‘Everyone talks about unity, but actually everybody is out to get the best deal for themselves and to avoid the absolute worst’: diplomat.
20 Dec 2024 - 2:39PM videocam
A draft statement suggests leaders from the bloc’s 27 members will not accuse Beijing of crossing a major red line.
18 Dec 2024 - 7:49PM videocam
Allegations include ‘recommender systems’ being open to manipulation and influencers not making clear they were paid to promote candidate.
17 Dec 2024 - 7:10PM videocam
For the first time, seven individuals and entities have been added to the bloc’s ‘fully fledged listings’ over support for Moscow’s war effort.
17 Dec 2024 - 12:39AM videocam
The Hungarian prime minister must walk a fine ‘economically neutral’ line between East and West.
15 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM videocam
Holding pattern could break next week as EU decides if China crossed red line in arming Russia, a move that would force Beijing to respond.
13 Dec 2024 - 12:23PM videocam
Senior adviser to French leader said to have travelled to Beijing to lay groundwork for 2025 trip as Europeans push for China to sway Russia.
13 Dec 2024 - 4:14AM videocam
The latest package will be the first time that targeted entities face direct sanctions for playing a role in the invasion.
11 Dec 2024 - 11:46PM videocam
Front runner Calin Georgescu, a far-right candidate with pro-Russian and anti-Nato views, is accused of gaining from viral TikTok drive.
Move to name China in the proposal could leave the bloc vulnerable to a challenge in Geneva trade courts, analyst says.
4 Dec 2024 - 11:56PM videocam
The EU is grappling with tariff threats from the incoming US president, hostile ties with China, and the rise of the far-right.
2 Dec 2024 - 10:25AM videocam
Lawmakers heavily backed a non-binding resolution that was prompted by the jailing of 45 opposition lawmakers on national security charges.
29 Nov 2024 - 8:34PM videocam
Mysterious gathering of officials and experts shows Brussels believes it needs more tools to tackle China trade issues.
29 Nov 2024 - 7:17PM videocam
Lawmakers will vote on a resolution that includes proposal for ‘targeted sanctions’ on city’s leaders.
28 Nov 2024 - 5:59PM videocam
Fifty hours of negotiations ‘have not led to an agreement on price undertakings’, Sabine Weyand, EU director general for trade, says.
China has 10 days to respond after request for consultation formally lodged at the World Trade Organization on Monday.
25 Nov 2024 - 8:24PM videocam
Dialogue and action urged ahead of Donald Trump’s return and as mainland ship is detained by Danish coastguard over cut undersea cables.
23 Nov 2024 - 1:07AM videocam
European Union foreign ministers are discussing intelligence showing drones are being produced for the Russian military in Xinjiang.
18 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM videocam
The Social Democrats, who came first in last month’s election, have said they want to ‘normalise’ ties with Beijing after a row over Taiwan.
17 Nov 2024 - 3:00PM videocam
The evidence is said to be ‘convincing’ and ‘credible’, but it is not yet clear whether the production of the drones was approved by Beijing.
15 Nov 2024 - 11:46PM videocam
‘It is not the end of the world, but the beginning of a different world,’ top EU diplomat Josep Borrell says of Trump’s White House return.
Kaja Kallas, former Estonian prime minister, talks tough in hearings to replace Josep Borrell as high representative for foreign affairs.
13 Nov 2024 - 12:36AM videocam
In Brussels, there is an expectation that the US election result could usher in a shifting balance of power in Europe.
7 Nov 2024 - 8:47AM videocam
Reactions to election outcome range from ‘new beginning’ to despair as leaders consider how to deal with Trump’s return.
7 Nov 2024 - 12:40PM videocam
Maros Sefcovic, close ally of bloc’s hawkish boss, also vows to crack down on mainland-exported overcapacity ‘with all our force’.
5 Nov 2024 - 4:21AM videocam
EU envoy Josep Borrell is in Asia to sign defence partnerships with Japan and South Korea while highlighting their ‘interlinked’ security.
2 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM videocam
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s remarks could enrage EU counterparts as bloc sees growing faction willing to engage with Russia.
1 Nov 2024 - 9:27PM videocam
If found guilty, the Chinese online marketplace could face fines amounting to 6 per cent of annual global revenue.
31 Oct 2024 - 9:53PM videocam
Germany’s Volkswagen, BMW and BASF are the top three investing businesses, according to Rhodium Group analysis.
31 Oct 2024 - 3:03PM videocam
A 278-page account shows all sides – governments, car firms, business chambers – disagreeing on every aspect of the long-running dispute.
30 Oct 2024 - 3:12PM videocam