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The need to improve intelligence capacity is undeniable. But von der Leyen’s chosen method reflects a familiar instinct: using crisis logic to expand the Commission’s authority

Europe can still compete in Central Asia’s minerals race – but only if it backs ESG promises with swift, strategic action

"We need to remove all the obstacles that stop us from embracing this transformation," she told a Bratislava conference

Belgium says its position on the so-called reparations loan has not changed

A MedTech Europe spokesperson said they called on ‘both sides to prioritise elimination of tariffs on medical technologies and their essential inputs to protect patients’

“The centrality of the European Union in securing peace for Ukraine must be fully reflected,” Ursula von der Leyen insisted. Alas, wishing it won’t make it so

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said it would be “really hard” for Washington to lower duties first

Belgium sits on world-class science, but continues to lose the value it creates; it must change that trajectory, says new report

Competition must be preserved 'as a matter of urgency,' the experts told Berlin’s government

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick dangled the "carrot" of US giants investing in EU data centres in exchange for "reasonable" laws – and the "stick" of tariffs

Commission staff complain of 'extreme' workload, as 32,000-strong institution braces for review

Europe’s Chemicals Omnibus is an opportunity to address persistent challenges for the fragrance value chain. The Commission has offered clear, science-based fixes – the Council has not. We urge the European Parliament to secure practical simplification based on scientific, technical, economic and logistical feasibility, supported by fair timelines and clear rules, to preserve the safety and effectiveness of Europeans’ favourite products.

After two years of recession, Chancellor Friedrich Merz earlier this year promised "autumn of reforms"

Past reviews have triggered bans on substances later found to harm health and the environment, they argue

Talks with African nations will centre on trade, migration and critical raw materials

“The last mile is always the most difficult one,” said the EU's trade chief

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Recently, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was successfully convened in Beijing. The Plenum deliberated over and adopted the Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development. It laid out […]

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