Audi to recall more than 700,000 cars in new blow for owner VW
Audi, a Volkswagen subsidiary, has said it will have to recall hundreds of thousands of cars due to technical issues.
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Turkish construction companies rally on expectations of Syria rebuild boost
Shares in Turkish construction and cement companies surged on December 9, buoyed by expectations they will benefit from rebuilding in Syria after rebels overthrew President…
France claims ‘EC chief betrays European farmers’ with EU-Mercosur
French farmers view the European Union-Mercosur trade deal, endorsed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as a "betrayal" of European agricultural…
French hard-left chief brands Trump a ‘threat’, accuses US of ‘economic imperialism’ via NATO
French leader of the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party Jean-Luc Mélenchon has criticised US President-elect Donald Trump, describing him as "a threat" and…
Tension between Brussels and airlines over cabin-baggage charges
Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, has met with the Spanish Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, to discuss a…
EC chief von der Leyen in Uruguay to push EU-Mercosur wrap-up amid French opposition
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay, signalling a last effort to finalise the long-delayed European Union-Mercosur trade agreement.
ECB’s Lagarde sees weak growth, dominated by downside risks
Eurozone economic growth could be weaker in the months ahead and the medium-term outlook is uncertain with downside risks dominating, European Central Bank President…
Carrefour apologises following Brazilian fury over EU-Mercosur deal snub
French supermarket giant Carrefour has been fending off the fury of Brazilian farmers after its CEO Alexandre Bompard publicly criticised the proposed European Union-Mercosur…
Polish Government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal
The Polish Government has adopted a resolution committing it to opposing the free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur, the region consisting…
Ukraine slams Polish farmers over anti-Mercosur border blockade
Polish farmers blocked the Medyka border crossing with Ukraine on November 23 in a protest over the trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur, which they…
China widens EU dairy probe to more subsidy programmes
China said on Friday it would expand the scope of its anti-subsidy investigation into dairy imports from the European Union to cover additional EU subsidy programmes…
French supermarket giant Carrefour vows to not sell Mercosur-sourced meat
Amid France's opposition to the European Union-Mercosur trade deal, major French supermarket chain Carrefour has pledged not to sell meat linked to the agreement,…
Xi asks Germany’s Scholz to help kill EU EV tariffs
Chinese President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on November 19 that he hoped Germany could help the EU and China to resolve the issue of tariffs…
Farmers blockade Paris over ‘unthinkable’ EU-Mercosur deal
French farmers have taken to blockading Paris over a trade deal between South American Mercosur countries and the European Union.
Macron pledges to block EU-Mercosur trade deal amid pressure from French farmers
French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to block the proposed European Union-Mercosur trade agreement as farmers across France have ramped up pressure on the…
French MP urges EC chief to suspend EU-US data privacy framework over Trump concerns
In a letter obtained by Brussels Signal, French MP Philippe Latombe has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to suspend the US-European Union…
Europe’s competitiveness is in meltdown, IMF reports
The meltdown in EU companies' competitiveness was directly related to their need for more innovation.
Beijing to withdraw from electric car production in Poland over EC tariffs
The Chinese Government is planning to withdraw from producing the B10 Leamport electric car in the Tychy plant in Silesia, southern Poland, in retaliation for Poland…
Italy PM Meloni urges EU to focus on itself after Trump’s victory
The EU must focus on setting its own house in order, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on November 8, citing tariffs, competitiveness and defence as the…
Leading German researchers fear $33 billion ‘Trump tariffs’
Germany needs to prepare itself for major problems after Donald Trump won the US presidency, a leading German economic research agency has warned.
Antwerp diamond trade ‘faces collapse’
The centuries-old diamond trade in Antwerp is facing a severe crisis, with local traders having expressed fears that the industry could soon vanish altogether.
French minister for foreign trade to challenge China over ‘political’ cognac duties
France will challenge China over its import duties on brandy, which Paris calls political and unjustified, when junior trade minister Sophie Primas visits Shanghai…
Germany and UK sign landmark defence pact
A new defence pact between London and Berlin will allow for German warplanes to operate off the coast of Scotland.
Germany wants to use India’s cheap labour market to reduce reliance on China
Chancellor Olaf Scholz leads a high-level delegation to New Delhi this week, betting that greater access to the vast Indian market can reduce Germany's reliance…
EU in economic stagnation, but Starmer imagines it is the UK’s salvation
Part of the astonishingly clumsy launch of the Starmer government in the UK is the inexplicable faith, frozen in aspic, of the new prime minister and his senior…
German company insolvencies at highest level since 2010, thousands of jobs affected
Germany has reportedly experienced a near-record number of corporate insolvencies, with a major economics firm warning that insolvencies have hit their highest point…
Absorbing Ukraine will make EU more powerful, Cohesion Commissioner claims
The commissioner said she did not believe that "Europe would be weakened by these enlargements" because "we have a larger internal market, a more prosperous EU and…
China hits EU brandy imports in temporary anti-dumping move
China imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy imports from the European Union on Tuesday, hitting brands from Hennessy to Remy Martin, after the 27-state…
Trieste: the ideal site for Europe’s next research park
Trieste should leverage its comparative advantages as Europe’s entrepôt to Indo-Pacific and as a city of science to become a leading applied science innovation…
EU greenlights tariffs on Chinese EVs, escalating trade war
The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU expressed its discontent with the decision, labelling the anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles as a…