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EU to slap punitive tariffs on Chinese electric cars, risking trade war

The European Union threatened on Wednesday to hit Chinese electric car imports with additional tariffs of up to 38 percent from next month following an anti-subsidy probe, a move that risks triggering a trade war.

Radio France Internationale

African swine fever: are there better ways to manage the disease than Italy’s mass pig culls?

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s attacks on Italy’s cultural heritage – from libel suits against intellectuals to her government’s censorship of texts critical of Mussolini – have made headlines across Europe. Less attention, however, has been granted to the agricultural minister’s blows on the country’s natural heritage. Francesco Lollobrigida, who has…

The Conversation

Europe wants affordable electric vehicles from China. But not at the cost of its own auto industry

The European Union is moving to hike tariffs on electric vehicles made in China

The Independent UK

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EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles

The spat over EVs is part of a wider trade dispute over Chinese state support for green technologies.

Al Jazeera

EU To Slap Extra Tariffs Of Up To 38% On Chinese Electric Cars

International Business Times

EU trade war with China escalates with 38% tariffs on Chinese EVs

The EU has escalated its trade war with China after placing prohibitive import tariffs on carmakers including BYD and Geely.

Fortune

EU reportedly set to impose tariffs on Chinese electric car imports

Several media outlets are reporting that the European Commission will notify carmakers this Wednesday that it will impose provisional import duties on Chinese electric vehicles next month. The move is based on a probe the EU has conducted amid accusations that Chinese carmakers benefit from an unfair advantage thanks to…

France 24

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Volvo EX30, EX90 Production Could Divert To Europe Over China Tariffs: Report

Company insiders said that Volvo would divert production of EX30 and EX90 to Belgium as Europe is expected to announce tariffs on Chinese EVs.

InsideEVs

EU parliament election sees shaken centre hold – but far right now has chances to show its strength

After the four-day, 27-state democratic marathon that is the European parliamentary election, a picture has emerged of a fragile centre just holding amid a shift to the right that carries a significant potential to shape the near future of the EU, despite having fallen short of producing the earthquake some…

The Conversation

Ursula von der Leyen: Europe’s top bureaucrat is on shaky ground as EU elections begin

Almost 400 million European citizens are due to vote for representatives from their country to the European Parliament between June 6 and 9. The results of the elections will have an influence on who becomes the next president of the European Commission, one of the most powerful jobs in European…

The Conversation

Defence, migration and the Green Deal: Key issues at stake in the EU elections

EU voters head to the polls on June 6-9 to elect the next European Parliament with the 27-member bloc facing a daunting set of challenges, including deep divisions over migration management, a backlash against climate change policies, and an overhaul of Europe’s defence industries spurred by the ongoing war in…

France 24

‘Pragmatic manipulation’: Is Russia playing with European voters’ minds?

Spin operations disguised as news outlets and right-wingers muddy the waters with Kremlin narratives, experts say.

Al Jazeera

European parliamentary elections: What a right-wing surge could mean for the EU

Polls show that Europe is facing a potential shift to the right in elections set for June 6-9, when millions of EU citizens will vote to elect new members of the European Parliament, a body crucial for shaping the bloc’s policies. With far-right parties likely to win greater influence, the…

France 24

Why we should care about this week’s European Parliament elections

The European Parliament (EP) elections being held this week will likely alter the political orientation of the European Union’s main legislative and budgetary authority, the only directly elected EU body.

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EU Socialists' lead candidate Nicolas Schmit warns against 'arrangement' with far right

He's been seen campaigning on empty beer crates in pubs and playing table tennis. Talking Europe catches up with the lead candidate of the Party of The European Socialists (PES) and asks him what he has learned in this EU election campaign, away from the buttoned-up confines of the Berlaymont…

International Business Times

Chinese Shopping App Temu Faces Stricter EU Safety Rules

Chinese shopping app Temu will have to comply with stringent new safety rules after Brussels on Friday added the company to its list of digital firms big enough to face curbs.

International Business Times

Why Has Russian Wheat Been Entering The EU Duty-free?

Since its invasion of Ukraine, Russia's grain exports have not only been spared by European Union sanctions, but even stayed free of tariffs -- a seeming anomaly the bloc has now agreed to rectify.

France 24

EU parliament: Four things to know about the European elections

Elections for the European Parliament in Strasbourg – the world’s only popularly elected multinational legislature – take place every five years. With almost 450 million EU citizens set to vote from June 6-9, it is the largest democratic election in the world after India.

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EU monitors new Meta measures on tackling disinformation ahead of June elections

The European Commission says Meta Platforms – the parent comapany of Facebook and Instagram – has taken measures to mitigate the spread of disinformation in the run-up to crucial EU elections in June.

The Guardian - UK

I’m a brown, Muslim European. For people like me, these EU elections are terrifying

EU institutions have already let people of colour down. Now the rise of the far right poses an even greater threat, says Brussels-based commentator Shada Islam

International Business Times UK

Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Toblerone Maker Fined £288M By EU For Shrewd, Anticompetitive Practices

EU fined Mondelez €337.5 million for limiting chocolate sales across borders, potentially raising prices for consumers struggling with inflation.

The Conversation

Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights - but what about private jets?

The era of low-cost air travel in Europe may be over for good, thanks in part to recent EU environmental policies. All in all, this is good news for the climate. But many low- and middle-income people who used to travel around the EU will no longer be able to…

The National (Scotland)

EU Commission President candidate: 'I absolutely want an independent Scotland'

A CANDIDATE for the role of President of the European Commission has said she “absolutely” wants Scotland to become independent and rejoin the…

Al Jazeera

EU investigates Meta over Facebook and Instagram child safety

European Commission says it is concerned systems used by apps could ‘exploit weaknesses and inexperience’ of children.

The Independent UK

Facebook and Instagram face fresh scrutiny under the European Union's strict digital regulations

The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations for social media platforms

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