Greenlandโ€™s leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump hovers over Arctic island

โ€œIt is now time to take the next step for our country,โ€ Greenlandic Prime Minister Mรบte Egede says in hinting at 2025 referendum.

The Observer view on trade relations: Closer ties with the EU is the lever for economic growth | Observer editorial

Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vitalAchieving the fastest sustainable growth in the G7 was the Labour partyโ€™s highest-profile pledge going into the general election last …

EU-US trade relations, navigating high seas, searching for compromise [Advocacy Lab Content]

Europe is bracing for the outcome of the United States elections, with the future of EU-US trade relations in the balance. Pragmatism and competition with China were the battle cries at Euractivโ€™s expert policy discussion.

EU-US trade relations โ€“ What does the future hold? [Advocacy Lab Content]

With elections on both sides of the Atlantic, 2024 is set to bring many changes to transatlantic relations. If the elections result in new leadership, priorities and strategies will shift, impacting trade and competitiveness policies.

EU member states set to confirm EV tariffs, resisting German, Chinese lobbying

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reportedly bowed to Chinese pressure, shifting from abstention to rejection.

Former Poland PM: โ€˜Weโ€™re living under the illusion of environmentalismโ€™

We arenโ€™t reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.

We donโ€™t want your EVs, Brazil tells EU as trade talks hit crunch time

Attempt to fend off influx of Chinese electric vehicles puts chances of EU-Mercosur trade accord at the November G20 summit in doubt.

Bulgarian president lobbies for large-scale Chinese business expansion in country

President Rumen Radev on Thursday insisted on the establishment of a direct flight between Sofia and Beijing and the opening of a Chinese bank branch to boost business ties between the two countries.

Chinese firms condemn Draghiโ€™s support for tariffs

Chinese firms operating in the EU have fiercely criticised Mario Draghiโ€™s suggestion that further tariffs might be necessary to protect European industries from foreign competition, warning that such measures could escalate already tense trade relation…

Azerbaijan launches bid to join BRICS after Putin visit

Russian leader met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev this week.

Your Tim Walz policy guide: Where he stands on abortion, unions, energy and more

The Minnesota governor may bring rural appeal but his policies reflect a progressive agenda.

Germanyโ€™s Scholz blasts EU for failure to do trade deals

Berlin didnโ€™t relinquish its powers to do trade deals in order for Brussels to do nothing, Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells lawmakers.

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…

Final blow to Chinese โ€˜neutralityโ€™ on Ukraine war

With the dismissal of the Swiss peace conference, Beijingโ€™s commitment to Russia has reached new heights.

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 …