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EU ambassador to China urges Beijing to stop building coal-fired power plants
Jorge Toledo’s comments come after approvals for coal power projects increased in second half of 2024The EU’s …
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EU launches ‘simplification’ agenda in effort to keep up with US and China
Ursula von der Leyen announces plans to cut red tape and boost innovation in second term as head of European C…
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Can the world’s trade police survive Trump II?
Relevance of World Trade Organization under scrutiny amid US president-elect’s protectionist stanceThe sting o…
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China must face ‘higher cost’ for backing Russia in Ukraine, says next EU foreign policy chief
Kaja Kallas says Ukraine’s victory in war is ‘a priority for us all’, adding that it is also in the US interes…
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EU launches action against shopping website Temu over illegal products
Formal investigation opens amid concerns Chinese shopping website is breaching Digital Services ActBusiness li…
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China puts tariffs on EU brandy in escalating trade row with Brussels
Beijing also considering duties on European petrol cars after EU imposed extra levies on Chinese electric vehi…
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EU court rules gender and nationality enough to grant Afghan women asylum
ECJ ruling follows Afghan women’s challenge to Austrian court refusal to give them refugee statusThe European …
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Iran warns Russia against siding with Azerbaijan in border dispute
Row may signal that newly elected Tehran government is willing to take tougher line with MoscowIran’s new refo…
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Top EU diplomat calls rival meeting in response to Hungary’s rogue diplomacy
Meeting of bloc’s foreign ministers organised by Josep Borrell is in effect a boycott of a gathering in Budape…
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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 ratesBu…
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Russia-Ukraine war: EU to open enlargement talks with Ukraine and Moldova next week – as it happened
Countries in the 27-nation bloc formally approve the launch of accession negotiations on TuesdayA member of Ru…
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Hungary rolls out red carpet for Xi in final leg of European tour
Warm welcome for Chinese president contrasts with rest of EU, with up to 18 cooperation agreements expected Hu…
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Xi and Macron call for closer Europe-China ties at Paris meeting – video
The Chinese premier, Xi Jinping, met the French president, Emmanuel Macron, and Ursula von der Leyen, the pres…
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EU restates readiness to launch trade war with China over cheap imports
Bloc ‘will not waver’ from making tough decisions to protect economy and security, says Ursula von der LeyenEu…
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Xi’s European tour: where is Chinese leader going and what are visit’s aims?
Emmanuel Macron and Viktor Orbán among leaders Xi is meeting, with several key issues on the tableChina’s pres…