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German Transport Minister Volker Wissing has expressed his opposition to possible European punitive tariffs on the import of electric cars from China. "We don't want to seal off the market, we want to compete," the FDP politician told the Stuttgarter Zeitung and Stuttgarter Nachrichten newspapers, in remarks published on Wednesday. The German government has an interest in ensuring that German companies continue to generate added value in the country and remain competitive in global trade, Wissing said. "That is why we want international trade that takes place in a fair and standardized competi...
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The EU is offering Western Balkan countries seeking to join the bloc €6 billion ($6.4 billion) in financial aid to carry out reforms and stimulate growth. The money is to encourage Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo to implement comprehensive reforms, ensure respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights as well as boost their economies, a statement said. The money is to be mobilized through a "Reform and Growth Facility," with up to €2 billion available in the form of grants and up to €4 billion in the form of loans for the period 2024-27. All disb...
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EU justice and equality ministers have agreed a new law requiring member states to specify particular crimes against women in national law, including genital mutilation, forced marriage and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. The new law is unusual because the EU rarely legislates on criminal matters, which are typically left to the member states. The new rules could result in tougher penalties for such crimes, depending on what sentences are already provided for by national law. For example, the law requires each country to ensure that the maximum sentence for female genital mutila...
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Investigators in Brussels have searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. German police arrested Jian Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, a leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Europe, fired the man following the allegations that the parliamentary aide was spying for China. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Krah said: "Today, my ex-employee's office in Brussels was searched. This wa...
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The long-running attempt by Lufthansa to acquire a stake in the state-owned Italian airline Ita took another possible step forward on Tuesday, as the parties involved offered the European Commission further concessions. Brussels had been offered "additions" in line with the commission's demands, the Italian Finance Ministry said, without providing any details. Lufthansa also refused to provide details about the apparent concessions. Lufthansa wants initially to buy a 41% stake in the state-owned airline Ita Airways, formerly Alitalia. In return, Ita is to receive €325 million ($350 million) in...
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Investigators in Brussels have searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, German prosecutors said on Tuesday. German police arrested Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, a leading member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Europe, fired Guo following the allegations that the parliamentary aid was spying for China. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Krah said: "Today, my ex-employee's office in Brussels was searched. This was to be ex...
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Authorities in Brussels on Tuesday searched the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah in connection with suspected espionage by his former assistant, Jian Guo, prosecutors say. A statement by the German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said Krah's parliamentary offices in Brussels had been searched in connection with an investigation into Guo. German police arrested Guo on suspicion of espionage on April 22. Krah, who represents Germany's far-right Alternativ für Deutschland (AfD) party, fired Guo following the allegations. A spokesman for the Belgian publ...
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The two smaller parties in Italy's three-way coalition are arguing over ties with Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the European elections next month. Following an announcement by Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini that his Lega party would "never" vote to re-elect current European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the other deputy prime minister, Antonio Tajani from the Forza Italia party, responded with a clear rejection of the AfD - a party that Salvini's Lega maintains closes ties with. Tajani, who is also foreign minister, said that his party "wil...
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Authorities in Brussels search the European Parliament office of far-right German legislator Maximilian Krah and his former assistant, suspected Chinese spy Jian Guo, prosecutors say.
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Australia has called on the European Union to delay new deforestation regulation due to concerns regarding its impact on trade, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt said on Tuesday. The new EU regulation, set to come into force on December 30, would see a ban on the import of products such as coffee, wood and beef if forests have been cleared for their production after 2020. The aim of the import ban is to significantly reduce deforestation of rainforests worldwide, including in the Amazon region in South America. Watt said he had contacted the EU commissioner for the environment to outline Austra...
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