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Stockholm urges Chinese ship suspected of sabotage to return to Swedish waters
The vessel is currently anchored in international waters between Sweden and Denmark.
Lithuanian DHL plane crash could be sabotage, German foreign minister says
Europe must ‘wake up’ to win arms race, warns NATO commander
UK targets Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ with fresh sanctions
DHL plane crash in Lithuania kills at least 1 person
Flight risk: Europe’s squeeze on aviation threatens competitiveness
Britain seeks EU negotiator as Starmer pushes for ‘reset’ with Brussels
Austria opens door to Romania, Bulgaria in EU free-travel zone
EU ministers are expected to take a decision on Dec. 12.
EU battery hopes in tatters as Northvolt CEO resigns and company files for bankruptcy
The company ran into big problems with production at a time when demand for EVs slumped.
Spain fines low-cost airlines €179M over cabin baggage and seat charges
Ryanair alone was fined €107M.
Tesla, Trump and the China tariff clash
Elon Musk needs good relations with China to keep pumping cash into Tesla, while Donald Trump wants to hit Beijing with tariffs.
Locked and loaded? The EU weapons to fight Trump’s trade war.
Will it be Harleys again? Or is the EU going to hit back at more products when Donald Trump makes good on his tariff threats?
Macron’s last-ditch attempt to stall the EU’s mega trade deal with South America
The French president heads to the G20 on a mission to delay and dilute the Mercosur pact.
Labour vowed to fix discriminatory car insurance. Middle England could foot the bill.
Experts say the system is hit by indirect discrimination — but solving the problem risks hiking Middle England’s premiums.
Send in the king! How Britain can dodge a Donald Trump trade war
Senior U.K. trade officials, experts and lawyers say a deal can be done — with the right incentives.
Mercosur deal ‘disastrous’ for French farmers — don’t do it, Barnier says
“Under the current conditions this deal is not acceptable for France,” French PM says in Brussels.
EU, Mercosur eye early December trade deal — to France’s dismay
Even as farmers protest, France will find it hard to stop the deal with South America.
Who aced (and flunked) the commissioner hearings? Here’s what our insiders have to say.
Our team of policy reporters dissect what you need to know about Brussels’ biggest event of the year.
Keep using fossil fuels, Hungary’s Orbán tells COP29 climate summit
His words stand in stark contrast to the EU’s official position.
5 things to know about climate chief Wopke Hoekstra’s hearing
The Dutch politician defended green legislation but remained vague on future plans.
5 things to know about defense chief Andrius Kubilius’ European Parliament hearing
New defense commissioner warned of Russian threat, underlined America’s distraction with China, and pushed the EU to spend big on protecting itself.
EU’s trade war nightmare gets real as Trump triumphs
“Tariff Man” gives the EU flashbacks after conflict-ridden first term.
Brussels’ global infrastructure plan isn’t challenging Beijing — it’s relying on it
EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
EU shrugs off Trump’s threats to scrap green handouts
Trump may cut Europe out of America’s subsidy splurge, but EU industries aren’t seeing many benefits yet anyway.
China sues the EU over EV duties
Beijing hits back after Brussels imposed definitive duties of 8 to 35 percent on Chinese electric vehicle imports.
China complains to Prague about EU duties on EVs and asks for help
Beijing has made it clear that it does not accept Brussels’ decision against Chinese carmakers.
EU-Turkish border exposes hell of animal transport
As the European Commission tries to update its decades-old rules, lawmakers are turning the issue into a political battleground.
EU braces for two-front trade war with US, China
As a year-old trade dispute with Beijing reaches its climax, Brussels girds for another showdown with Donald Trump.
‘Brutal’ results for VW turn political in Germany
Germany’s top carmaker faces a financial bloodbath — and that means trouble for the government.
New rules to build corporate giants won’t reverse EU decline, officials say
Europe’s competition enforcers are alarmed by talk of changing merger rules to allow big firms in key industries.