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EU Outlines Plan for Clean Tech Future Boosted by Subsidies

The European Union pushed forward on Tuesday with a massive clean tech industrial plan which not only should keep the continent in the vanguard of plotting a greener future but also guarantee its economic survival as it faces challenges from China and the United States. EU Commission President Ursula von…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 17, 2023

Davos 2023: Ukraine's first lady takes centre stage

The World Economic Forum has officially kicked off in Davos. Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He are among the expected speakers this Tuesday. Our Business Editor Kate Moody brings us an update from Davos, with insights on the…

France 24 · Jan 17, 2023

Swedish PM Kristersson says EU needs to discuss competitiveness, not just state-aid

The European Union needs to improve long-term competitiveness and not just provide support for companies in the green tech sector where nations like China and the United States are providing subsidies, Sweden's prime minister said on Friday.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Why Ursula von der Leyen is the ‘world’s most powerful woman’

The president of the European Commission has earned the title bestowed on her by Forbes magazine, says Dutch journalist Caroline de Gruyter

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

EU leaders have agreed on a new plan to source power that isn't from Russia

European leaders have finalized an agreement for an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the EU amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine.

WEKU · Dec 18, 2022

Capping rocky 2022, EU agrees more Russia sanctions, funds for Ukraine

European Union leaders wrapped up their last summit of 2022 with an agreement to provide 18 billion euros in financing to Ukraine next year and slap more sanctions on Russia as the EU also prepared to cap natural gas prices and prop up its industry.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

EU pledges $10bn investment in Southeast Asia during ASEAN summit

Brussels hosts the leaders of Southeast Asian countries in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China.

Al Jazeera · Dec 14, 2022

Ukraine's parliament enacts reform laws recommended by EU - Speaker

Ukraine's parliament has passed all the legislation sought by the European Union before Kyiv starts talks on joining the 27-member bloc, the assembly's speaker said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Could Lithuania hold the key to Europe's energy security?

On 19 October, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU had replaced two-thirds of its Russian gas imports since February by switching to other suppliers. Such a turnaround seemed unattainable last spring, when the invasion of Ukraine turned Moscow from an EU business partner into a…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022

Europe is looking for ways to counter the new US climate law

The European Union should improve its state aid rules and consider more green transition funding to offset possible distortions from the new U.S. climate and tax law, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022