EU-Swiss single market trade deal faces challenging referendum
The EU and Switzerland reached a bilateral agreement on Friday worth an estimated €550 billion in trade. But ratification of the deal is far from…
Trump threatens trade tariffs unless Europe buys a lot more US oil and gas
US president-elect keeps the prospect of a transatlantic trade war in the air, exactly a month before he is due to walk back into the…
EU Commission reaches for brakes on FI motor deal
The European Commission announced on Thursday that it will investigate Formula One owner Liberty Media's €3.5 billion euro deal for the motorcycle racing league MotoGP…
France’s political instability deepens opposition to Mercosur trade agreement
French opposition to the Mercosur agreement concluded by the European Commission on 6 December has been trenchant, but its domestic political situation is feeding the…
Von der Leyen clinches EU-Mercosur trade deal, in face of French opposition
The European Commission and Mercosur countries announced on Friday the conclusion of an agreement creating a free trade area covering 780 million people. However, the…
Von der Leyen flies to Uruguay Mercosur summit amid French political turmoil
While the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen landed in Uruguay to finalize the Mercosur agreement, France, in the midst of a…
French trade minister flags defensive trade tools for Trump presidency
As the 27 trade ministers gathered for the first time since Donald Trump's re-election, the use of defensive trade tools against the US could be…
European judges confirm EU bond trading cartel decision
The European judges dismissed appeals lodged by Credit Agricole and Credit Suisse against a 2021 Commission decision that exchange of sensitive information between traders was…
US election: A turning point for global enforcement of Big Tech?
This week's election could prove a turning point for US antitrust enforcement, especially of Big Tech, with ramifications for Europe since the last few years…
Czechia floats plan to replace Russian gas supplies to eastern EU countries
Czechia's trade minister and the likely next EU energy commissioner has urged the incumbent Kadri SImson and Berlin, Budapest, Bratislave and Vienna to intensify efforts…
EU executive brushes off Hungarian and Slovak anger over Russian oil squeeze
The EU executive is awaiting further details from Slovakia and Hungary about their oil supply situation before taking any further action in a dispute over…
Election aftermath – MEPs to watch on economic and financial policy
The European Parliament is establishing new political groups and leadership, with the first constituent plenary session on 16-19 July - Euronews has earmarked MEPs likely…
Berlin drops gas transit levy blamed for promoting imports from Russia
Berlin has agreed to scrap a gas storage levy, with the European Commission questioning its legality under EU law, and eastern EU members suggesting it…
Ministers give green light to new electricity market rules
EU governments have waved through new electricity market rules intended to limit price spikes, protect vulnerable consumers and businesses, and accelerate the deployment of ever…
Critical raw materials: how the EU hopes to secure a key element of the energy transition – focus
If Russia's war on Ukraine shocked Europe into realising the folly of its dependence on Moscow for gas suppplies, growing geopolitical uncertainty has forced the…
Brussels picks fight over UK ban on sand eel fishing
The European Commission is demanding an explanation from the UK government over a biodiversity protection measure that bans the industrial fishing of sand eels in…
Exclusive: Trade officials confident of stalling packaging waste law
A landmark environment law designed to tackle the huge and growing volume of packaging waste discarded in Europe, already nearly 190m tonnes a year per…