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1 week, 3 days ago

Russian gas supply to Europe stops after Ukraine refuses to renew transit deal

Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, marking the end of decades of Moscow's dominance over Europe's energy markets. The gas had kept flowing despite nearly three years of war, but Russia's gas firm Gazprom said it had stopped at 0500 GMT after Ukraine refused to renew a transit agreement. …

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EU urged to seek 'win-win' tariff position

China Daily

Imposing duties has never effectively addressed trade issues, ex-official says The European Union should adopt a mutually beneficial approach to resolve the trade issue over its anti-subsidy case with Chinese electric vehicles, as such an approach aligns with the bloc's interests, said Wei Jianguo, China's former vice-minister of commerce. Wei said that the EU's tariff imposition approach toward Chinese EVs …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

China Daily

Ukrainian refugees sit on the pavement in Kocs village, Hungary, on Aug 21, after about 120 refugees were evicted from a guesthouse. Lai Suetyi, an associate professor at the Center for European Studies at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, told China Daily that the EU is worried about "Trump 2.0", citing the many discussions, debates and media coverage going on …

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EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

China Daily

France's President Emmanuel Macron, US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec 7. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP When Donald Trump, president-elect of the United States, arrived in Paris on Dec 7 for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron greeted him with a grand welcome usually reserved …

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EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

China Daily

France's President Emmanuel Macron, US President-elect Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec 7. JULIEN DE ROSA/AFP When Donald Trump, president-elect of the United States, arrived in Paris on Dec 7 for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron greeted him with a grand welcome usually reserved …

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1 month ago

NATO helping US maintain its hegemony

China Daily

As Ukraine presses for NATO membership to secure its future, the alliance faces deeper questions about its direction and unity. In its Washington Summit Declaration in July, NATO said that it would continue to support Ukraine on "its irreversible path to full Euro-Atlantic integration, including NATO membership", that China poses a challenge to "NATO's interests, security and values", and that …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

India Clarifies FTA Progress, Talks With EU and UK on Track

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Negotiations for all the proposed free trade agreements or FTA, including those with the UK and European Union, are progressing as per the schedule. In the coming weeks, a bilateral meeting is scheduled between the commerce secretary and the Director-General of the European Union to take stock of the negotiations for the proposed trade agreement with the European …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Squeaky-clean Europe is more corrupt than you think

Live Mint

“IT WAS RETRO style," laughs Ruta Kaziliunaite, the co-ordinator of Lithuania’s Special Investigation Service, the country’s anti-corruption police. One issue is that although the EU’s reforms reduce corruption, the billions of euros it distributes can encourage it. When EU aid goes to countries with weak institutions, “it functions like a resource curse", says Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, a corruption scholar who heads …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hungary’s Orbán says sanctions on Russia will destroy EU economy

Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The European Union must abandon its policy of sanctioning Russia for its war in Ukraine or risk causing an economic collapse, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told state radio on Friday. The EU has imposed several rounds of sanctions against Moscow since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, targeting the energy …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

EU warned to prepare for early Trump tariff action

Politico

“He’s trying to address that disparity and make our tariff rates more reciprocal,” Shaw said. Finally, the U.S. trade deficit with the EU has risen sharply since Trump’s first term. European leaders should not assume that Trump’s tariff threats are “just a bluff, or that it’s not going to happen,” said Everett Eissenstat, who was deputy assistant to the president …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Thousands rally outside Georgian parliament to demand a new election towards European integration

Associated Press

TBILISI, Georgia — Thousands of opposition supporters rallied Monday in Georgia’s capital in continuing protests against the ruling party’s declared victory in the Oct. 26 parliamentary election amid allegations that Russia helped rig the vote. Giorgi Vashadze, leader of Unity National Movement Coalition, vowed that the opposition will “fight until the end.” “Elections were massively rigged, that is why we …

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2 months ago

Europe must beware the temptations of technocracy

Live Mint

Look at the state of European politics today and a collage of pandemonium emerges. In Germany the hard right came top in one set of state elections on September 1st; its federal chancellor, Olaf Scholz, seems destined for defeat in a nationwide ballot this time next year. From migration policy to trade, regulating big tech, bolstering European defence, monitoring national …

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2 months ago

How Donald Trump could propel Britain back towards the EU

The Independent

The return of Donald Trump could have two different effects on European politics. But if Trump withdraws support for Volodymyr Zelensky, that will pose painful questions for European countries about how much extra they are prepared to spend to defend the Ukrainian people against Vladimir Putin’s aggression. I suspect that Starmer’s plan is to wait and see whether Trump goes …

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2 months ago

Italy urges EU support for NATO spending amid budget rule clash

Firstpost

Rome is unlikely to meet the requirement as it projects defence spending at 1.61% in 2027 amid 35 billion euros already set aside through 2039, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti told a parliamentary hearing. Italy has called on the European Union to back bond issuance to finance defense spending, arguing that NATO’s 2% GDP target by 2028 is in conflict with …

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2 months ago

Trump poses greater risk to EU financial stability, says Dutch central bank head

NL Times

Donald Trump being elected as president of the United States of America could lead to new risks for the financial stability of Europe. Klaas Knot, the president of the Dutch Central Bank, said this on Thursday during an interview with students of the University of Amsterdam. Luis de Guindos, vice president of the European Central Bank, has expressed his concern …

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2 months ago

EU leader calls for European army amid fears of Trump victory

The Telegraph

The EU should have its own army, the prime minister of Luxembourg has said, amid fears Donald Trump will withdraw US security for Europe if he returns to the White House. The first steps towards a common military could be taken by a “coalition of the willing” among member states, Luc Frieden said in a speech in Poland. “Russia’s unacceptable …

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2 months ago

Reeves to Join EU Finance Meeting Next Month in Labour Reset

Live Mint

-- Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will join a meeting of Eurozone finance ministers next month, as part of the new Labour government’s continued effort to deepen cooperation with the European Union. Reeves will become the first chancellor to join the Eurogroup meeting on Dec. 9 since Britain’s exit from the EU in 2020. Her attendance comes after Prime …

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2 months, 1 week ago

The EU will impose duties on electric vehicle imports from China from Thursday

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

How growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Europe is playing to Putin

Daily Mail

As Russia's war in Ukraine rumbles steadily toward a third bitter winter of misery, many of Kyiv's European partners are reiterating their unwavering support in the face of Moscow's aggression. The EU's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has stated Orban 'does not represent the EU' when he travels to Russia - and issued the same statement on Monday after the Hungarian …

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3 months, 1 week ago

EU-Morocco trade deals in Western Sahara ruled invalid, Rabat claims ‘bias’

Al Jazeera

Morocco slams ECJ ruling that said the people of Western Sahara were not consulted before the 2019 deals were signed. The European Union’s top court has confirmed an earlier ruling cancelling trade deals that allow Morocco to export fish and farm products to the EU from the disputed Western Sahara region, a move Morocco slammed as “blatant political bias”. The …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Cooperation between China, Europe called key for future of electric vehicle industry

China Daily

Workers operate at a production line of SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in May. China has vowed to continue negotiations until the very last moment in response to the European Union's anti-subsidy probe into battery electric vehicles produced in China, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao said on Wednesday. The future success of the automotive industry in both China …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

LA Times

Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof, right, sits next to Health Minister Fleur Agema, center, and Climate and Green Growth Minister Sophie Hermans, left, as he listens to Dutch King Willem-Alexander outlining the new government’s policy plans and budget for the coming year in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday. Dutch Migration Minister Marjolein Faber of Wilders’ party wrote to the European …

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4 months ago

Google loses EU court appeal against 2.4-bln-euro fine

China Daily

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-11 00:47 People walk next to a Google logo during a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany on April 22. BRUSSELS -- Google lost its final court appeal on Tuesday against a European Union fine of 2.4 billion euros, for abuse of its dominant position by favoring its own comparison shopping service. In 2017, the …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Free EU movement would mock Brexit

Daily Mail

Since becoming Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has ditched so many supposedly cast-iron pledges it's positively dizzying. Since becoming Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer has ditched so many supposedly cast-iron pledges it's positively dizzying Keir Starmer, then shadow Brexit Secretary, follows Jeremy Corbyn in Brussels ahead of the European Leaders' summit in 2019. Head of Camden Council Georgia Gould and …

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Russian gas supply to Europe stops after Ukraine refuses to renew transit deal

EU urged to seek 'win-win' tariff position

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

NATO helping US maintain its hegemony

India Clarifies FTA Progress, Talks With EU and UK on Track

Squeaky-clean Europe is more corrupt than you think

Hungary’s Orbán says sanctions on Russia will destroy EU economy

EU warned to prepare for early Trump tariff action

Thousands rally outside Georgian parliament to demand a new election towards European integration

Europe must beware the temptations of technocracy

How Donald Trump could propel Britain back towards the EU

Italy urges EU support for NATO spending amid budget rule clash

Trump poses greater risk to EU financial stability, says Dutch central bank head

EU leader calls for European army amid fears of Trump victory

Reeves to Join EU Finance Meeting Next Month in Labour Reset

The EU will impose duties on electric vehicle imports from China from Thursday

How growing Kremlin-friendly bloc in Europe is playing to Putin

EU-Morocco trade deals in Western Sahara ruled invalid, Rabat claims ‘bias’

Cooperation between China, Europe called key for future of electric vehicle industry

Dutch government led by hard right asks for formal opt-out from EU migration rules

Google loses EU court appeal against 2.4-bln-euro fine

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Free EU movement would mock Brexit