Mpox is killing again. It didnโt have to be this way.
Missteps by the World Health Organization, a vaccine manufacturer and an African country led to another health emergency, experts say.
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Algeria bars France from wheat import tender as relations sour
Algeria is one of the world’s biggest wheat buyers and for many years France was by far its largest supplier. Now it’s Russia.
Romania adds eggs and poultry meat to Ukraine import licence list
“It is our duty to protect Romanian production”.
3 scenarios for the Supreme Court to intervene in the election
Will the justices cast the final vote for president?
Elon Musk says he will attend Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania
Trump had vowed to return to the area where he was shot in a failed assassination attempt this summer.
You could kill the EU, says France. No, you could, Germany replies.
Macron and Scholz clash again over how to counter protectionist America and Chinese power.
Von der Leyen’s China policy faces moment of truth as EU countries vote on EV tariffs
Amid Beijing’s threats of retaliation, member states need to decide if they want to slap additional import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Macron and Scholz differ on tariffs on Chinese electronic vehicles
Amid a context of EU Commission plans for import duties on Chinese electric cars, France’s Emmanuel Macron voiced support for the tariffs, whereas Germany’s Olaf Scholz called for ‘negotiations’ with China.
After US, Europe probes Chinese car software
Brussels is in the hot seat to act on cyber-hacking threats stemming from Chinese connected cars.
Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK
Contingency plan using sea tankers to deal with future shortages would be paid for from customersโ billsSouthern Water, one of Britainโs biggest water companies, is drawing up contingency plans to tanker water from Norway to deal with future supply sho…
Restaurantโฏreview: Holy Bagels
A bagel and coffee paradise in the heart of Chรขtelain.
โSuccess breeds successโ: why Irelandโs cricket lovers are bullish about the future
A historic T20 win over England and multimillion-pound stadium deal have helped Ireland embrace a sport once demonised as a foreign importIn cricket a century is a score of 100 or more runs by a batter in a single innings. In Irish cricket a century ma…
Chinese trade boss comes to Brussels on Donโt Tax My Car tour
Whistle-stop tour of European capitals by Wang Wentao could end in a tough gig when he meets EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis.
West funding Putinโs soldiers with growing Russian fuel purchases, report warns
Countries opposed to Moscow are spending ever more on cheap fuel made from Russian oil, according to a new analysis shared with POLITICO.
Ukraine backs Russian oil loophole for Hungary
The deal will allow Viktor Orbรกn’s government to bypass Kyiv’s sanctions on Russian oil giant Lukoil.
Ghana begins program to trace cocoa as EU law combating deforestation looms
Ghana is piloting a system that traces cocoa beans from farm to port as it gears up for a new EU law banning the import of commodities linked to deforestation, a government official said on Thursday (5 September).
Donโt expect Britain to copy EU and American tariffs on Chinese cars
The UK is mulling an alternative strategy to its allies that could lead to a surge of imports of Chinese EVs.
No oil shortage in Hungary despite Russia sanctions outrage, EU says
Hungary and Slovakia have been accused of trying to benefit from cheap Russian oil despite the alternatives.
‘The mistake made by the parties that prospered in West Germany for decades was to believe that they could import their model, unchanged, to the former East’
As regional elections in Thuringia and Saxony get underway on Sunday, author Steffen Mau examines the rise of the far right in the former GDR.
How Trump could make good on his universal tariff threat
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act gives the president sweeping authority to control economic transactions.
Why energy is Israelโs weak spot
As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, keeping the lights on is becoming a national security priority.
โWe donโt want to sabotage herโ: Why green groups are going easy on Kamala Harris
Environmental groups that put Joe Bidenโs climate initiatives under a microscope arenโt giving the Democratic nomineeโs positions the same scrutiny.
Hungary urges Ukraine to OK Russian oil loophole
Kyiv’s sanctions on Lukoil have riled Budapest, which has refused to divest from Moscow’s cheap crude.
EU plans 36% tariff on Chinese EVs, with lower duty for Tesla
The European Commission said Tuesday it plans to slap five-year import duties on Chinese electric cars, unless Beijing can offer an alternative solution to the trade row over state subsidies.
EU halts free imports of Ukrainian honey
The European Commission announced on Tuesday (20 August) that import volumes of Ukrainian honey had exceeded the limit fixed in the regulation setting trade benefits for Kyiv, triggering the reintroduction of tariff quotas.
Elon Muskโs Tesla gets lower EU duties on made-in-China EVs
The win for the U.S. mogul comes amid fraught relations with the EU.
Sweden reports first case of more dangerous mpox virus outside Africa
The news comes a day after the World Health Organization declared this mpox outbreak a global emergency.
Cypriot firm accused of profiting from EU potash sanctions against Belarus
An investigation by Belarusian journalists has identified a Cypriot company as being at the center of a contract markup scheme.
Macron triggers tensions with Algeria in supporting Moroccoโs Western Sahara plan
The president said Paris’ support for plans for an autonomous region under Moroccan control is โclear and unwavering.”
Hungary quietly takes โฌ1B loan from Chinese banks
With public debt at a record high, Budapest is increasingly looking to Beijing for cash.
EU auditors slam โpolitically drivenโ 2030 hydrogen targets
The European Court of Auditors has criticised the European Commission for setting unachievable hydrogen production and import targets for 2030, while praising its swift adoption of the market rulebook, in a new report published on Wednesday (17 July).
What the China-Russia alliance means for the West
Putinโs recent visit to Beijing is one more sign of an evolving new Cold War.
Fico owns the libs by โฆ surviving assassination
“Sorry to have survived, but I am back,” Slovak prime minister tells media and opposition.
EU firms up duties on Chinese EVs, skirting Berlinโs pressure
By cementing the duties, Brussels is holding its ground against Chinese โย and German โย opposition.
EU plan to impose import duty on cheap goods could dent Shein and Temu
Brussels move to end tax loophole exploited by China-linked marketplaces could also dent Sheinโs planned London listingThe EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and…
EU takes aim at Chinaโs Temu and Shein with proposed import duty
European Commission plans to scrap โฌ150 threshold below which goods are exempt from customs duties
Trumpโs plan for NATO is emerging
Trump advisers envision a โradical reorientationโ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe โ and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.
UK and EU horticulture firms warn of harm caused by post-Brexit border delays
Nursery and garden centre trade bodies write open letter saying problems at border need to be urgently fixedNurseries and garden centres across Britain and Europe have warned that new post-Brexit border posts are not working properly and are leading to…
France laid the foundations for campus โwokeโ ideology. Now itโs leading a global backlash
Le wokisme, which the French love to hate, traces its intellectual genealogy back to 1960s French intellectuals.
Export controls on Russia might be working better than you think
The fact Moscow is so keen to discredit export controls may well be a clue that the measures arenโt ineffective.
China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs
The EU and China still disagree about the import taxes, but have agreed to discuss them further.
China and EU to hold talks on electric car tariffs
The EU and China still disagree about the import taxes, but have agreed to discuss them further.
Trump keeps flip-flopping his policy positions after meeting with rich people
Top CEOs were seen nodding their heads when Trump talked about finding ways to keep American-educated talent at home.
E-fuels: as much import as necessary, as sustainably as possible
This year’s International E-Fuels Dialogue organised by the German Federal Ministry of Transport focused on the use of e-fuels in aviation. For e-fuels to be part of a globally just energy transition, the implementation of sustainability criteria shoul…
EU approves first-ever sanctions on Russian gas
Itโs a notable evolution in strategy for the EU, and came after Germany and Hungary held up a deal for weeks.
Robert Habeck: Meister der Illusion
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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 …
Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy
Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.
Draghi says Europe must not be โpassiveโ in face of China import threat
Former Italian premier says EU should be ready to use more tariffs and subsidies to counter โunfair advantagesโ
Shares of Buffett-backed BYD jump after EU unveils lower than expected tariff
Stock of Teslaโs China rival rises as much as 9% following Brusselsโ announcement of electric vehicle import duties
EU expected to impose import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Experts believe Beijing will retaliate with measures that could hit European exports from cheese to cognacThe EU is expected to notify China that it will impose tariffs on electric vehicle imports this week, firing the starting gun on a potential summe…
EU biodiesel industry may not survive 2024 if left unprotected from Chinese unfair imports [Promoted content]
As a frontrunner in climate ambitions, the EU cannot allow the demand for biodiesel to be met by unfair and possibly fraudulent imports from China. Immediate registration of imports is critical, before it is too late.