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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on the European Union, covering Brexit, the euro and the trading bloc's relationship with China and the United States.

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  • In a recent survey, German industrial engineers reported a negative outlook on China business, putting the blame on low demand and overcapacity
  • Surveyed firms did not attribute excess capacity to government subsidies, however, with most saying an abundance of investment the most likely cause

Frustration said to be mounting on continent and evident in European Commission investigations over Chinese subsidies, such as for electric vehicles.

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In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures.

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Moscow and Beijing say they will expand their joint military exercises, conduct regular joint maritime and air patrols and work together on space programmes.

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Temu often fails to provide consumers with crucial information about the sellers on its platform and safety standards of products, according to the complaint.

France is Xpeng’s tenth European market and comes after launches in Spain and Portugal last month. It will market the G9 and G6 SUVs and will also set up a sales and service network with local distributors.

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was being treated in intensive care after he was shot five times in what the government called a politically motivated assassination attempt.

Robert Fico returned as PM of Slovakia, which is a member of the EU and Nato, for the fourth time last year after shifting political gears to appeal to a changing electorate.

Analysts discuss how Beijing could respond to Washington’s latest trade offensive, and how the impact could have repercussions beyond China’s borders.

Some EU member states with major automotive ties to China are voicing their opposition to any push to match US import tariffs, or to impose any duties at all.

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EU government ministers approved 10 legislative parts of The New Pact on Migration and Asylum. It lays out rules for the 27 member countries to handle people trying to enter without authorisation.

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Two Chinese firms withdraw bids for Romanian photovoltaic park contracts after Brussels opens investigations under its foreign subsidies regulation.

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Israel’s Golan finished in a respectable 5th place at this weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest, despite pushback – so what do we know about the talented 20-year-old?

Several thousand Georgians gathered outside parliament in Tbilisi on Sunday night in a fresh protest against a Russian-styled ‘foreign agent’ bill.

When Russian President Vladimir Putin visits China, many have predicted he will discuss the slow progress on the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline. Is the marquee project, watched closely by the West, still a go?

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Swedish police say a man was questioned for threatening a Eurovision employee inside Malmo Arena following the competition’s second semi-final.

The Chinese president upgraded relations with Serbia and Hungary, but in France made few if any concessions to reduce the flood of Chinese imports into the EU.

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The US will impose new, elevated tariffs that focus on key industries including electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells, according to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.

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