ECB resistance wavers as pressure mounts to seize Russian assets
ECB President Christine Lagarde has reiterated the central bank’s cautious stance, but opposition is growing at the Russian frontier.
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He wasnโt bluffing: Trumpโs trade war sparks broad backlash
He levied sweeping tariffs on key trading partners Mexico, Canada and China early Tuesday morning.
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Donald Trump says trade wars are easy to win. Are they?
The U.S. president’s tariff attack on Americaโs closest allies is unprecedented. Economists say they wonโt fix the U.S. trade deficit, restore jobs or raise much money. And people will get hurt.
EU fertiliser companies push for steeper tariffs on Russian imports
Struggling producers say new proposals to prevent dumping are โtoo little, too lateโ
UK urged to probe spate of Chinese flights for forced labor
Three new routes connecting Chinaโs Xinjiang province to major U.K. airports have opened up since last summer.
ECHR condemns Italy for dumping toxic waste in โland of firesโ
The plaintiffs presented scientific data showing rising cancer rates and groundwater contamination in the provinces of Naples and Caserta, home to some three million people.
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European court slams Italy over mafia toxic waste dumping
The vast amount of toxic waste in the area led to increased rates of cancer, the court found.
Peter Mandelson: I was wrong to call Trump a danger
Incoming British ambassador to the U.S. says his comments were “ill-judged” and Trump has won “fresh respect.”
Illegal German waste dumping in Czech village lands at EUโs door
In todayโs edition of the Capitals, find out more about experts warning about Smer’s dangerous rhetroic, Spain’s Sanchez taking aim at Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg, and so much more.ย
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Illegal German waste dumping in Czech village lands at EUโs door
Dumping illegal waste from rich countries in poor countries is a pan-European problem.
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Ireland wants a new government in time for Trump
As Irish election winners tussle for positions of power, Donald Trumpโs January 20 inauguration adds a sense of urgency in Dublin.
Romaniaโs presidential front-runner is all about farmers
Far-right independent Cฤlin Georgescu is trying to capture rural voters with fascist tropes.
German discounters crush fresh produce prices โ and suppliers too
Banana exporters from Ecuador describe a recent Lidl offer as the โstraw that broke the camelโs back.”
Brusselsโ global infrastructure plan isnโt challenging Beijing โ itโs relying on it
EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
Britainโs heading for a showdown with Donald Trump on China
The Labour government insists itโs not going soft on Beijing โ but hawks are concerned.
EU opens probe into Chinese e-commerce platform Temu
The Commission will look into whether the Chinese e-commerce company has failed to crack down on illegal products and addictive designs.
Weather tracker: โCold dropโ to cause heavy rain in Spain
Eastern regions such as Valencia and Catalonia could get seven times the typical monthly rainfall on TuesdaySpain is set to experience an extraordinary weather event this week, with severe rainfall forecasted, particularly along the eastern coast. Regi…
5 things weโll miss as Britainโs hereditary peers face the chop
From quirky family ties to baffling by-elections, Britain’s soon-to-be-abolished aristocratic lawmakers have been a unique feature of the system.
EU plywood dumping probe opens new front in China trade dispute
Investigation into cheap wood exports follows producersโ claim the products originated in Russia
EU and China clash on Beijingโs anti-dumping measures on brandy
China’s imposition on Tuesday of “temporary anti-dumping” measures on EU brandy was quickly met with a challenge at the WTO by the Commission.
China hits EU brandy imports with anti-dumping penalties
Trade retaliation comes after bloc voted to approve steep tariff increases on Chinese electric cars
How a law on truck movements divided the EU
The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.
Waste scandal haunts Cyprusโ EU pick as he heads to Brussels
A decade-old environmental dispute in Limassol, Cyprus, is raising questions over Costas Kadis’ run for EU commissioner.
Paint makers say EU tariffs on Chinese imports risk bankrupting them
Industry pushes for rethink on anti-dumping measures against Chinaโs exports of titanium dioxide
UK energy policy: 20 people to lobby at Conservative conference
LONDON โ The Conservative Party โgot trounced in the polls,โ ex-Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho admitted earlier this month. After 14 years controlling Westminsterโs levers of power, voters dumped the Tories unceremoniously from office overnight in July. And yet โ the party is already regrouping, jumping on energy bills and cost-of-living as one basis for a [โฆ]
Survive review โ smart, surrealist disaster flick filled with arresting dream-like imagery
Low-budget limitations work in this French thrillerโs favour, in which Earth is turned upside down At one point in this smart, low-budget French disaster movie/post-apocalyptic thriller, teenager Ben (Lucas Ebel) pees into an unplumbed toilet dumped in…
EU country vote on Chinese EV duties delayed
Vote planned for Sept. 25 will now slip, diplomats say, ahead of crunch talks between Chinese and EU trade chiefs.
UK steelmakers face dumping risk over EU carbon tax timing, industry warns
Ministers urged to bring forward start date of British scheme to 2026 to align with Europe
China holds off on EU brandy tariffs but alleges dumping and damage
China announced on 29 August that it would not impose provisional tariffs on EU brandy, signalling a potential easing of trade tensions with the 27-member bloc.
Pernod Ricard and Rรฉmy Cointreau buoyed after China withholds new tariffs
Beijing decides not to impose extra measures despite finding dumping of cognac imports
China decides not to impose tariffs on EU brandy
Announcement will come as a relief to French cognac makers.
Commission โvery confidentโ on China tariff case as experts warn it may have breached WTO rules
The European Commission defended the legality of its trade tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) on Thursday (22 August) as several legal experts said it might have flouted World Trade Organisation rules in its anti-dumping investigation.
In retaliation for possible electric vehicle taxation, China launches anti-dumping investigation into EU dairy products
China’s Ministry of Commerce will examine possible European anti-competitive practices concerning fresh cheese, blue cheese and other dairy specialties. Beijing has already targeted pork and spirits.
Forget Olympic athletes โ will Parisians ever want to swim in the Seine?
Getting the Seine ready for triathletes was hard. Getting it ready for the public by next year may be impossible.
Lawmaker who called Israel โapartheid stateโ faces tough Tuesday primary
AIPAC has spent $8 million to unseat Rep. Cori Bush, who once called Israel an โapartheid state.โ But thatโs not mentioned in the deluge of advertising.
Europe should stop hand-wringing about Trump โ and be more constructive
A little more reflection and a little less contempt might go a long way toward creating the kind of enduring transatlantic consensus we need.
Chinese wind turbine-makers move into Europe as trade tensions flare
Chinese wind turbine-makers this month clinched their first order in Germany, as they build momentum in the European market and add to concern in the EU industry that it faces an existential threat.
China to hold hearing into brandy imports as tension grows with EU over tariffs on EVs
Ministry will discuss investigation into claims that European producers are selling goods below market ratesBusiness live โ latest updatesChina has ramped up its anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports in what appears to be a retaliator…
Hydrogen sector asks EU to help local firms compete with China
European manufacturers of hydrogen equipment have urged the European Union to step in to help the industry compete with cheaper Chinese producers, in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday (1 July).
Starmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope
There’s already some discord between the two countries when it comes to China, but there are areas where they could work on similar approaches.
Investors too confused by French election to panic โ yet
Markets will certainly make their position known if politicking threatens to stretch public finances.
German ministers dash to China in bid to escape retaliation over EV duties
Transport Minister Volker Wissing calls duties a โdestructive approachโ on third visit by a government leader in recent weeks.
China wants EU tariffs on EVs gone by July 4 as talks resume
(Adds background, quotes from analysts) By Joe Cash and Ryan Woo BEIJING, June 24 (Reuters) – Beijing wants the European Union to scrap its preliminary tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles by July 4, China’s state-controlled Global Times reported, afte…
How Britainโs Conservatives lost their heart and soul
Trends point to an historic collapse of the Tory vote in rural, semi-rural and suburban seats, the like of which England has maybe never seen before.
China-EU consultations launched on electric-vehicle subsidy probe
Chinaโs Wang Wentao and EUโs Valdis Dombrovskis agreed to start the consultations in a video call on Saturday.
China-EU consultations launched on electric-vehicle subsidy probe
Chinaโs Wang Wentao and EUโs Valdis Dombrovskis agreed to start the consultations in a video call on Saturday.
Germanyโs Habeck blames Chinaโs Russia support for worsening Berlin-Beijing relations
Habeck said the EU’s proposed tariffs on imports of EVs from China are โnot a punishment,โ but compensation for the advantages granted by Beijing to Chinese companies.
FirstFT: Beijing to investigate claim that EU is dumping pork in China
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Political pork: China probes, Spain scrambles
Madrid is already squealing as Beijing launches anti-dumping investigation of EU pork.
EU โnot worriedโ as China probes blocโs pork imports
The Europeanย Commission said it was “not worried” by Beijing’s announcement on Monday (17 June) of an anti-dumping investigation into the bloc’s pork exports, in an escalation of trade tensions with the bloc.ย
China opens tit-for-tat anti-dumping probe into European pork
(Recasts and adds trade figures in paragraph 8, further details and context throughout) By Joe Cash BEIJING, June 17 (Reuters) – China has opened an anti-dumping investigation into imported pork and its by-products from the European Union, a step that …
China launches anti-dumping probe into EU pork imports
Investigation comes after Brussels imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs as trade tensions rise
China threatens to challenge European EV duties at WTO
European Commission on Wednesday unveiled plans to impose duties of up to 38.1 percent on electric vehicle imports from China.
Germany launches 11th-hour bid to avert trade war with China
Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.
Chinese exports threaten Europe even more than the US
Biden is right to heed working class voters in Pennsylvania. The Continent, which has even more to lose from a second China shock, better start listening to its workers too.
How far could the far-right go? European elections could shift balance of power in Brussels
What if the far-right gets its act together? Europeans pick a parliament this week, the first since the EU’s significance went to the next level with Covid, the war in Ukraine as well as showdowns over Chinese dumping and US tech. Europe matters more …
By the numbers: How politicians have advertised online for the European election
Among the biggest spenders is Hungarian PM Viktor Orbรกnโs Fidesz party.
EU executive may announce Chinese EV duty only after election
Highly sensitive announcement could now come ahead of next monthโs G7 summit.
Is the EU already in a trade war with China?
Even if they aren’t yet, things could soon get nastier as Brussels’ investigation into Chinese electric vehicles nears its conclusion.
The empty threat of dumping western assets
The west has nothing to fear but fear itself over decision to make Russia pay
EU-Beitritt von Ukraine und Moldau wird konkreter
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China retaliates against the US and EU with anti-dumping probe
Tit-for-tat investigation into thermoplastics follows a pattern established during the Trump presidency
Steelmakers warn ministers that UK faces dumping risk
Plans to bring in carbon tax a year after EU will see shipments โdivertedโ to Britain, industry says
Angela Merkelโs little book of calm
Welcome to Declassified, a weekly humor column. Pour yourself a glass of something chilled, put your feet up, and prepare to dive into a book by one of the great European leaders; someone who generates respect and even a little fear among even her fiercest rivals. And after youโve read Liz Trussโ masterpiece, thereโs an [โฆ]
Macronโs cognac โ the only thing that went down smoothly with Xi
Xi Jinping handed Emmanuel Macron some wins during his state visit, but offered few meaningful concessions on trade and Ukraine
Macronย claimsย a win on Chinese cognac tariffs at meeting with Xi Jinping
The prospect of Chinese tariffs has the French cognac industry worried for its future.
Macron urges Xi to offer โfair rules for allโ amid brewing trade spat
Xi Jinping kicked off his European tour in Paris on Monday โ with stops in Belgrade and Budapest next on the itinerary.
Macron meets Xi: Two emperors on the edge of two warsย
Amid arguments over electric cars, cognac and Ukraine, the French presidentโs dinner with Xi Jinping may not be much fun.ย
EU lobbies China to keep agriculture out of trade disputes
Strategic sector should not become a victim of anti-dumping investigations, argues EU commissioner
Greens lionized by Europeโs young voters at EU presidential debate
Bas Eickhout gets a lot of love in Maastricht.
EU pulls its gun on China
The EU is accelerating its crackdown on what it sees as Beijing’s unfair support for companies that undermine European rivals.
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Does the EU have what it takes to fight China on green tech?
If you arenโt sure what the difference is between an anti-subsidy probe and an investigation into foreign subsidies, we’ve got you covered.
Macron and Scholz call for re-balancing China trade
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on Friday (12 April) for a “re-balancing” of trade relations between Europe and China on the eve of the German leader visiting Beijing.
Why Germanyโs Scholz is bowing to the Chinese dragon
Ignoring pressure from Washington, chancellor seeks Beijing’s embrace.
Revealed โ the next Brexit headache on the Irish border
The U.K. and EU are planning separate systems to tax carbon-heavy imports, prompting familiar fears about the impact in Northern Ireland.
Europeโs farmer protests have been fertile ground for Russian propaganda
While starting at the grassroots level, the protests have been keenly exploited by Russia to sow division and undermine popular support for Ukraineโs defense.
Infighting is tearing apart DCโs key bulwark against Putin
The Helsinki Commission is hobbled by claims its Republican director has made against his Democratic-appointed predecessor (and vice versa).
โWe canโt close our bordersโ: Harsh solar industry protectionism off the table
Tariffs on Chinese solar panels look to be off the table as EU countries look towards drafting a declaration of support to its domestic solar industry โ while turning away from past measures like anti-dumping tariffs.
UK Tories take on cats and almond milk, the two biggest scourges facing the world
At last, someone is standing up for the cat abductors!
The EU expects US to remove โfully and promptlyโ the duties on Spanish olives
The World Trade Organisation confirmed that the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties imposed by the US on ripe olives from Spain are not consistent with international trade rules and the EU expects Washington to take action to comply, with limited โsco…
Ukraine seeks action against Polish farmers for grain spillage
Kyiv urged Warsaw on Monday (12 February) to “hold to account” Polish farmers for stopping three trucks at a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine and spilling the Ukrainian grain they were carrying.
Macron calls for farming reform as food producers hurl eggs at European parliament
Demonstrations calling for help with taxes, costs and environmental rules overshadow EU leadersโ summitEuropeโs farming sector is facing a big crisis and must โprofoundlyโ change its rules, Emmanuel Macron has said after a European Union leadersโ summi…
Pollution: Bible messages in plastic bottles dumped in Bann river
An environmental group is asking whoever is dumping the bottles in the River Bann to stop.
Polish truckers suspend Ukraine border blockade
Polish truckers will suspend their longstanding blockade of the Ukrainian border following an agreement with the government, authorities said Tuesday (16 January), in a move that could resolve a source of friction between the allies.
Truck drivers, farmers protest in Romania, block border with Ukraine
Romanian truck drivers and farmers on Sunday (14 January) slowed traffic around several cities, including the capital Bucharest, voicing a string of grievances from high tax rates to slow compensation payouts.
‘I call on member states to combat social dumping’: EU jobs commissioner Nicolas Schmit
Talking Europe interviews the EU commissioner in charge of jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit. He speaks to the importance of protecting workers, particularly the “gig” or “platform” workers, whose status is at the core of a dispute between the Eu…
EU confirms probe into cheap Chinese biodiesel decimating EU industry
European biofuel producers have praised the European Commissionโs decision to launch an anti-dumping investigation into Chinese biodiesel imports, calling it a positive step to stop the economic devastation of the domestic EU biofuel sector.
China launches anti-dumping probe into imported EU brandy
China said Friday (5 January) it had launched an anti-dumping investigation into brandy imported from the European Union, as commercial tensions flare between the two trading superpowers.
China to investigate EU brandy imports in new anti-dumping probe
China is launching an anti-dumping probe into imports of brandy from the European Union, a move which follows the blocโs trade inquiry into Chinese electric vehicles.
China retaliates in EU trade row by launching liquor probe
Beijing hits back three months after European Commission started investigation into subsidies for EVs made in China.
โQueen of trashโ and employees arrested over Swedenโs โlargest environmental crimeโ
Bella Nilssonโs company NMT Think Pink accused of illegally dumping tens of thousands of tonnes of wasteEleven people have been charged by a Swedish court in what is being billed as potentially the countryโs worst environmental crime in half a century….
Weather tracker: Norโeaster drenches US south-east coast
Up to 127mm of rain falls on Florida and gusty winds and flash flooding hit parts of Georgia and South CarolinaLast weekend, a low-pressure system that had developed over the Gulf of Mexico tracked north-east across the Florida peninsula. Lashings of h…
Polish truckers resume blockade of key Ukraine checkpoint
Polish hauliers on Monday (18 December) resumed their blockade of the largest freight border crossing with Ukraine following a court order that allowed the truckers to go back to the Dorohusk checkpoint.
Economic losses pile up in Ukraine as Polish truckers protest
Weeks of road blockades by Polish truckers protesting at the border will reduce Ukraine’s overall imports by about a fifth in November and could cost Kyiv one percentage point of GDP growth if they drag on, a Ukrainian official said.
Slovak truckers to block Ukraine crossing, joining Polish protests
Slovak truckers will block the main border crossing with Ukraine from Friday (1 December), the country’s truckers association UNAS said, joining Polish protests to win restrictions against Ukrainian drivers.
The latest Tory worry: Chinaโs grip on solar power
Conservative MPs fear Britain is leaving itself overly-reliant on Beijing as it tries to shift to clean power.
Biden seeks to calm relationship with Xi amid global crises
President Joe Biden will use a long-delayed meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to try and stabilize ties with Beijing.