China has asked Germany to support efforts to resolve a dispute between the European Union and Beijing over electric vehicle tariffs. Last month, the EU decided to raise tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China to as much as 45.3%. Beijing has been negotiating with the EU to repeal the tariffs and sees Germany –…
Robin Niblett is a distinguished fellow with London-based think tank Chatham House, where he was director and chief executive from 2007 to 2022. A leading expert on the relations between Europe, the United States and Asia, he is the author of The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape…
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – The new leader of Germany’s Greens pitched his party on Sunday as the only one that could save Germany from years of stagnation under a renewed grand coalition and offered the conservative frontrunners cooperation on reforming a totemic spending cap. Robert Habeck, economy minister in Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf…
In the telephone call on Friday, Scholz exhorted Putin to “end” his war on Ukraine and to “withdraw troops.” The conversation lasted for about an hour and was the first direct exchange between the two leaders in nearly two years, German media reported. “The Federal Chancellor urged Russia to be prepared to negotiate with Ukraine with the aim…
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years. Scholz urged Putin to be open to negotiations with Ukraine, his office said. The Kremlin leader responded that any peace deal should acknowledge…
The Russian leader said he is open to talks, but intends to keep the territory Moscow seized in Ukraine. The leaders of Russia and Germany have had their first conversation in almost two years as Western countries prepare for the incoming Trump administration that has signalled its intent to end the war in Ukraine. German…
French President Francois Hollande delivers a speech as he attends the inauguration of the new ‘Sud Europe Atlantique’ (South Europe Atlantic) high-speed rail line, linking Tours and Bordeaux, on February 28, 2017, in Villognon, central France. Yohan Bonnet | AFP | Getty Images Former French President François Hollande underlined the importance of Europe sticking together in…
European markets moved higher Thursday as traders assessed the global inflation outlook and the possible trajectory of central bank rate cuts. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was up 0.5% in early deals, with the majority of sectors and major bourses trading in the green. Tech stocks led gains, up 1.72%, while household goods ticked 0.36% lower….
The go-global strategy of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers has hit speed bumps after Beijing warned them not to invest in certain markets and a battery maker’s failed US$4 billion plan for production in Germany provided a bitter lesson. Companies are realising that cost advantages and a grasp of core technologies are not enough to…
European stocks are expected to open positive territory Wednesday, with global markets focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 36 points higher at 8,056, Germany’s DAX up 38 points at 19,081, France’s CAC up 11 points at 7,356 and Italy’s FTSE MIB up 68 points at 33,335, according…