China stocks fall as trade tensions weigh Published 13 Oct, 2026 05:04am SHANGHAI: China stocks fell on Monday, as Beijing’s supportive gestures failed to steady a sliding market, with...
EU, US sign critical minerals plan to counter China reliance Updated 25 Apr, 2026 04:00pm WASHINGTON: The European Union and United States signed an agreement Friday to coordinate on critical minerals...
Reshaping the WTO Updated 31 Mar, 2026 06:29am EDITORIAL: The European Union’s (EU’s) recent call for “serious” reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ahead...
EU ‘expects’ US to honour trade deal as Trump hikes tariffs Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am BRUSSELS: The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last...
EU backs small parcel duties to tackle China import flood Published 14 Nov, 2025 06:12am BRUSSELS: EU states on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the likes of...
Indonesia, EU sign long-awaited trade deal Published 24 Sep, 2025 03:45am DENPASAR (Indonesia): Indonesia and the European Union finalised negotiations on a trade agreement Tuesday after...
Brussels says EU-US deal ‘better than trade war’ with Trump Published 28 Jul, 2025 05:19pm BRUSSELS: The EU’s top negotiator on Monday defended a trade agreement with the United States to avert steeper...
EU trade chief heads to Washington in search of tariffs solution Published 16 Jul, 2025 06:48pm BRUSSELS/BERLIN: EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic headed to Washington on Wednesday for tariff talks, an EU...
UK bill to override North Ireland Brexit deal back in parliament Published 27 Jun, 2022 10:37am LONDON: A UK government bill proposing an overhaul to a post-Brexit deal in Northern Ireland returns to parliament...
Sefcovic, Truss express wish for positive EU-UK positive ties Published 24 Jan, 2022 07:48pm BRUSSELS: European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic and British Foreign Minister Liz Truss held talks about...
Britain seeks 'pragmatic' EU approach at North Ireland talks Published 13 Jan, 2022 10:58am LONDON: UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Thursday hosts her first face-to-face meeting with European Commission ...
EU rules out renegotiating N Ireland post-Brexit rules Published 11 Sep, 2021 03:36am BELFAST: The European Union will not renegotiate post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland but wants to ...
Northern Ireland unionist leader says Brexit protocol could collapse govt Published 10 Sep, 2021 04:41am LONDON: The leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest party on Thursday suspended cooperation with Dublin and warned he...
UK and EU agree truce in N Ireland ‘sausage war’ Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:10am LONDON: The threat of a “sausage war” between the UK and the European Union was averted on Wednesday, after both...
EU hints at ‘sausage war’ deal with UK in 48 hours Published 29 Jun, 2021 03:24am LONDON: A deal is likely in the coming days to resolve the post-Brexit “sausage war” between the UK and EU,...
Europe powers up electric car battery drive Published 20 Jun, 2021 10:34am European factories could employ 800,000 people, the commission estimates, but they would need to be trained quickly.
Europe sees e-vehicle battery self-sufficiency Published 15 Mar, 2021 05:22am PARIS: European firms will have the capacity to supply all the lithium-ion batteries needed for the continent’s...
EU warns UK over delayed N. Ireland food checks Published 04 Mar, 2021 10:47am "This is the second time that the UK government is set to breach international law," Sefcovic warned.
UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports Published 03 Feb, 2021 02:20pm Political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove had written to the European Commission's vice president, Maros Sefcovic, to ask for urgent political solutions.
Barnier becomes EU special adviser on UK ties Published 20 Jan, 2021 04:29am BRUSSELS: Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, is to become a special adviser to European Commission...
UK minister Gove heads to Brussels amid Brexit deadlock Published 07 Dec, 2020 03:53pm The planned talks were confirmed by Sefcovic, who said he and Gove would discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol under Britain's EU divorce treaty.