The latest edition of the Belt & Road Monitor should be a wake-up call for Europe — and it is hard to see it as anything else. China’s Belt & …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has described Turkey as a “close partner” of the European Union and signalled an intention to deepen economic and political ties during his first official visit …

Germany’s economy flatlined in the third quarter, underlining the continued drag from weaker foreign demand and trade frictions even as inflation pressures eased in several states and the labour market …

The European Central Bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Thursday, 30 October 2025, marking a third consecutive meeting on hold as inflation sits at target and growth …

The United States and China signalled a pause in their two-year trade confrontation after President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping met for the first time since 2019, agreeing in …

Europe’s largest telecoms groups have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to soften merger control, arguing that greater market scale is needed to accelerate network investment and strengthen …

For all the moral grandstanding that accompanied Europe’s sanctions against Russia and Iran, it appears the system is riddled with loopholes — and not just the technical kind. A Reuters …

Malta, that densely packed – for now – and rather beautiful Mediterranean archipelago, is making a bold and controversial move. Beginning in 2026, the government will exempt parents of two …

The United States has proposed giving Germany six months to settle the ownership status of the German assets of Rosneft, opening the way for a time-limited, one-off general licence that …

The bitter cold that sweeps across southern Sweden in late October is not just a seasonal inconvenience—it is the backdrop to one of the most unusual industrial disputes in recent …

When Labour swept back into government promising to “save the NHS,” voters assumed this meant a reaffirmation of the service’s founding principle — treatment free at the point of use, …

 

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in favour of Norway in a case brought by …

Uzbekistan continues to actively strengthen international environmental cooperation, focusing on the exchange of experience, the introduction of modern …

European Union leaders are set to consider adding a revision clause to the bloc’s proposed 2040 climate target, …

The European Commission has said it will offer development funding to countries affected by the European Union’s carbon …

Hundreds of mayors, councillors and regional leaders met in the European Parliament’s Hemicycle on Thursday, 16 October, for …

China’s command of rare earth elements (REEs) is not an accident of geology but the outcome of policy …

French investigators have detained a third suspect in connection with the 19 October jewel theft at the Louvre …

  Following the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Paris in November 2023, a consensus …

Andrew Tate, the British-American influencer known for his provocative online persona and the aggressive promotion of hyper-masculinity, has …

French investigators have arrested two suspects over the Louvre Museum robbery, one of whom was detained at Paris …

The annual launch of the UK’s Royal British Legion poppy appeal has been marked in Brussels with a …

Presence of the Past – a European Album, the House of European History’s temporary exhibition in Brussels (running …

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