- China Hopes EU Will ‘Make Fewer Accusations’ on Market Access U.S. News & World Report
- China Rebukes EU Chief After Demand for Greater Trade Access Bloomberg.com
- The EU-China summit will lack deliverables. Xi may not attend. So why even go?
Category: 3. Europe
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Von der Leyen's EU Commission faces judgement in Strasbourg Parliament
A motion of censure against President Ursula von der Leyen and her Commission will be voted on around midday on Thursday, with the future of the EU executive at stake.
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France's Lady Liberty artwork goes viral as a new Statue of Liberty could be in the works
A new mural of Lady Liberty has gone viral, with mixed reactions in the US. This follows calls from a member of the European Parliament earlier this year for the Statue of Liberty to be returned to France… As well as a project to create a new Statue of Liberty – as a man.
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How Climate, Crowds, And Chaos Are Changing Holiday Plans
A European summer vacation is often taken to be the pinnacle of travel dreams. Days spent sipping wine on sunlit terraces, wandering centuries-old lanes and marvelling at world-renowned monuments and art…
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What MAHA gets right — and wrong — about European food | STAT
The idea of making the U.S. more like Europe is anathema to many in the Trump administration. But that’s what the Make America Healthy Again movement says it wants — at least when it comes to food.
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr….
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US measles cases reach 33-year high with active outbreaks in 14 states
The US has reported 1,288 measles cases so far in 2025, and outbreaks are ongoing in more than dozen states.
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What’s Happening in Dawn Raids Across Europe? | Insights
In the first half of 2025, competition authorities across Europe have continued to vigorously use their intrusive dawn raid powers in diverse economic sectors. These
operations require diligent and thorough preparation as well as forward-looking…Continue Reading
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Georgia faces European Parliament's criticism over rule of law and Russian influence
With 490 votes in favour and 147 against, MEPs adopted a report which “deplores the backsliding of the rule of law as well as the growing Russian influence on the ruling party, Georgian Dream.”
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Two more European crackers to close | Business
Petrochemicals giant Sabic is to close its olefins cracker in Teesside, UK. The plant has been offline since 2020 and was in the process of being converted to run on ethane from the US, a cheaper feedstock than oil-derived naphtha. Meanwhile, Dow…
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The secrecy of European arms sales, a practice justified in the name of national security | International
The major arms-producing powers in Europe limit the information they make public to their citizens, delay the submission of reports on arms sales to other countries, or hinder transparency citing national security concerns. These are the…
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