The Latest Breaking News from Stéphane Séjourné

This week's key events presented by Euronews' senior trade reporter Peggy Corlin.

The European Commission has until August to decide whether to scrap the dossier.

Business sector gives cautious welcome to new Commission proposals to strengthen trade between member states on internal market.

The plan, which is set to come out on Wednesday, sets out ways to facilitate cross-border use of goods and services in the EU.

Sales are down, factories are closing—but profits remain high. As EVs, offshoring, and China reshape the road ahead, France’s car sector faces a reckoning.

The European Union is ramping up efforts to secure critical minerals and reduce reliance on China

The EU has drawn up a priority list of 47 projects for the mining and processing of critical raw materials, which local authorities will be required to fast-track through the permitting process in as little as 15 months or less.

Turkey and the US are the biggest export partners.

The European Commission presented on Wednesday an action plan for the steel and metals industries. In a sector marked by strong international competition, the European executive plans to tighten import quotas with an objective of 15% reduction.

Estonia's ex-prime minister Kaja Kallas and France's ex-foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné are among six vice-presidents chosen by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen to lead her new European Commission. They are set to face scrutiny from lawmakers in Brussels on Tuesday during the final day of a week-long confirmations hearings…

The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot has promised to support efforts to protect human rights around the world. He took over from his predecessor, Stéphane Séjourné on Monday.