EU eyes tweak to fiscal rules to allow more defence spending
European Union governments are considering a wider definition of what is defence investment to allow for more government ...
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EU considers giving countries wiggle room to boost defense spending
The move would allow governments with overstretched budgets more flexibility under the bloc’s debt and deficit rules.
Baltic states unplug from Russia and join EU power grid
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are now unplugged from Russia's electricity grid and have joined the ...
EU considers exempting most companies from carbon border levy
The European Commission may consider scaling back its carbon border levy to just 20% of the companies covered by the scheme, ...
EU watchdog warns of resistance to Brussels’ bid to slash red tape
The push to simplify financial rules has gained urgency amid Donald Trump’s broad deregulation agenda in the US. Last month, von der Leyen and ECB president Christine Lagarde wrote in the FT that ...
Germany's Scholz: EU can 'act within an hour' if US imposes tariffs
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said the European Union can "act within an hour" if US President Donald Trump imposes ...
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The EU’s new AI mantra: We’re open for business
The European Union has pivoted to cheering AI innovation, laying less emphasis on rules that curb potential threats.
EU Unilateral Auto Tariff Offer To U.S. Might Shelter Its Car Makers
The EU is ready to slash tariffs on U.S. auto imports. A former U.S. envoy expects the U.S. to seek big overall changes to ...
Lutnick Says EU ESG Regulations Will Harm U.S. Energy Producers
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick promises to use all the tools at his disposal to address concerns about new ESG regulations ...
The EU needs the courage to imagine a different digital economy
In the turmoil unleashed by Donald Trump’s return to power, Europeans should not lose sight of one striking feature of the tech oligarchs surrounding him: their naked demand that he gets the EU off ...
EU leaders scramble to avoid friction with the US under Trump and avoid a ‘stupid tariff war’
Denmark’s prime minister insists Greenland is not for sale and is calling for a robust show of support from her European ...
Poland can’t get its money back after the EU fined the country’s previous, conservative government
Poland won’t get any money back after its previous, conservative government was hit by a record-breaking fine by the European ...