BERLIN — The rulers of Germany’s fractious three-party coalition government can breathe a small sigh...
8 months agoThe European Union needs more of its own money, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told POLITI...
8 months agoBRUSSELS — The U.S. and EU were so determined to court Iran for a nuclear deal over recent years tha...
8 months agoSeveral of Europe's most powerful countries implored Brussels to set "an ambitious climate target fo...
8 months agoWhen Vladimir Putin landed in Khabarovsk on his tour of Russia’s Far East last week, he was given a...
8 months agoLONDON — Britain is considering whether to investigate Chinese state subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) makers, two people familiar with the nascent plans told POLITICO.A U.K. investigation would follow the launch of a similar probe by the EU last Octobe...
6 months agoLONDON — Keir Starmer's Labour Party U-turned on its green investment plans after months of speculation.The party on Thursday ditched its totemic pledge to spend £28 billion a year on green policies — slashing those spending plans by nearly 75 percent.In...
6 months agoBRUSSELS — The year 2026 could be a defining moment for the European economy.The double blow of the introduction of reformed EU spending rules and the European Commission turning off the money taps may leave a black hole in the budgets of highly indebted...
6 months agoLast year, European consumers and businesses lost €30 billion to hidden fees when sending and spending money internationally. And it is only getting worse, in 2019 it was €22 billion. But there is an easy way to crack down on these hidden charges: taking...
6 months agoThe European Union has built a wall of duties against Chinese-made glass fiber, but a crack is widening. European producers of the lightweight material — used to strengthen plastics, and in wind turbine blades and vehicle components — say they need more p...
6 months agoLONDON — More than £2 billion was promised to Ukrainian war victims thanks to the forced sale of Chelsea Football Club.It was to be the largest nongovernmental aid package Europe had ever seen, but nearly two years on and not a penny from the record-break...
6 months agoPARIS — Nearly 10 years ago, newly minted Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo made “a genuine energy and environmental transition” a cornerstone of her plans for the city.The Socialist politician stayed true to that platform — in the process becoming one of the most...
6 months agoBRUSSELS — Governments have received less than a third of the EU's original €723 billion pot to help boost post-Covid economic recovery and are now heaping pressure on the European Commission to speed up payments.Countries are demanding the Commission sla...
6 months agoBRUSSELS — On paper, the EU sees China as a partner in the fight against climate change.But the trade reality tells a different story. As Beijing responds to weak domestic demand with heavy state subsidies, it’s a perfect recipe for overcapacity — from el...
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