Brazil can no longer export poultry, meat to EU due to bird flu
World 12:28 20/05/2025BRUSSELS/PARIS -- Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter and main poultry meat importer into the European Union, is no longer allowed to ship poultry and meat products to the EU due to the outbreak of bird flu, the European Commission said on Monday.
Britain poised to reset trade and defense ties with EU
World 10:35 19/05/2025LONDON -- Britain is poised to agree the most significant reset of ties with the European Union since Brexit on Monday, seeking closer collaboration on trade and defense to help grow the economy and boost security on the continent.
China slaps anti-dumping duties on plastics from US, EU, Japan, Taiwan
World 17:30 18/05/2025BEIJING - China on Sunday announced anti-dumping duties as high as 74.9% on imports of POM copolymers, a type of engineering plastic, from the United States, the European Union, Japan and Taiwan.
Italy's Meloni warns EU green policies risk 'industrial desertification'
World 12:22 18/05/2025ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni warned on Saturday that rigid green policies could devastate Europe's industrial base, and called for a more cautious approach to the ecological transition that protects economic and social stability.
EU riles nuclear industry with delay to 'low-carbon' hydrogen rules
World 11:29 14/05/2025European Union draft plans to wait until 2028 to classify hydrogen produced from nuclear power as a "low carbon" fuel, risk knee-capping the market for the nascent energy source, Europe's nuclear industry has said.
Pricing birdsong: EU mulls nature credits to help biodiversity
World 15:45 06/05/2025Could farmers get money for protecting birds or plants? That's the hope of the European Union, which is seeking to monetise biodiversity by creating a market for "nature credits".
TikTok fined 530 million euros by EU regulator over data protection
World 11:49 04/05/2025TikTok was fined 530 million euros ($600 million) by its lead EU privacy regulator on Friday over concerns on how it protects user information and was ordered to suspend data transfers to China if its processing is not brought into compliance within six months.
Germany asks for EU leeway on defence spending, letter shows
World 16:43 28/04/2025BERLIN - Germany has asked the European Commission for an exemption from European Union borrowing limits in order to increase defence spending in the coming years, according to a letter from German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies seen by Reuters on Monday.
EU ambassador calls Vietnam key partner in Asia-Pacific
Vietnam News 16:29 25/04/2025EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier has reaffirmed that Vietnam is a reliable and prioritized partner for the European Union in the Asia-Pacific region, while also praising the country’s rising international profile.
EU slaps fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury
World 15:32 24/04/2025BRUSSELS/BELGIUM -- The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of U.S. President Donald Trump.
EU eyes comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:42 16/04/2025European Commission (EC) Vice-President Kaja Kallas has highlighted Vietnam as one of the EU’s key partners in the Asia-Pacific region and has expressed a desire to soon elevate bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
European pharma companies issue demands to stay in EU ahead of expected US tariffs
World 13:40 16/04/2025PARIS -- Nearly three dozen global pharmaceutical companies, in a letter to the head of the European Commission, demanded help to maintain operations in the EU despite threatened U.S. tariffs on imports, including measures to compensate them for the cost of pharmaceutical innovations, French business newspaper Les Echos reported on Tuesday.
