At a factory in Nantong, lithium batteries for laptops are being produced. China’s exports to the EU surged in May. This affects the European automotive and machinery industries as well. There are also early signs of trade diversion caused by US tariffs, as exports of laptops, smartphones, batteries and solar panels are climbing. Overall, the…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas Monday called for what she called “a dose of realism” in its relations with China after EU foreign ministers discussed security aspects of relations with China. The ministers met to set the agenda for a planned July 2 Brussels meeting between Kallas and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…
China’s shipments of hi-tech goods to the European Union went into overdrive last month, coinciding with a big drop in exports of the same goods to the US, suggesting that the superpower trade and tech wars could be affecting trade with Europe. Calculations based on recently published Chinese trade data showed that China in May…
The FIGC confirms Italy will host Israel at the Stadio Friuli in Udine in a World Cup qualifying match on October 14. Italy’s home World Cup qualifying match against Israel during the October break will be played at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, home to Serie A side Udinese. Italy vs Israel to be played…
Devin Gilmartin, Founder & CEO of The Canvas at the Fashion Diplomacy initiative, this time spotlighting Turkish designers at the Republic of Türkiye’s General Consulate in New York City. Flaminia Fanale In an era where fashion transcends simple aesthetics to become a powerful medium for cultural exchange, The Canvas is pioneering a groundbreaking initiative fostering…
Germany’s next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, set European pigeons flying in circles when he suggested last month that given rising mistrust in President Trump’s commitment to NATO, he wanted to talk to France and Britain about extending nuclear deterrence over Germany. Warning that a “profound change of American geopolitics” had put Poland, as well as Ukraine,…
Prince William will travel to Estonia next week to visit British troops supporting NATO operations there as part of the UK’s efforts to strengthen ties with its allies and reinforce its commitment to the defence of the alliance’s eastern flank. The two-day visit, beginning on March 20, will be his first to Estonia, which shares…
By Michael Kahn PRAGUE (Reuters) – Estonia, a Baltic country of 1.4 million people that has long punched far above its weight in the tech sector, is now leading central and eastern Europe’s rush to fund defence projects spurred by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. It is not hard to see why. While heightened security…
The top foreign policy official for the European Union had a blunt assessment on Friday of the Trump administration’s apparent willingness to give Russia’s leader, Vladimir V. Putin, much of what he wants in Ukraine, even before negotiations to end the three-year war begin. “It’s appeasement,” the official, Kaja Kallas, declared at the Munich Security…
As Germans prepare to vote on Feb. 23, an almighty argument over whether mainstream parties should work with the anti-immigration AfD is threatening to upend politics in Europe’s most powerful democracy. Feb 1 7 mins read Source link