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Volkswagen (VW) is in talks with the Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems over a possible collaboration which would see production switch from cars to defense equipment at a …
Is VW eyeing Iron Dome parts production at German plant? Read More
A delegation of US officials is touring European capitals this week to lobby against the EU’s deforestation regulation, in a last-minute push just weeks before Brussels decides whether to further …
US officials tour EU capitals to lobby against deforestation law Read More
The EU’s flagship water law is under threat amid a concerted lobbying blitz from the mining industry. New analysis by DeSmog reveals sector meetings with EU officials tripled in the …
Europe’s Waterways Under Threat from Mining Lobby Read More
As war rages in the Middle East, EU apparatchiks will meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss one of the biggest threats from the conflict: Soaring energy costs. Since the …
Why the EU’s efforts to bring down energy prices are destined to fail Read More
The US Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that most of Donald Trump’s tariffs were unlawful marked a humiliating defeat for the president. But the EU’s response was arguably just as …
Why Europe won’t confront Trump on trade – even when the courts do Read More
The Commission found Chinese video-sharing app TikTok’s addictive design features breach the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA) in a preliminary decision on Friday. If the findings are confirmed, the EU …
TikTok’s addictive design features fall foul of EU’s digital rules Read More
Climate groups in Germany are celebrating a major legal victory after the country’s top court ruled that the federal government must strengthen climate protection plans. On Thursday, 29 January, the administrative …
‘That ends now’: German court ruling raises pressure to fix stalled climate plans Read More
US President Donald Trump argues that the US economy is disadvantaged in global markets and wants to reduce the trade deficit through tariffs. Taken together, the 27 member states of the European Union form the United States’ largest …
US–EU economic ties show why neither side can decouple Read More
Tensions over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to take control of Greenland have driven a wedge in the once iron-clad link between MAGA and Europe’s far-right. The rift seems to signal that ideological alignment …
Trump’s Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe’s far-right Read More
BRUSSELS (AP) — Italy on Friday gave crucial support to plans by the European Union to seal a huge free trade deal with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela that has been negotiated for over 25 …
Italy backs historic EU-Mercosur trade deal after 25 years of negotiations Read More