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Von der Leyen threads the climate needle to keep her job
It was a love fest on election day. The fights begin after.
Trump’s VP pick spells ‘disaster’ for Europe and Ukraine
EU opens new front with China over car chips
The West’s biggest vulnerability is internal
Intel shelves French, Italian chip investments
China’s Shein sweet-talks EU to stave off hurdles on ‘fast fashion’ goods
Precious rare earth metals belong to the state, China declares
China targets Morocco as launchpad into Europe’s green auto market
As Brussels gets tougher on Chinese imports, Beijing is diversifying its strategies to maintain access to key markets.
Fortress Hungary has a surprising answer to its population crisis: Migration
Quietly and without much fanfare, Viktor Orbán’s government is allowing more and more guest workers into the country.
Hungary is flirting with China — at what cost to the EU?
Budapest’s friendly ties with Beijing run contrary to Brussels’ de-risking efforts.
Industrial revival stalled in June in Germany and France, survey shows
Flash PMIs cast doubt on the narrative of a steady economic recovery this year.
Why Washington is waiting on ‘Super Mario’
The former Italian prime minister is preparing to issue a sweeping report on economic competitiveness that sets up Europe to take on China — and America.
Draghi backs French-style trade, industrial policy
Higher trade barriers, more subsidies, and bigger European companies, are all part of the solution.
Europe swings to the right — led by France
Center-right and far-right parties are leading the way in the EU election.
‘It feels like there’s no future’: Georgia’s clash with West leaves ordinary people on brink
The government’s crusade against European and American influence comes at the cost of one of the country’s only economic lifelines.
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Making Europe safer for citizens and businesses.
How Brexit (and Donald Trump) brought Britain and Japan together
Two island nations bookending the Eurasian continent are joining forces to combat the growing threat from neighboring autocracies.
Europe eyes car chips as next battleground with China
Commission will start questioning its industry about competition with China and others on older-generation microchips.
US tariff smackdown on Chinese EVs leaves EU playing catch-up
Brussels insists on its own evidence-based methods, but risks ending up looking weak as a result.
There’s another Chinese electric vehicle threat: Buses
Chinese companies have a third of Europe’s e-bus market and local bus makers want the EU to get involved.
UK economy emerges strongly from recession
The 0.6 percent growth was stronger than analysts had expected.
Biden’s biggest challenge: How do you even spend $1.6 trillion?
Congress gave Biden a historic sum to green the economy, revive manufacturing and fix crumbling infrastructure. But most of it is unspent.
Macron’s cognac — the only thing that went down smoothly with Xi
Xi Jinping handed Emmanuel Macron some wins during his state visit, but offered few meaningful concessions on trade and Ukraine
Macron meets Xi: Two emperors on the edge of two wars
Amid arguments over electric cars, cognac and Ukraine, the French president’s dinner with China’s Xi Jinping may not be much fun.
Springtime comes for Europe’s economy
The EU’s economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Strong intellectual property is critical to competitive edge
European intellectual property policies are weakening Europe’s competitive edge at the very moment that EU leaders have recognized the importance of restoring the region’s status as a global economic superpower.
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
Open Strategic Autonomy for plasma therapies in the EU
We can meet the needs of EU patients who rely on plasma therapies — and the EU’s goals for strategic autonomy — by ensuring a vibrant plasma-based biotech sector.
Blinken heading back to China, with a threat over military aid to Russia
Washington accuses Beijing of sending Moscow everything from missile and drone components to machine tools.