Category: European Union

E.U. Pushes Ahead With South American Trade Deal Despite Legal Challenge

The New York Times – Business:
The provisional application of the agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is intended to diversify Europe’s trading relationships.
Europe Worries Trump Poses Threat to Its Financial and Tech Sovereignty

The New York Times – Business:
European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.
In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties

After nearly 20 years of negotiations, the two sides struck a far-reaching agreement that officials called “the mother of all trade deals.”
The Leverage That Europe Has Over the U.S. Economy

After the latest bout of trade turmoil with the United States, European leaders are looking for ways to project strength to the Trump administration, which considers them weak.
Elon Musk’s X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok

Bowing to pressure, the company said it would restrict X users from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
Europe and China Take Step to Resolve Dispute on Electric Vehicles

The European Commission allowed carmakers to volunteer limits on their imports from China instead of paying tariffs, an arrangement that could help Volkswagen.
European Union Agrees to Landmark Free-Trade Deal With South America

The agreement with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay represents a push for deeper global cooperation, in contrast to the United States turning to coercion in its dealings with other countries.
They Seek to Curb Online Hate. The U.S. Accuses Them of Censorship.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.
U.S. Bars 5 European Tech Regulators and Researchers

The Trump administration, citing “foreign censorship,” imposed travel bans on experts involved in monitoring major tech platforms.
Europe Funnels Billions to Ukraine but Wobbles Geopolitically

The European Union came up with an 11th-hour compromise to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.
Europe May Roll Back Combustion Engine Ban

A proposal to revise an E.U. law requiring carmakers to stop producing combustion engines by 2035 would offer some relief to automakers, but it sets back the region’s climate goals.
A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.