EU must prepare to grow to more than 30 members: Von der Leyen The European Commission chief announces policy reviews to ensure that the enlarged bloc can still function properly. Al Jazeera · Sep 13, 2023
Baltic states ban vehicles with Russian license plates in line with EU sanctions interpretation Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory as part of the European Union’s recent new interpretation of sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
European Union Opens Probe Into Subsidy-Backed Chinese EVs The European Commission's president said the EU is considering imposing tariffs to protect itself against Chinese EV imports that benefit from state subsidies. InsideEVs · Sep 13, 2023
EU chief announces major review saying the bloc should grow to over 30 members European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is launching a major series of policy reviews to ensure that the EU can still function properly as it invites in new members in coming years The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2023
Poland threatens to keep Ukrainian grain ban after embargo date expires Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said he has requested that the European Commission extend the ban. Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2023
Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog Government may be letting firms discharge raw sewage more often than law allows, says Office for Environmental Protection The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2023
Dollar Falls as Yen and Yuan Strengthen The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.51% and posted a four-session low. Strength in the yen and yuan on Monday undercut the dollar. The yen rallied to a 1-week high against the dollar Monday after BOJ Governor Ueda said Japan’s negative interest rate policy could end by the... Barchart · Sep 11, 2023
Greek PM under attack over handling of Storm Daniel disaster response Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces biggest crisis yet as residents ask where money for ‘immediate’ flood relief has gone The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2023
Stocks Climb on Strength in Tech Stocks and Favorable Chinese News What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.43%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.58%. Stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Strength in... Barchart · Sep 11, 2023
Markets Today: Stock Index Futures Climb on Strength in Tech Stocks and Positive China News Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.47%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.74%. Stock index futures this morning are moderately higher on strength in technology stocks. Tesla climbed more than +5% in pre-market trading after Mogan Stanley upgraded... Barchart · Sep 11, 2023
G20: EU and US back trade corridor linking Europe, Middle East and India Joe Biden describes ambitious rail and sea plan to counter China’s Belt and Road project as a ‘really big deal’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023
British science still behind even after re-joining EU programme It will take a “long time” for British science to recover its dominant position in Europe even after re-joining the EU’s £85 billion Horizon research programme, according to one expert in the field. Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2023
Germany backs tariff delay on electric vehicle sales between UK and EU Manufacturers face 10% levies under post-Brexit trade deal but German government supports postponement The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023
EU diplomats hope Horizon deal could be first of many with UK UK’s return to science programme raises hope of more deals, including suspension of planned EV tariffs The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 UK abandoned plans to rejoin Euratom after concluding impact of absence ‘could not be reversed’– as it happened This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this subject here
Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2023 Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary hit with cream pies by eco activists The incident happened on Thursday morning as he was preparing to hand in a petition
The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023 Sunak hails ‘right deal for country’ as UK rejoins EU Horizon project Scientists welcome long-anticipated deal to return to £85bn science research programme
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 UK to return to EU’s flagship Horizon science research programme Post-Brexit return to £85bn scheme discussed this week, say sources, and is set to be announced on Thursday
The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023 EU unveils ‘revolutionary’ laws to curb big tech firms’ power Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps
Al Jazeera · Sep 4, 2023 Sweden, EU say Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year The announcement comes after The New York Times reported on the detention of an employee of the EU diplomatic corps.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023 Train versus plane: with many domestic flights banned in France, we test its rail network Visionary policy or pipe dream? An 18-day, 3,000km loop from Paris to the Atlantic and Mediterranean and back should tell us
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2023 As Ukraine and others queue to join, is EU ready for enlargement? Only since Russian invasion have European leaders started to do necessary calculations, expert says
Al Jazeera · Aug 26, 2023 Analysis: Tunisia isolated, but migration realpolitik keeps Europe onside US and EU concerned with state of Tunisia’s democracy but will ultimately retain ties, analysts say.
The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023 Dutch foreign minister is the 'right man' to fill European Commission post, prime minister says Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says the foreign minister of the Netherlands is “the right man” to to fill a European Commission vacancy after Frans Timmermans quit this week to lead a center-left bloc into the country’s November general election
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 EU climate chief Frans Timmermans is set to lead the center-left bloc into Dutch general elections European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans is the only candidate to lead a merged campaign between two center-left parties in the Dutch general election in November