to open negotiations with Ukraine on its future accession to the bloc with a formal announcement expected as soon as December, according to Politico. According to three diplomats…
14:50, 26.09.2023
Romania plans to buy 32 planes for $6.5 bln under F-35 deal says ministry
Romania plans to buy 32 latest-generation F-35 fighter planes from US manufacturer Lockheed Martin, for $6.5 billion, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, under a deal whose outline was announced in April, according…
10:50, 25.09.2023
EU commissioner, in China, calls for more balanced trade and warns that Ukraine could divide them
The European Union’s trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros while also warning that China’s position on the…
12:25, 15.09.2023
Euro zone swings to trade surplus y/y in July
The euro zone swung to an unadjusted 6.5 billion euro trade surplus in July from a 36.3 billion euro deficit a year earlier as costs of energy imports plunged and exports of manufactured goods surged, data showed…
13:35, 14.09.2023
EU’s Simson calls for phase-out of imports of Russian LNG
The European Union must reduce Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and aim to phase them out completely, EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said on Thursday, according to Reuters. Simson said the EU has…
14:45, 13.09.2023
EU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members
The European Union’s chief executive said Wednesday that her services will launch a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the 27-nation bloc can still function properly as it invites in new members in coming…
08:40, 06.09.2023
EU reshuffles Commission as antitrust chief Vestager vies for bloc’s top banking job
The European Union’s Commission is reshuffling more of its top management because antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager of Denmark is seeking to become the president of the European Investment Bank, according to AP…
12:20, 05.09.2023
EU seizes on Putin and Xi’s G20 absence to engage Africa
The European Union plans to take advantage of the absence of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin from this week’s Group of 20 to step up its outreach to nations of the so-called Global South through a high-level meeting…
15:20, 01.09.2023
'International situation deteriorating': EU faces record numbers of migrants (enr)
The European Union faces the highest arrival of migrants since 2015 with record numbers of people arriving in Italy and Greece, putting reception mechanisms under severe strain. This year, member states reached…
11:15, 03.08.2023
EU warns that Russia aims to create new dependencies with cheap grain
The European Union has warned developing countries that Russia is offering cheap grain “to create new dependencies by exacerbating economic vulnerabilities and global food insecurity,” according to a letter seen…
10:30, 02.08.2023
EU and Turkey discuss easing trade relations amid warmer ties
The European Union and Turkey are discussing an update of their customs union as part of the country’s process of re-engagement to regain the trust of European partners and investors, according to Bloomberg. “There…
10:00, 02.08.2023
Europe is set for a record solar summer and is wasting it
The European Union should take steps to stop the waste of solar energy and limit negative pricing in order to encourage investment, according to renewable energy groups, according to Bloomberg. While Europe will…
10:51, 31.07.2023
EU ready to strengthen maritime security cooperation with the Philippines
The European Union is ready to strengthen cooperation with the Philippines on maritime security, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday, as she stressed the importance of a free and open…
12:51, 27.07.2023
EU plans to buy new firefighting planes as climate crises worsen
The European Union wants to sign contracts this year for up to 12 firefighting planes, the first it would fully own, to improve its ability to fight blazes fuelled by climate change, the bloc’s head of crisis management…
14:55, 26.07.2023
EU watchdog opens probe in role of bloc’s border agency in Mediterranean shipwreck tragedy
The European Union’s official watchdog said Wednesday it has opened a probe in the role of the bloc’s Frontex border agency in the shipwreck off Greece last month that is feared to have killed hundreds of people…
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