70 percent of Europeans regularly buy products online. All too often, they discover after buying that their supposed bargain is of poor quality or even counterfeit. Today, Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen intends to present a communication on e-commerce. In it, she wants to present a comprehensive toolbox on how to overcome the challenges posed by […]
Duty or no duty, that is the question! The question that Mexico and Canada in particular are currently asking themselves. Yesterday, Mexico and Canada were able to postpone the announced tariff for a month. What the tariffs would mean for the EU economically is still unclear. Mexico and Canada export cars worth USD34 billion and […]
There will be a triple premiere in Brussels today: For the first time, the EU is holding a summit exclusively on defense. For the first time since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the heads of state and government are coming together. And for the first time since Brexit, a British prime minister will […]
After the 2024 European elections, the EU Commission was pleased with itself. In its view, there were no significant disinformation campaigns surrounding the elections. The presidential election in Romania was a different story. According to the EU Commission at the time, the Romanians had refrained from preparing together with the authority and using the available […]
Ola Källenius (Mercedes), Oliver Blume (Volkswagen), Oliver Zipse (BMW), and Karin Rådström (Daimler Truck) are having a new experience today. At the opening session of the Strategic Auto Dialogue from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Berlaymont building of the EU Commission, they will have to take notes themselves. It is a round of […]
It is worth taking a look at the EU accession candidate Serbia. President Aleksandar Vučić sacrificed his head of government yesterday, Tuesday, under pressure from the streets. The starting point for the ongoing protests is the collapse of the station canopy in Serbia’s second-largest city, Novi Sad, in November. Fifteen passers-by were killed and dozens […]
The Strategic Dialog on the future of the automotive industry starts on Thursday. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is inviting the CEOs of manufacturers and suppliers to the Commission for a first round between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Apart from the key dates, little is known to the participants about the course of […]
For once, there is a consensus: the Foreign Affairs Council is expected to give the political signal today in Brussels to ease or partially suspend the sanctions regime against Syria. This is important if the EU wants to be a player in the region and have an influence on the new rulers. As a gesture […]
Three Chinese car manufacturers are not prepared to put up with the EU’s countervailing duties: SAIC, Geely and BYD filed a complaint with the European Court of Justice this week. Chinese customs data shows that EU imports of electric vehicles from China rose sharply again in December. However, they are not prepared to accept a […]
Already during his first term in office, Donald Trump had set himself the goal of building a strong AI industry in the USA. He is now taking this seriously: on Tuesday evening, he appeared before the cameras at the White House with the CEOs of Oracle, Softbank and OpenAI. The three companies want to invest […]