Brussels has designated Booking.com a “gatekeeper” between businesses and consumers, meaning it must comply with strict tech rules. It has yet to decide if the same applies to Elon Musk’s X social platform. The European Commission on...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed enlargement back on top of Europe’s agenda. But taking in new members would strain the EU’s budget. “No more farmers, no more bread” was a popular slogan during the...
A new survey shows the EU is losing face with business and government “elites” of Southeast Asia. Respondents showed less confidence in Brussels on issues like upholding free trade and global order. The European Union’s reputation...
New rules for automotive cybersecurity will come into effect in Europe this summer. The tougher electronic safety requirements are forcing several car manufacturers to streamline their offerings. While in the movies, master spy James Bond...
Hanoi has spent the past year lobbying Washington intensely to bring its anti-dumping rules closer in line with the EU’s approach. Vietnam hopes the United States will quickly change its rules over alleged export “dumping,”...
The EU has agreed on a plan to limit cash payments to €10,000 (roughly $11,000) and other measures designed to combat money laundering, including with cryptocurrency. The plans will then need bloc-wide approval. European Union negotiators...
With the EU-China summit coming up, Beijing and Brussels are looking for ways to cooperate despite their rivalry. Tensions ahead of the EU-China summit in Beijing next week are clearly visible just by looking at electric car...
An array of climate funds promise to help poorer countries either stop climate change or adapt to its consequences. But what do they actually cover, and why is it all so contentious? Fossil fuels powered...
The European Commission said it prevented the €1.63 ($1.8 billion) deal in order to protect consumers. Booking owns Booking.com, Kayak and other websites, while eTraveli’s offerings include Gotogate and MyTrip. The European Commission blocked US...
The European auto industry has raised concern about a wave of cheap, new electric vehicles from China hitting the EU market soon. There have been calls to impose punitive tariffs. European Commission President Ursula von...
EU, Latin American and Caribbean leaders are meeting for the first time in eight years. Free trade and climate change are on EU-CELAC summit agenda. The two-day EU-CELAC summit on July 17 and 18 in Brussels...
Brussels says the bloc’s trade with New Zealand could now grow by 80%. In a first for an EU trade pact, there is a section that commits both sides to targets to tackle climate change....
