The European Union and China are to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in Beijing, as many contentious issues dampen the festive mood. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa are to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang on Thursday…
US officials are ‘optimistic’ that an agreement could be imminent. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said that negotiations between the European Union and the United States over a long-running trade dispute are making progress. Speaking in Berlin on Wednesday ahead of a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, Merz said, “We have been hearing in…
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets held their ground near a four-year peak on Tuesday, buoyed by Wall Street’s closing record high ahead of a slate of corporate earnings while investors took stock of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners. The Japanese markets returned to action after a holiday in…
The European Union has obtained a mostly favourable ruling in one of its continuing trade disputes with China over intellectual property, according to a decision published by the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday. Brussels first brought its case against China to the WTO three years ago, charging that Beijing was preventing European tech companies…
President Donald Trump has threatened major US trading partners with jacked-up tariffs from August 1 if they do not cut trade deals (Andrew Harnik) Stock markets largely rose on Monday, as traders focused on upbeat US corporate news, but President Donald Trump’s August 1 deadline for ramped-up tariffs still weighed on European indices. New York…
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China confirmed that top leaders from the European Union will visit on Thursday for a summit, as the two major trading partners seek to smooth over a series of trade disputes. “As agreed between China and the EU, President of the European Council Antonio Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen…
Iran has reached an agreement in principle to hold talks with the UK, France and Germany over its nuclear program, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Discussions are ongoing to finalize the location, with the talks possibly taking place “next week,” the report said Sunday, citing an unidentified source. The three European countries, or E3,…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Rosneft, Russia’s biggest oil producer, on Sunday slammed European Union sanctions on India’s Nayara Energy refinery as unjustified and illegal, saying the restrictions directly threatened India’s energy security. The European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, was approved on Friday and is aimed at dealing further blows…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has built up a certain immunity to Western sanctions and adapted to them, the Kremlin said on Friday, after the European Union agreed an 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including measures aimed at its oil industry. The package aims to lower the G7’s price cap for buying Russian crude oil to…