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China and the European Union have agreed to discuss the bloc’s restrictions on imports of inverters, a key piece of clean technology, offering potential relief to Chinese firms facing curbs on sales to a major overseas market.
The EU said China agreed to slash millions of hybrid car exports after talks that spanned trade, investment and intellectual property rights. Bloomberg's Minmin Low discusses the implications. (Source: Bloomberg)
Claim marks the first time a UK prime minister has publicly acknowledged Russia's interference in the vote to leave EU.
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said the UK is “clear” there was Russian interference in the Brexit referendum. He said that when he entered No 10 Downing Street a few months ago, he had asked whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 vote on whether to leave the EU and was given “the clear answer that yes there was”. The prime minister said he believes it is important to put this “clearly on the record” to help voters in Germany and France understand that “some of this politics is...
In September, the Jaecoo 7 – a budget SUV from China’s Chery Automobile – made headlines when it shifted more than 10,000 units to become Britain’s bestselling car. Christened the “Temu Range Rover” online, a nod to the cheap goods available on the Chinese online marketplace and the luxury 4X4 made by Jaguar Land Rover that it resembles, its success showed British drivers’ new-found taste for cut-price Chinese cars. Overall, 23 per cent of new cars bought in Britain last month were Chinese...
For decades, French farmers sprayed pesticides they were told were harmless. Many have since fallen ill, grappling with cancers and other diseases caused by exposure. As the EU prepares to vote on a package that would end regular safety reviews of most pesticides, victims, doctors and scientists warn it could keep harmful products on the market for longer.
Another day, another hardline statement from the European Union. This week, the European Parliament voted by a landslide for a significantly tougher China position, despite long-standing Beijing lobbying. The report labels China a “decisive enabler” of Russia, calls for a “continuous” European naval presence and joint exercises in and around the Taiwan Strait, and describes Beijing’s industrial policy as an “existential threat to the EU”. “[T]his parliament can send a clear message: no more...
2020 was an annus horribilis. Covid stalked the land. Lockdowns, curfews and social distancing were the order of the day. But there was a silver lining: European countries showed themselves to be capable of great solidarity, jointly procuring vaccines and then agreeing on a mammoth post-Covid recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). That fund has disbursed €450 billion in grants and loans to EU member states since 2021. As the RRF enters its crucial final phase, we take stock of the situation with Pierre Moscovici, the French member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
The European Union and China “reached an understanding” on trade in hybrid electric vehicles during marathon negotiations in Beijing on Friday, China’s commerce ministry said in a statement. Beijing is “willing to continue” fast-tracking licenses for rare earth mineral exports to Europe, while the sides will continue negotiations on reducing tariffs and creating minimum price deals that would allow Chinese electric vehicles to enter the EU market at a lower duty rate, according to the...
The EU removed Panama from its tax havens blacklist on Friday after the country made progress on sharing tax information and reformed a “harmful” regime of exemptions for foreign-source income. Vietnam was also removed after undertaking a series of reforms. The updated list now contains eight “non-cooperative” jurisdictions: American Samoa, Anguilla, Guam, Palau, Russia, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. “This update reflects a positive trend in compliance with...
Deborah Elms, head of trade policy at the Hinrich Foundation, says EU-China trade talks face sharp friction over vehicle imports and currency valuations. She warns that with both sides holding key leverage and competing positions, resolving these trade imbalances will be difficult. (Source: Bloomberg)
As China and the European Union began a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing on Thursday, observers on both sides appeared to agree on one thing: a big breakthrough was unlikely. Chinese firms based in Europe said they hoped the talks could achieve some “limited progress” to help stabilise the trade relationship, while European analysts remained cautious about the potential outcome. “They’re bound to get some results,” said a Chinese source with knowledge of the talks, adding that EU Trade...
Talks will focus on the €1bn daily deficit and rare earth export restrictions.
Standing alongside prominent technology executives, US President Donald Trump announced a voluntary agreement under which major artificial intelligence (AI) companies will use internal controls and monitoring, outside audits and board oversight to manage risks. The White House calls the commitments “morally binding”, but the accord does not create a comparable system of legal enforcement. The administration’s logic is understandable. AI is becoming a source of economic and military power, and...
France and Germany proposed a new legal tool to enable the EU to respond rapidly to trade wars or measures, such as dumping, that could economically harm the bloc. While French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the proposal was not a direct response to the actions of any particular country, it came days before EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen visits China to tackle trade fictions.
Argentina shipped 39,730 tonnes of wool in 2025/26, up 28%, as export earnings jumped 66% to US$189.6 million on China and EU demand. The post Argentina Wool Exports Jump 28% in 2025/26 appeared first on The Rio Times.
Bosnian Serb nationalist politician Milorad Dodik has declared victory for his party in an election in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday that was shaped by economic pressures, the prospect of the Balkan nation joining the European Union and ethnic tensions that have divided the country since its brutal 1992–95 war. Dodik is a staunchly pro-Russia politician who, despite not appearing on the ballot, has dominated the campaign and inflamed divisions with separatist rhetoric that have sparked fears...
The European Union’s demand that Britain raise tariffs on Chinese cars exposes an awkward truth about post-Brexit trade. Britain might have left the EU, but it cannot easily escape the bloc’s industrial policy. According to the Financial Times, EU officials have told Prime Minister Andy Burnham that Britain needs to align more closely with EU trade policy towards China if it wants British manufacturers to avoid discriminatory treatment under the bloc’s proposed “Made in Europe” rules. The...
The European Union on Friday pushed back against a US threat to ban any diesel exports unless the 28-member bloc releases more of its fuel stocks, “fully” rejecting the move, an EU official said.
France proposed that European countries and member nations of the International Energy Agency release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil, a step that’s aimed at placating the Trump administration as it pushes Brussels to do more to cut fuel prices.
EU migration pact improvements face criticism for insufficient tools to manage large-scale migration emergencies.
Amid global tumult, the two countries alliance is not the only unlikely pairing.
Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief October 1, 2026 — Two drones hit a Kyiv bridge and the grounds of a nuclear institute; UK gilt yields touch 6 per cent; Germany's inflation reaches 3.3 per cent; France's €54 billion (about US$61 billion) budget meets its highest borrowing cost since 2002; Poland loosens its air-defence rules; Burnham raises rejoining the EU; Serbia campaigns for 25 October. The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Thursday, October 1, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.
In April last year, Brussels launched an obscure “import surveillance task force” to track the impact of US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China on the EU economy. The bloc was concerned that Chinese shipments bound for the United States would be diverted to Europe at lower prices, imperilling local manufacturers. Eighteen months on, the European Union is on the cusp of its own trade war with China and is repurposing the task force as an early warning system for what it sees as...
The EU said Wednesday it was up to London to chart a way forward for Britain's relations with the bloc, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham put the idea of rejoining on the table. Burnham reopened the divisive Brexit debate Wednesday by saying his centre-left Labour government could go "all the way" and propose membership of the bloc, once it has weighed the "pros and cons" of different possible relationships with Europe. For the European perspective, FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.
Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge, says that Burnham "is sending the message that actually it's been pretty cold being on the outside of the EU so we're now looking at the alternatives".
Suspensas desde 3 de setembro, as exportações de frango e de mel para a União Europeia (UE) podem ser retomadas no curto prazo. A indicação foi dada nesta quarta-feira (30) pelo comissário europeu de Comércio e Segurança Econômica, Maroš Šefčovič, durante reunião com os ministros Mauro Vieira, das Relações Exteriores, e Márcio Elias Rosa, do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços, em Milwaukee, nos Estados Unidos. O encontro ocorreu à margem da reunião de ministros de Comércio do G20. O grupo é formado pelas 19 maiores economias do planeta, mais União Europeia e União Africana. Notícias relacionadas:Preços maiores sustentam alta das exportações aos EUA em agosto.Cota chinesa faz exportação de carne bovina recuar 27,1% em agosto.União Europeia oficializa veto à carne brasileira a partir de setembro.Segundo nota conjunta do Itamaraty e do Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços (Mdic), o representante europeu mencionou o resultado positivo de uma auditoria realizada recentemente no Brasil e afirmou que, após a conclusão dos procedimentos burocráticos, os embarques de carne de aves e mel para os países do bloco poderão ser retomados no curto prazo. Decisão técnica A decisão final sobre a retomada das exportações será analisada pelo Comitê Permanente de Plantas, Animais, Alimentos e Rações da Comissão Europeia. A reunião técnica está prevista para os dias 20 e 21 de outubro. O Ministério da Agricultura pediu que o relatório da auditoria seja incluído na pauta do comitê. Na avaliação divulgada nesta semana, a Comissão Europeia considerou satisfatório o sistema brasileiro de produção nas cadeias de aves e mel e concluiu que o país apresenta condições para cumprir as exigências europeias relacionadas ao uso de antimicrobianos. Durante a fiscalização, os auditores verificaram, entre outros pontos, os controles brasileiros que impedem o uso de antimicrobianos para estimular o crescimento dos animais ou aumentar o rendimento da produção. Carne bovina O governo brasileiro também tenta obter um procedimento acelerado para a retomada das exportações de carne bovina. Segundo a nota divulgada após a reunião, os representantes brasileiros manifestaram a expectativa de que o mesmo tratamento dado às cadeias de aves e mel possa ser aplicado à proteína bovina. A situação, porém, envolve exigências adicionais. No caso da carne bovina, a comprovação do controle sanitário depende do acompanhamento de todo o ciclo de vida do animal, do nascimento ao abate. Esse processo de rastreabilidade pode levar até dois anos, o que torna a reversão da restrição mais complexa. A carne bovina também representa uma parcela relevante das exportações brasileiras de proteína animal destinadas ao mercado europeu. Suspensão das vendas A União Europeia retirou o Brasil da lista de países considerados em conformidade com as regras do bloco para o uso de determinados antimicrobianos na produção pecuária. As substâncias podem ser utilizadas no tratamento de infecções em animais, mas a legislação europeia proíbe seu uso para estimular o crescimento. A suspensão das importações entrou em vigor em 3 de setembro e atingiu produtos como carne bovina, suína e de frango, além de mel, pescados, ovos e outros itens de origem animal. Desde então, o governo brasileiro mantém negociações com autoridades europeias para reverter as restrições. A auditoria realizada neste mês nas cadeias de aves e mel foi considerada um passo positivo, mas não determina, por si só, a retomada das compras. Outros produtos Na reunião em Milwaukee, os ministros brasileiros e o comissário europeu também discutiram as restrições da União Europeia às importações de aço. De acordo com o governo brasileiro, o bloco está revisando a distribuição das cotas para produtos siderúrgicos. A mudança poderá abrir espaço para o Brasil, embora o processo ainda tenha etapas adicionais previstas para 2027.
Andy Burnham put the idea of Britain rejoining the EU on the table Wednesday, breaking a taboo for a UK prime minister and reopening the divisive Brexit debate. Speaking with FRANCE 24's Monte Francis, Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge, says that Burnham "is sending the message that actually it's been pretty cold being on the outside of the EU so we're now looking at the alternatives".
The European Union would embrace the UK if it ever decided to rejoin the bloc, the leaders of Spain and France said shortly after new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham floated the possibility. “Welcome back,” French President Emmanuel Macron quipped in English, speaking Wednesday in Madrid alongside Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is hosting the leader on a two-day visit. “This prime minister is moving in that direction,” Macron added. “I think it’s very good news both for his country and for the...