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Britain’s luxury carmakers fear Chinese trade war

High-end automakers who sell in China fear a tit-for-tat tariff battle whoever wins the July election.

June 21, 2024 3:56 pm CET

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.

June 21, 2024 8:21 am CET

The EU’s strategy to safeguard its tech against China is stumbling

A year after its launch, Ursula von der Leyen’s Economic Security Strategy has been stalled by pushback from member countries, leaked document shows.

June 20, 2024 2:16 pm CET

EU chips plan to send emissions soaring, report finds

The bloc is keen to expand its microchips production, but the sector risks becoming a major polluter.

June 19, 2024 6:00 am CET

US sets stage for antitrust probes of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI

The U.S. Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission are nearing an agreement to divvy up investigations of potential anticompetitive conduct by some of the world’s largest technology companies in the artificial intelligence industry, according to three people with knowledge of the negotiations.

June 6, 2024 7:36 am CET

EU, with eye on China, mulls tighter checks on critical tech

The European Commission’s economic security strategy seeks to shield advanced semiconductors, AI, quantum technology and biotech.

May 27, 2024 6:10 pm CET

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.

May 14, 2024 6:21 pm CET

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.

May 14, 2024 5:29 pm CET

Xi warns Blinken: Stop being two-faced

America is “saying one thing and doing another,” Chinese leader cautions top US diplomat.

April 26, 2024 11:22 am CET

New CEO of Dutch chips champ enters US-China fray

Incoming ASML chief Christophe Fouquet must navigate a politically sensitive landscape when it comes to export controls.

April 24, 2024 6:00 am CET

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.

April 21, 2024 11:20 am CET

UK signals fresh curbs on China trade amid threat to national security

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden will take steps to deliver on pledge to Joe Biden to confront China trade quandary.

April 17, 2024 11:00 pm CET
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European chips leader warns against ‘blunt duplication’ of its know-how in US

Head of top research center warns of duplication as the EU and U.S. both throw billions at R&D.

April 5, 2024 3:16 pm CET

EU and US vow to team up against China, but can’t hide the cracks

Trade and tech dialogue would likely not survive a Trump return — and that would threaten fragile transatlantic solidarity on how to deal with China.

April 5, 2024 2:55 pm CET

Belgian research powerhouse turns hawkish on China

Leuven, host of this week’s transatlantic trade and tech summit, is reviewing decades of global entanglement in research and academia.

April 4, 2024 6:00 am CET

How to ‘Trump proof’ the transatlantic relationship?

This week’s meeting of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council could be its last.

April 3, 2024 4:00 am CET
The New Factory Towns

How Dresden became Germany’s Chips City

The challenge for the Saxon capital will be to remain competitive as the global chips race heats up.

March 26, 2024 6:00 am CET
The New Factory Towns

Europe’s boomtowns warn that far-right anti-immigration policies will stunt growth

With immigration hawks on the rise, the boc’s tech champions sound the alarm when it comes to recruiting expat workers.

March 26, 2024 6:00 am CET

Ireland gambles on China’s big tech billions

Analysts warn that welcoming TikTok, Temu and Shein to Dublin’s low-tax tech paradise could backfire. 

March 19, 2024 6:00 am CET

Europe’s tech champions sound the alarm over migration rhetoric

Dutch company ASML warns that draconian immigration policies could compel it to leave the Netherlands.

March 7, 2024 6:55 pm CET

Europe’s chips research champion is cutting China ties

Belgium-based Imec is key to Europe’s microchips leadership.

March 4, 2024 6:00 am CET

Europe, in denial, longs for rules-based global trade order

As the EU fights to make the World Trade Organization matter again, it’s short on allies. 

February 29, 2024 8:04 pm CET

Europe is ring-fencing the next critical tech: Quantum

Eager to avoid the cutting-edge technology from falling into the wrong hands, the bloc looks to limit outsiders’ access.

February 27, 2024 6:00 am CET

Intel nears EU decision on multibillion German state aid check

New microchips factory is at heart of Europe’s ambitions to reshore global chips manufacturing.

February 27, 2024 6:00 am CET
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